Nathan the Wise is a play published by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It is a passionate appeal for religious tolerance and accepting all fellow human beings.

Nathan the Wise is a play published in 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. Its performance was forbidden by the church during Lessing's lifetime,

An 18th-century German play about religious tolerance in a terrific new translation.

But in a war-zone, no one is secure. This acclaimed English version of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 1779 play Nathan the Wise by Edward Kemp was premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2003, and was revived at Hampstead Theatre in 2005.