Brenton's gripping historical drama depicts the aftermath of the English Civil War and the lead-up to Charles I's execution with incredible dynamism and wit. It's an exhilarating glimpse into the last
Wearied by his romanticized persona and worldwide fame, disgusted with his country and himself, Lawrence is craving normality. But when you're a brilliant archaeologist, scholar, linguist, writer and
Howard Brenton has long been stuck with the label 'controversial'. Early in his career he was misquoted as wanting his plays to be like 'petrol bombs through the proscenium arch'. His Churchill Play f
I loathe us, I loathe our stupid puerile view of the world … That we have only to do it, that we have only to go puff, and the monster buildings will go splat ...London, the early 70s. Poverty, homele
In Howard Brenton's epic and hilarious new play about the First World War, Jack Twigg, nineteen years old, enlists in the London Regiment and goes on a journey he never imagined. On his way, he meets
Traditionally seen as either the pawn of an ambitious family maneuvered into the King's bed or as a predator manipulating her way to power, Anne?and her ghost?are seen in a very different light in How
Set against a backdrop of fading Empire, war, the Suez crisis, vintage champagne, adultery and vicious Tory politics at the Ritz, Howard Brenton's Never So Good paints the portrait of a brilliant, wit
A divine revelation on the road to Damascus moves Saul to renounce his former life. He changes his name, converts from Judaism, and devotes himself to preaching the Gospel.Taking the remarkable life a
Autumn 1940. The Battle of Britain rages.Southampton is home to Britain's only hope of victory: the Spitfire. But when the Luftwaffe drops 2,300 bombs in three devastating raids, the city goes up in
Abandoning theatre and living a life of squalid splendor, August Strindberg practices alchemy. As his grasp on reality weakens, his first two wives try to bring him to his senses, but their interventi
