Description: A collection of four of Howard Barker's acclaimed plays: Victory, The Europeans, The Possibilities and Scenes From An Execution.
Brief description: Howard Barker is an internationally renowned dramatist, whose first plays were performed at the Royal Court and by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Since 1992 his work has been presented by his own company The Wrestling School. Barker's theatre is characterized by its poetic, non-naturalistic form and inhabits worlds of contradiction, suffering and sexual passion. Barker is also a poet and theorist of theatre, whose 'Theatre of Catastrophe' defines a new form of tragedy for our times.
Review Quotes:
"'Barker's work remains emotionally true, poetic psychologically and full of startling insights.' - The Arts Desk" --The Arts Desk
"'Shows Barker's poetic talent at its most disciplined.' - The Guardian" --The Guardian