A comedy for the new Restoration of the theatres, set in contemporary, post- pandemic London, full of illicit sex, political hypocrisy and the machinations of a fame-hungry elite.
Mike Bartlett Boeken
7 oktober 1980
Een Britse toneelschrijver wiens werk kritisch hedendaagse sociale problemen en relaties onderzoekt. Zijn stukken verkennen vaak machtsdynamieken, identiteit en de impact van het moderne leven door middel van scherp, soms verontrustend realisme. Hij staat bekend om zijn snijdende dialoog en zijn vermogen om universele waarheden in specifieke scenario's vast te leggen. Zijn schrijven nodigt uit tot reflectie op de menselijke natuur en maatschappelijke verwachtingen.
King Charles III
- 128bladzijden
- 5 uur lezen
The Queen is dead. After a lifetime of waiting, the prince ascends the throne. But how to rule? Mike Bartlett's controversial and celebrated new "future history" play, which transferred to the West End after an acclaimed world premiere, explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family.
Earthquakes in London
- 208bladzijden
- 8 uur lezen
Earthquakes in London is a fast and furious metropolitan crash of people, scenes and decades, as three sisters attempt to navigate their dislocated lives and loves while their dysfunctional father, a brilliant scientist, predicts global catastrophe. The play deals, through amplified theatricality, with a range of contemporary issues from population growth to climate change--back cover.
Helen, along with sixty-seven million other people, is in lockdown. Unfortunately, Helen's neighbour, Mrs Delgado, is not. Mike Bartlett's funny and poignant play for one actor tells a story of desire, control, raised blinds and lowered boundaries.
13
- 135bladzijden
- 5 uur lezen
"Work out what you want and go for it with all your conviction and don't care if you seem outrageous or stupid ... All that's needed, in the end, is belief. An identical, terrifying dream haunts Londoners in the midst of economic gloom and ineffective protest. Whilst the prime minister considers a preventive war, a young man returns home with a vision for the future. Coincidences, omens and visions collide with political reality in this epic new play from the writer of Earthquakes in London. Set in a dark and magical landscape, it depicts a London both familiar and strange, a London staring into the void. In a year which has seen governments fall as the people take to the streets, 13 explores the meaning of personal responsibility, the hold that the past has over the future and the nature of belief itself."--Publisher's description
A viciously funny play offering a dazzling glimpse into the underbelly of the greatest political show on earth: the US presidential race.
Five ambitious and exciting plays by the multi-award-winning playwright, introduced by the author.