Barker: Plays Two

by Howard Barker

Contains 'The Castle,' 'Gertrude,' 'The Cry,' 'Animals in Paradise' and '13 Objects.'

Genres: Plays, Drama

336 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1990

About the author

Howard Barker is an English playwright. His plays have been produced at the Royal Court, the RSC and the National Theatre, throughout Europe and the USA and by his own company, The Wrestling School. He is best known as the exponent of the Theatre of Catastrophe. He is a theatre theorist, a poet and a painter. His work has been the subject of a number of book-length studies and academic conferences.

Reviews

[Harry McDonald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Properly difficult, properly brilliant.

[Lucien · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Castle ***
Gertrude ****
Animals in Paradise ***
13 Objects ****