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  1. Refuse to Dance: The Theatre of Howard Barker (1986 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Looks at selected extracts from Howard Barker’s plays to reveal the social and political themes that inform his work. Focuses on the Royal Shakespeare’s 1985 season produced at the Barbican Theatre,...

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  2. Seven Lears: The Pursuit of the Good (Video)

    Subject
    Drama

    A video recording of Howard Barker’s play which explores the untold story of King Lear and his journey through the ‘seven ages of man’. The play explores Lear’s backstory, asking what he was like as...

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  3. Seven Lears (Audio)

    Director
    Kenny Ireland
    Subject
    Drama

    Live audio recording at the Royal Court Theatre, London of Howard Barker’s play Seven Lears, a prequel to King Lear in which Barker re-invents and enlarges the roles of Lear’s women. The play is divided...

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  4. Shakespeare for and Against (Radio)

    Producer
    Matt Willis
    Subject
    Drama

    As celebrations begin to mark Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, playwright Mark Ravenhill challenges the adulation of the playwright and asks: Is Shakespeare’s genius beyond question? Exploring the...

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