{"product_id":"barker-plays-one","title":"Barker: Plays One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes the plays \u003cem\u003eVictory, The Europeans, The Possibilities\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eScenes From An Execution.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eHoward Barker is one of the most significant and controversial dramatists of his time. His plays challenge, unsettle and expose. These plays are among his best-known works, and their energy, poetic language and imagination have fixed them firmly in the international repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eExploring the tragic form defined by Barker as Theatre of Catastrophe, three of the plays speculate on human behaviour in moments of historical crisis. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is set in the English Civil War and follows the ethical voyage of a widow towards personal reconstruction.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Europeans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e takes one of the great eruptions of Islamic imperialism asthe background for a young woman's insistence on her right to her own identity. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScenes from an Execution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e shows the struggle of an independently-minded artist against the power of the Venetian state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Possibilities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a disturbing series of short plays set in various times and cultures, reveals Barker's unconventional way with moral dilemmas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55634233065816,"sku":"9781840026122","price":28.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781840026122.jpg?v=1778676382","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/barker-plays-one","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}