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'''Howard Barker''' (born 28 June 1946) is a British playwright. He has written for radio, theatre, and television. His most famous radio play is ''[[Scenes from an Execution]]'' starring [[Glenda Jackson]], which won a [[Prix Italia]] award in 1985. |
'''Howard Barker''' (born 28 June 1946) is a British playwright. He has written for radio, theatre, and television. His most famous radio play is ''[[Scenes from an Execution]]'' starring [[Glenda Jackson]], which won a [[Prix Italia]] award in 1985. |
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*''[[One afternoon on the 63rd level of the north face of the pyramid of Cheops the Great]]'' (1970) |
*''[[One afternoon on the 63rd level of the north face of the pyramid of Cheops the Great]]'' (1970) |
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*''[[Herman with Millie and Mick]]'' (1972) |
*''[[Herman with Millie and Mick]]'' (1972) |
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*''[[Scenes from an Execution]]'' (1984) |
*''[[Scenes from an Execution]]'' (1984) |
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*''[[The Early Hours of a Reviled Man]]'' |
*''[[The Early Hours of a Reviled Man]]'' |
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*''[[Victory - Choices in Reaction]]'' (1995) |
*''[[Victory - Choices in Reaction]]'' (1995) |
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*''[[The Albertina]]'' (1999) |
*''[[The Albertina]]'' (1999) |
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*''[[Knowledge and a Girl]]'' |
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*''[[The Road, the House, the Road]]'' (2006) [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] |
*''[[The Road, the House, the Road]]'' (2006) [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] |
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*''[[Let Me]]'' (2006) BBC Radio 3 |
*''[[Let Me]]'' (2006) BBC Radio 3 |
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==External Links== |
==External Links== |
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[[Category:British playwrights]] |
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[[Category:Prix Italia]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 15 March 2012
Howard Barker (born 28 June 1946) is a British playwright. He has written for radio, theatre, and television. His most famous radio play is Scenes from an Execution starring Glenda Jackson, which won a Prix Italia award in 1985.
His work is known for its intense, unflinching examination of violence, sexuality, and power. In addition to his original radio plays, several of his stage plays have been adapted for the radio as well.
Radio plays
- One afternoon on the 63rd level of the north face of the pyramid of Cheops the Great (1970)
- Henry V (1971)
- Herman with Millie and Mick (1972)
- Scenes from an Execution (1984)
- The Early Hours of a Reviled Man
- Victory - Choices in Reaction (1995)
- The Love of a Good Man (1997)
- The Albertina (1999)
- Knowledge and a Girl
- The Quick And The Dead, Radio 3 (2004)
- The Moving and the Still (2004)
- The Road, the House, the Road (2006) Radio 4
- Let Me (2006) BBC Radio 3