{"title":"Howard Barker","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoward Barker’s works challenge conventional theatrical norms with a bold, thought-provoking approach to drama and criticism. His writings invite readers to explore the complexities of language, power, and human conflict through a distinctively intense and poetic lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection, expect a profound engagement with the art of theatre, where each book offers a compelling blend of intellectual rigour and creative daring. Barker’s voice resonates strongly within the Arts \u0026amp; Culture sphere, appealing to those who seek depth and innovation in dramatic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"arguments-for-a-theatre-by-howard-barker-9781783198054","title":"Arguments for a Theatre","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of Barker’s seminal text \u003cem\u003eArguments for a Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e outlines the theory and practice of his ‘Theatre of Catastrophe’. Author of over thirty plays, Howard Barker has long been an implacable foe of the liberal British establishment, and champion of radical theatre worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis best-known plays are \u003cem\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScenes from an Execution\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Possibilities\u003c\/em\u003e. All his plays are emotionally highly charged, intellectually stimulating and have no truck with the theatrical conventions of what he terms the ‘Establishment Theatre’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese fragments, essays, thoughts and poems on the nature of theatre likewise reject the constraints of ‘objective’ academic theatre criticism. Rather, they explore the collision (and collusion) of intellect and artistry in the creative act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is more than a collection of essays: it is a cultural manifesto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595697307884,"sku":"9781783198054","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783198054-arguments-for-a-theatre.jpg?v=1777903228"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/howard-barker.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}