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The Romans in Britain
Howard Brenton
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Description for The Romans in Britain
Paperback. Series: Modern Classics. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
First staged at London's National Theatre in 1980, having been commissioned by Peter Hall, The Romans in Britain contrasts Julius Caesar's Roman invasion of Celtic Britain with the Saxon invasion of Romano-Celtic Britain, and finally Britain's involvement in Northern Ireland during The Troubles of the late twentieth century. As these scenes bleed into one another, Brenton suggests what it might have been like for these people to meet. Three Roman soldiers sexually assault a young druid priest. A lone, wounded Saxon soldier stumbles into a field, a nightmare made real. An army intelligence officer ... Read more
First staged at London's National Theatre in 1980, having been commissioned by Peter Hall, The Romans in Britain contrasts Julius Caesar's Roman invasion of Celtic Britain with the Saxon invasion of Romano-Celtic Britain, and finally Britain's involvement in Northern Ireland during The Troubles of the late twentieth century. As these scenes bleed into one another, Brenton suggests what it might have been like for these people to meet. Three Roman soldiers sexually assault a young druid priest. A lone, wounded Saxon soldier stumbles into a field, a nightmare made real. An army intelligence officer ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472574398
SKU
V9781472574398
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Ref
99-5
About Howard Brenton
Howard Brenton is a British dramatist, noted for his controversial political plays of the 1970s and 80s. He became resident dramatist at the Royal Court in 1972, following on from David Hare. His plays include Revenge, Brassneck (a collaboration with David Hare), The Churchill Play, Epsom Downs, The Romans in Britain, Pravda (also a colloboration with Hare), Berlin ... Read more
Reviews for The Romans in Britain
Complex and fascinating
Times Literary Supplement
Conjuring up an era that is culturally, as well as historically, remote is a notoriously difficult task, but Mr Brenton achieves it with great skill and effect . . . A very good play indeed
The Times
[Howard Brenton] has brought to political theatre a gift for ... Read more
Times Literary Supplement
Conjuring up an era that is culturally, as well as historically, remote is a notoriously difficult task, but Mr Brenton achieves it with great skill and effect . . . A very good play indeed
The Times
[Howard Brenton] has brought to political theatre a gift for ... Read more