Howard Barker Interviews 1980-2010: Conversations in Catastrophe

by Mark Brown (Editor)

British playwright Howard Barker coined the term “theatre of catastrophe” to describe his unique brand of complex, ambiguous, and often unsettling drama. Revered in continental Europe, North America, and Australia as one of the greatest living dramatists working in the English language, Barker is also a celebrated poet, theater theorist, and painter. The first collection of interviews conducted with Barker, Howard Barker Interviews 1980–2010 covers his entire career and gives a strong sense of the life and work of this innovative dramatist.

214 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

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[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mostly excellent, if sometimes repetitive, interviews with Barker. Gives a decent overview of his theory and many valuable insights into his practice. Mostly to be treasured as a clarion call against the propensity for unimaginative and utilitarian social realism in British drama.