A viciously funny play offering a dazzling glimpse into the underbelly of the greatest political show on earth: the US presidential race.
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October 7, 1980
A British playwright, his work critically examines contemporary social issues and relationships. His plays often explore power dynamics, identity, and the impact of modern life through sharp, at times unsettling, realism. He is noted for his incisive dialogue and his ability to capture universal truths within specific scenarios. His writing prompts reflection on human nature and societal expectations.
- 2022
- 2022
A comedy for the new Restoration of the theatres, set in contemporary, post- pandemic London, full of illicit sex, political hypocrisy and the machinations of a fame-hungry elite.
- 2022
Five ambitious and exciting plays by the multi-award-winning playwright, introduced by the author.
- 2021
Helen, along with sixty-seven million other people, is in lockdown. Unfortunately, Helen's neighbour, Mrs Delgado, is not. Mike Bartlett's funny and poignant play for one actor tells a story of desire, control, raised blinds and lowered boundaries.
- 2021
Earthquakes in London
- 208 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Earthquakes in London is a fast and furious metropolitan crash of people, scenes and decades, as three sisters attempt to navigate their dislocated lives and loves while their dysfunctional father, a brilliant scientist, predicts global catastrophe. The play deals, through amplified theatricality, with a range of contemporary issues from population growth to climate change--back cover.
- 2014
King Charles III
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
The Queen is dead. After a lifetime of waiting, the prince ascends the throne. But how to rule? Mike Bartlett's controversial and celebrated new "future history" play, which transferred to the West End after an acclaimed world premiere, explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family.
- 2011
13
- 135 pages
- 5 hours of reading
"Work out what you want and go for it with all your conviction and don't care if you seem outrageous or stupid ... All that's needed, in the end, is belief. An identical, terrifying dream haunts Londoners in the midst of economic gloom and ineffective protest. Whilst the prime minister considers a preventive war, a young man returns home with a vision for the future. Coincidences, omens and visions collide with political reality in this epic new play from the writer of Earthquakes in London. Set in a dark and magical landscape, it depicts a London both familiar and strange, a London staring into the void. In a year which has seen governments fall as the people take to the streets, 13 explores the meaning of personal responsibility, the hold that the past has over the future and the nature of belief itself."--Publisher's description
