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Howard Barker | |
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| Born | 28 June 1946 Camberwell, London, England |
| Occupation | Playwright, theatre director, poet |
| Notable works | Scenes from an Execution, Victory, The Castle, The Possibilities, The Europeans, Arguments for a Theatre, Judith, Gertrude - The Cry |
Howard Barker[1] (born 28 June 1946)[2] is a British playwright, screenwriter and writer of radio drama, painter, poet, and essayist, writing predominantly on playwriting and the theatre.[3] The author of an extensive body of dramatic works since the 1970s, he is best known for his plays Scenes from an Execution,[4][5][6] Victory,[6] The Castle,[6][5] The Possibilities,[5][4] The Europeans, Judith[4] and Gertrude – The Cry[6][4] as well as being a founding member of, primary playwright for and stage designer for British theatre company The Wrestling School.
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- ^ "Howard Barker Biography (1946-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ "Howard Barker webpage on The Wrestling School website". Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2004.
- ^ a b c d Barker, Howard (2016). Arguments for a Theatre (fourth ed.). London: Oberon Books. back cover. ISBN 9781783198054.
- ^ a b c Barker, Howard (15 November 1997). Arguments for a Theatre (third ed.). Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. back cover. ISBN 0719052491.
- ^ a b c d Barker, Howard (2004). Death, the One and the Art of Theatre (Kindle ed.). Routledge. ISBN 0-415-34986-9.