The Ruling Class (play)

The Ruling Class
Written byPeter Barnes
CharactersJack Arnold Alexander Tancred
Daniel Tucker
Sir Charles Gurney
Lady Claire Gurney
Grace Shelley
Dr. Paul Herder
McKyle
Kelso Truscott, Q. C.
Detective Inspector Brockett
Detective Sergeant Fraser
Date premiered6 November 1968 (1968-11-06)[1]
Place premieredNottingham Playhouse, Nottingham
Original languageEnglish
Subjectinsanity, social class in the United Kingdom
SettingAn English country house, the 1960s

The Ruling Class is a 1968 British play by Peter Barnes.[2] The black comedy centres on Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, the 14th Earl of Gurney and the attempts to cure him of insanity.

Peter O'Toole acquired the film rights and starred in the 1972 film adaptation.

  1. ^ Learning, Gale, Cengage. A Study Guide for Peter Barnes's "The Ruling Class". Gale, Cengage Learning. ISBN 9781410357083 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Lawson, Mark (27 January 2015). "Reviving The Ruling Class, Peter Barnes's 'drama of extremes'" – via www.theguardian.com.