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House of Correction archiveDuty, passion, conflict...and a dancing horse. A world war threatens. On a remote frontier stands a lonely castle with strange inhabitants. A bedridden poet and three women who may be his mistresses. Into this tense world rides a government messenger. His satchel contains the dispatch that might just spark the conflict. His mission is of the utmost urgency. Yet he is unable to leave. Only the obstinate old poet knows the truth But if he reveals it he ll suffer a cruel fate. Can the women save him? Will the messenger ever escape? And why does he have a dancing horse? Howard Barker s unnerving tale sets passion against duty amid the brinkmanship of war. Powerful poetic language, provocative ideas and rich dark humour build a compelling study of the strange longing for crisis that seethes away below the surface in us all.

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Author: Howard Baker

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Archive listings for House of Correction (2001)

Work type: Play.

T01971910507

Company The Wrestling School.
6 Nov 01 to 10 Nov 01Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield :: V962
listing details L01665529199
25 Oct 01 to 27 Oct 01Everyman & Playhouse, Liverpool :: V535
listing details L0996766372
23 Oct 01 to 24 Oct 01Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield :: V972
listing details L1643161779
9 Oct 01 to 20 Oct 01Riverside Studios, Outer London :: V331
listing details L01920205980
28 Sep 01 to 29 Sep 01Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton :: V653
listing details L01283956402

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