Howard Brenton is a major and frequently provocative voice in British post-war political theatre. He has written or co-written more than 40 plays, as well as journalism, essays, poetry, a novel and several dramatic adaptations. He has also written for television. His best known plays are:

(1969);

(with David Hare, 1973);

(1973);

(1974);

(1976);

(1977);

(1980);

(1984);

(with David Hare, 1985). His work is frequently pugnacious and mordantly satirical, employing lampoons and caricatures - the character of Lambert La Roux, the megalomaniac and right-wing newspaper magnate in

- to hit topical targets. He is also an accomplished practitioner of black…

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Citation: Barfield, Steve. "Howard Brenton". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 September 2004 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=556, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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