Bloody Poetry
by Howard Brenton

Name: Bloody Poetry
Brand: Howard Brenton
SKU: 9780573690389
Rating: 3.69 (73 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

Bare Stage/Simple SetBritish

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the lyrical quality and depth of 'Bloody Poetry', praising its exploration of Romantic relationships and historical figures. Many find the play beautifully written, with engaging poetry and interesting theatrical conventions. However, some feel it may not resonate with those unfamiliar with the historical context.

Beautifully written poetryEngaging historical themesIntellectual depth in charactersMay not appeal to all audiences

Synopsis

Full Length Drama / 3m 2f / Bare stage This fascinating drama staged to acclaim in London and New York has in its cast of characters Lord Byron Percy Bysshe Shelley Mary Shelley and Claire Goodwin.

The play is about radicalism artistic political and more.

Taking place in Italy it concerns the characters' various ideas about radical politics and free love.

Along the way a number of serious questions are raised not the least of which is why fervent radicals seem so often to be done in

Press Reviews

"Radicalism, artistic defiance, an intellectual rage. These are the virtues celebrated in this extraordinary dream play which begins, as it ends, on a foreign shore."
— London Financial Times

"A phantasmagoric play...Brenton is celebrating the idea of the committed artist who seeks to stir and provoke sullen, defeated, bourgeois England. At the same time with clear eyed honesty, he shows how difficult it is to upset the moral order."
— London Guardian