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Howard Brenton Great Britain    PWF 2006

“I think the theatre’s a real bear-pit. It’s not the place for reasoned discussion. It is the place for really savage insights.”

Famous abroad for such plays as Christie in Love, Brassneck, and The Romans in Britain, he is always socially conscious, but the lyricism of Brenton’s language and his stylistic novelty set him apart for those who strive merely to shock. Alternating between fantasy and realism, his work forces the audience to look beyond the spin-doctor ideologies so common today and confront our society on its own terms. His most recent play, Paul, can be best described as a "secular reading of Christ's resurrection".

Howard Brenton lives in London.