Synopsis
Arden Plays 1 - The Waters of Babylon & When is a Door Not a Door & Live Like Pigs & Sergeant Musgrave's Dance & The Happy Haven
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Published by Methuen
This first volume of Arden's dramatic work contains plays from the late fifties including:
The Waters of Babylon about political chancer Charles Butterthwaite at large in London
The one act industrial episode When is a Door not a Door
The Happy Haven, a comedy inspired by the painter Cranach about old age and rejuvenation
Live Like Pigs - " ... an amazing and lyrical play, beautifully poised between farce and tragedy" ~ Michael Coveney
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance - " ... a spell-binding, mind-challenging drama that touches greatness" ~ Michael Billington
REVIEWS
"Arden is to me a writer a bit like Shakespeare in approach, in that the writing not only has to convey...the dialogue of characters speaking together, but also has to carry the sense of the social environment and the texture of people's lives" - William Gaskill, Encore
"Arden is a giant of modern playwriting. He wrote on an epic scale that few have attained since, the plays tumble into action, and with vivid human response" - Dominic Dromgoole