In Silence and Violence, the wife of a war hero seduces a much-reviled sculptor as Betts examines the artist's quest for self-expression in a Philistine state. Five Visions of the Faithful is a series of uncompromising narratives exploring freedom, faith, death and desire. Also includes Betts' popular verse drama Incarcerator and his first radio play, The Last Days of Desire.
In Silence and Violence, the wife of a war hero seduces a much-reviled sculptor as Betts examines the artist's quest for self-expression in a P...
The recession is biting hard and so Emily and Oliver have decided to downsize and shift their middle-class London lifestyle to a small town in the north of England. They want to live and to work and to raise their two young children in a friendly community, among what Emily terms 'real people', away from the cold anonymity of the city. So these left-leaning, well-educated people have invited over two of their new neighbours in an attempt to break the ice. Tonight Alan and Dawn are to be offered olives, anchovies and are to be introduced to Karl Marx and abstract art. As classes and outlooks...
The recession is biting hard and so Emily and Oliver have decided to downsize and shift their middle-class London lifestyle to a small town in the nor...
May 2015: The most important General Election for a generation. Tom Savage, an ex-Labour minister parachuted into a safe North East constituency, is trying to win hearts, minds and an election. Wrestling with a mid-life crisis, growing dependency on alcohol and the consequences of his Government's policies in Iraq, Tom finds himself in a hotel bar at midnight.
May 2015: The most important General Election for a generation. Tom Savage, an ex-Labour minister parachuted into a safe North East constituency, is t...
