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Michael Billington; Christopher Hampton; William Nicholson

Tickets £12. "Michael Billington and Christopher Hampton.
Chaired by William Nicholson.

Michael Billington, drama critic of the Guardian since 1971 and author of biographies of Harold Pinter and Peggy Ashcroft, believes British theatre is a microcosm of the outside world. Christopher Hampton is one of our most lauded playwrights and screenwriters. His dramas include The Philanthropist, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Embers, and his screen-plays include Atonement and Carrington. He has also directed and written lyrics for musicals and operas. They discuss the interplay between the performing arts and society with William Nicholson, playwright (Shadowlands) and screen-writer (Elizabeth: the Golden Age)." (christiguc)… (more)

Michael Billington discusses State of the Nation: British Theatre Since 1945.

Tickets: £8 (£5 under 18s). "In his new book, Michael Billington looks at postwar Britain from a theatrical perspective. He examines the constant interplay between theatre and society from the resurgent optimism of the Attlee years to the satire boom of the 1960s and the growth of political theatre under Tony Blair in the post-Iraq period. Controversial, witty and informed, State of the Nation offers a fresh and challenging look at the vast upheavals that have taken place in Britain and its theatre in the course of 60 turbulent years." (christiguc)… (more)