The Castle

Name: The Castle
Author: Howard Barker

by Howard Barker

Dark play adapting Kafka with themes of authority and surveillance

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Howard Barker

Barker developed a Theatre of Catastrophe as an alternative to the well-made political play, producing dense, morally vertiginous works that refuse consolation and demand active audience interpretation. Victory and The Castle are his most discussed works.

More by Howard Barker

VictoryPolitical play about power, corruption, and moral compromise in governance
The EuropeansPlay exploring cultural conflict and civilization's fragility in contemporary Europe
Scenes from an ExecutionPlay about artistic vision and political violence during the Renaissance
Seven LearsModernist reinterpretation of King Lear with multiple fragmented storylines