Refuse to Dance. The theatre of Howard Barker - ACE165.2

Howard Barker. His VO saying "I do not believe what I say about my work has any validity. The question is, whether the work itself has validity." Harriet Walter in excerpt from The Castle (1985). Caption: "Howard Barker has written over 40 plays for stage, radio, television and film." Barker. His VO: "I don’t believe in the interview. I believe the artist should not be interviewed. He is only truthful in the moment of creativity." Actor Ian McDiarmid: "The truth lies somewhere between the coarse emotion and the calculation… Don’t keep on about the truth…." McDiarmid in interview. Magazines, posters, McDiarmid talks about The Castle. Caption: "Skinner, a witch, had worked some magic whilst the men were at the Crusades". Harriet Walter in excerpt from The Castle. McDiarmid on Barker’s writing on sexuality, areas rarely brought to the surface in the theatre. Harriet Walter and Penny Downie in excerpt from The Castle. Downie and Walter interviewed about The Castle, Barker’s writing, and the impact working on the play made on them.