Five ambitious and exciting plays by the multi-award-winning playwright,
hailed as "one of the prime movers in a new golden generation of British
playwrights" (Independent), and introduced by the author.
Earthquakes in London (National Theatre & Headlong, 2010) is an
epic drama about climate change, population explosion, social breakdown
and worldwide paranoia, travelling from 1968 to 2525 and back again.
"The theatrical equivalent of a thrilling roller-coaster ride" (Daily
Telegraph).
Love, Love, Love (Paines Plough & Drum Theatre Plymouth, UK tour,
2010; Royal Court & Paines Plough, 2012) examines the baby boomer
generation, from coming-of-age in the 1960s to retirement-age more than
forty years later, in a play that "does the clash of generational world
views with a devastating precision" (Guardian).
The Enemy is a short play in which a journalist seizes an
opportunity to interview the man who shot Osama bin Laden. It was staged
by Headlong as part of Decade (St Katherine's Dock, London, 2011),
exploring 9/11 and its legacy.
13 (National Theatre, 2011) is a panoramic drama in which a young
man returns to London, a city riven by social protest and upheaval, with
a radical vision for the future. Premiered on the National's largest
stage, it confirmed Bartlett's ability to tackle epic themes with
supreme assurance: "His ambition is distinctive and immense" (Evening
Standard).
Medea (Headlong, UK tour, 2012) is a startlingly modern version of
Euripides' tragedy, exploring a woman's private fury at her husband's
infidelity, while imprisoned in her marital home. "A savage play for
today, superbly well done" (Mail on Sunday).
