Bloody Poetry

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Bloody Poetry is a 1984 play by Howard Brenton centring on the lives of Percy Shelley and his circle.The play had its roots in Brenton’s involvement with the small touring company Foco Novo and was the third and final show he wrote for them.

author

Howard Brenton

character in play

Claire Clairmont, Dr William Polidori, George Byron, Harriet Westbrook, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Voice

IOBDB ID

http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&title=Bloody%20Poetry

premiere date

1984-10-01

premiere place

Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)

premiere year

1984-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

setting of play

Switzerland England and Italy 1816-1822