Blok/Eko

Blok/Eko

Blok/Eko

Blok/Eko

Blok/Eko

Overview

A drama about death and its status in the world. Eko, seemingly on a whim, liquidates the entire medical profession, asserting that consolation - in the form of song - is a better way with sickness than drugs or surgery. She deliberately exposes her greatest poet Tot to a life of crime, poverty, and humiliation in order to extract from him his finest work.

Authors

Howard Barker

Howard Barker's first play was performed at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in 1970. Subsequently, his works were played by the Royal Court, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Open Space Theatre, Sheffield Crucible and the Almeida. He is currently Artistic Director of The Wrestl ...
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