Habeas Corpus

Habeas Corpus

Habeas Corpus

Habeas Corpus

Overview

The antics at the Wicksteed home are a satirical merry-go-round. Family, friends and the sexual satisfaction of the "corpus" (body) are the ruling passions in this farcical comedy of ill-manners. Through a dance of mistaken identities and carnal encounters, one motto holds fast: "He whose lust lasts, lasts longest."

'A parade of wit.' - The New York Times'

A marvelous freaky farce... rowdy and ribald.' - NBC 

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Time Period: Contemporary

Authors

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett was born in Leeds in 1934. After studying at Oxford University he collaborated as a writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in Beyond the Fringe in 1960 at the Edinburgh Festival. He then turned to writing full time and produced h ...

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