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Harold Brighouse
Playwright Harold Brighouse (1882–1958) remains best known for his 1916 classic Hobson’s Choice. The story of how a tyrannical Lancashire boot maker is brought down to earth by his...view morePlaywright Harold Brighouse (1882–1958) remains best known for his 1916 classic Hobson’s Choice. The story of how a tyrannical Lancashire boot maker is brought down to earth by his daughter and her simple husband, Hobson’s Choice has been much revived and was last seen in London at The Young Vic in 2003. It was filmed by David Lean with Charles Laughton and John Mills, and even adapted into a ballet. Brighouse brought a new and groundbreaking style to British theatre, portraying the bleak and harsh lives of the working classes, but combining it with a unique Northern flavour and wit. He was a leading member of the ‘Manchester School’ of playwrights, along with well known Northern writers such as Stanley Houghton and Allan Monkhouse, a group of writers all largely based at Annie Horniman’s Gaiety Theatre, Manchester. The Finborough Theatre revived Harold Brighouse's The Northerners in 2010.view less
Books by Harold Brighouse
The Best British Short Stories of 1922 The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Marbeck Inn: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Marbeck Inn: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThree Lancashire Plays: The Game; The Northerners; Zack Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Scaring off of Teddy Dawson: A Comedy in One Act Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Atlantic Book of Modern Plays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Scaring off of Teddy Dawson: A Comedy in One Act Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Price of Coal: A Play Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThree Lancashire Plays: The Game; The Northerners; Zack Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings