The Royal Court Theatre presents

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (1976) ( Archived )

By Caryl Churchill

17 September 2008

Jerwood Theatre Downstairs

Tickets: £8, 25 years and under £6

In celebration of Caryl Churchill's 70th birthday, and in recognition of her long and successful association with the Royal Court, ten leading playwrights will direct one-off readings of their favourite Caryl Churchill play.

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Light Shining in Buckinghamshire depicts the Diggers and Ranters during the English Civil War, and their last desperate burst of revolutionary feeling before the restoration.

Click here to read Daniel Craig, Richard Eyre, David Hare and Harriet Walter’s thoughts on Caryl Churchill

The Guardian’s features on Caryl include:

  • For more information on Caryl and her formative influence on modern drama read this article in the Guardian by one of this generations formost dramatists (and the director of our Light Shining in Buckinghamshire reading) Mark Ravenhill.

Mark Ravenhill

Director

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