Love, truth, sex & war collide in this double bill by Barker, featuring the dark comedy The Twelfth Battle of Isonzo & the timely revival of Barker’s war masterpiece, Judith: A Parting From The Body.

25 November - 19 December.

The Twelfth Battle of Isonzo: Isonzo is blind, witty and 100 years old; Tenna is blind, beautiful and just 17. On the day of their wedding a battle of wits commences in which bride and groom discover the other is far more of a match than they had bargained for... Nicholas Le Prevost (The Rivals, Man and Superman) voices Isonzo as power-play abounds in Barker's fearlessly imaginative drama. This ground-breaking staging, set in a world of mysterious sound and mischievous light, heightens the senses with a 3D audio experience transmitted through over-ear headsets.

The Second half of the bill, sees Catherine Cusack (Bingo, All That Fall) takes on the title role in a timely revival of Barker’s war masterpiece, Judith: A Parting From The Body. On the night before battle, Judith enters the enemy camp to kill the Assyrian general, Holofernes. Her land is at stake - but what of her heart and mind? In his radical reimagining of a legend, Barker lays bare the complex sacrifices of human beings at war.

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COMPETITION: Win 1 x pair of tickets to attend REND: Howard Barker Double Bill at Arcola Theatre on Thursday 26 November. To enter the competition, send an email to bojana@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ box. The winner will be randomly selected.

Q: What term has Barker coined to describe his work?

A: 1). Theatre of Catastrophe 2). Calamity Barker's Theatre Hell 3). Barkers Ruin 4). Theatre Fiasco

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