Rodney Ackland: Plays Two. Rodney Ackland

No other major playwright of the last 50 years has undergone such a reappraisal as Rodney Ackland. Interest in his work has renewed in the 1990s, starting at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, with further revivals at many theatres, including the Chichester Festival Theatre and the Royal National Theatre. In Plays Two , we are reminded once again of Ackland's dangerous gift. Includes the plays Smithereens , Strange Orchestra , Before The Party and The Old Ladies