Condemned as a "libel on the British people" when it was first produced in 1951, Absolute Hell is set in a decaying West End drinking club at the end of the Second World War. The 1995 production at th
Hampstead, 1936. In a shabby basement flat, aspiring playwright Clive Monkhams dreams of a West End hit and winning Francie’s heart.With opening night approaching and finances fast running out, everyt
In Before the Party, one of Ackland's best-constructed plays, a murder lurks beneath the surface of a socially respectable household. In the wake of World War II, a family tries to return to normal. A
