The Ministry of Pleasure

by Craig Baxter

Overview

Amid the splendours and pretensions of the royal court, the Earl of Rochester impresses Charles II with his irreverence and plain speech. So much so, that the monarch gives him the task of creating a ‘ministry of pleasure', thus liberating him to tour the country in search of all manner of delights.

Featuring some of Rochester's most infamous poems, The Ministry of Pleasure opened at the Latchmere Theatre, London in June 2004.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781840024913
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/01/2005
Series:	Oberon Modern Plays
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Craig studied Zoology at Sheffield University and Playwriting at Birmingham University. His stage plays include St James and the Tattoo Man, Taking Liberties, The Ministry of Pleasure, The Animals, Hard Sell, Big Bang, Relics and Spearcarriers. He has adapted two of his plays for BBC Radio 4: The Thrill of the Chaste and Monogamy. He dramatised the correspondence between Darwin and Asa Gray on stage for the Darwin Correspondence Project (Re:Design) and those of Charles and Emma Darwin for the BBC World Service (Like Confessing a Murder). His play The Altruists won the 4th STAGE International Script Competition.