Habeas Corpus Revival 2021

Run Time:
2 hours
Opened: December 13, 2021
Closing: February 26, 2022

Habeas Corpus - 2021 - West End History , Info & More

Menier Chocolate Factory
53 Southwark St, London SE1 1RU, United Kingdom London

The antics of the Wicksteed home are a darkly satirical merry-go-round in Alan Bennett’s Habeas Corpus. Family, friends and the quest for sexual pleasures of the body (“corpus”) are the ruling passions in this farcical comedy of ill-manners. Through an escapade of mistaken identities and carnal encounters, one motto holds fast: “He whose lust lasts, lasts longest.”

Multi-award-winning playwright Alan Bennett is also a screenwriter, actor and author. His other works for the stage include The History Boys, The Habit of Art, The Lady in the Van, Talking Heads, The Madness of George III, Kafka’s Dick, Enjoy & The Old Country.

As a director, Patrick Marber’s work includes Travesties (Menier Chocolate Factory, Apollo Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company’s American Airlines Theatre) & Leopoldstadt (Wyndham’s Theatre).

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Habeas Corpus FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Habeas Corpus have there been?
Habeas Corpus has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1975 and West End which opened in 2021.

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