Robert Bolt

"A tale of long ago, when dragons were still common. The Duke and his Knights, having slain the last dragon in the Dukedom, are looking forward to a nice period of inactivity. Sir Oblong Fitz Oblong, however, declares they must go elsewhere to do further good works. To avoid this, he is sent on a one man mission to overcome the dragon in the Bolligrew Islands. There he meets the wicked 15th Baron and his blundering Squire Blackheart and others. After passing through many fantastic adventures, he at last encounters the Dragon."--Publisher's description.

A Comedy

The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew

The classic play about Sir Thomas More, the Lord chancellor who refused to compromise and was executed by Henry VIII.

A Play in Two Acts

A Man for All Seasons

The Mission

مردی برای تمام فصول

Alexander Clark

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Man for All Seasons

A medieval adventure which charts the struggle between the forces of good and evil, represented by the very good strait-laced Sir Oblong fitz Oblong, and the very evil tyrranous Baron Bolligrew, aided by the bullying Squire Blackheart. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Three plays from the author of A Man for All Seasons.

Bolt: Plays One

Vivat! Vivat Regina!

A Play in 3 Acts

The Tiger and the Horse

A Russian epic, traces the life of surgeon-poet Yuri Zhivago as he marries, raises a family, has his life totally disrupted by the first World War One and then by the Bolshevik Revolution. His life and freedom are torn from him as the new society makes demands. Zhivago is torn between fidelity and passion, Sympathetic with the revolution but shaken by the wars and purges, he struggles to retain his individualism as a humanist amid the spirit of collectivism.

Robert Bolt

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