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Performance dates
14 December 2021 – 27 February 2022
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ALAN BENNETT's HABEAS CORPUS a filthy farce from a less enlightened age 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.
Special notes
Please arrive to the theatre in good time as latecomers cannot be admitted until the interval.
Please note, there is no re-admission should you leave the auditorium during the performance.
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Full cast announced for Menier Chocolate Factory’s Habeas Corpus
The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for the upcoming production of Alan Bennett’s Habeas Corpus. The play will open on 3 December 2021, following the critically acclaimed Indecent which is currently playing at the theatre. Habeas Corpus tickets are now booking for its limited run which will come to an end on 27 February 2022.
1 Nov, 2021 | By Jade Ali