The Masque of Anarchy

Jul 15, 2013 04:40

On Sunday I went to the final performance of The Masque of Anarchy, part of the Manchester International Festival. The Masque is a poem by Shelley written in response to the Peterloo massacre, though as the programme pointed out he had a rather hazy grasp of events as he was in Italy at the time. It's not an account of the massacre, but of Murder ( Read more... )

poetry, politics, drama, manchester, peterloo

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vjezkova July 15 2013, 19:25:31 UTC
A very original and strong performance, you in Manchester always have something great. I admire you!!!

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