Royal Court 50

Episodes - Royal Court 50

• Home Home, by David Storey. Dark comedy about the lives of five very different people who all live in the same place - but mystery surrounds where they are and what they are doing there. With Michael Maloney and Adrian Scarborough
• Look Back in Anger John Osborne's Look Back in Anger launches a season of plays which premiered at London's Royal Court Theatre, which are credited with changing the course of British drama. The work charts the explosive relationship between the violent Jimmy Porter and his young wife Alison - a marriage that they struggle to maintain. Starring Ben Whishaw, Samantha Young and Grant O'Rourke
• Rat in the Skull Rat in the Skull, by Ron Hutchinson. A suspected IRA member agrees to make a statement after enduring a week's worth of interrogation at Paddington Green. However, the arrival of a man from the Royal Ulster Constabulary throws the situation into turmoil. With Ron Cook and Gerard McSorley
• Roots Roots, by Arnold Wesker. Beatie Bryant returns home to rural village life after having spent time in the city of London and gathers her family together in the hope they will welcome her new Jewish boyfriend Ronnie into the fold. Eleanor Tremain stars
• The Sea The Sea, by Edward Bond. Drama set in 1907, about a man who drowns off the east coast of England. His friend struggles to come to terms with his companion's death, and finds the small town where he lived is on the verge of madness - with some people believing aliens are invading Earth. With Bertie Carvel, David Bradley and Philip Glenister
• Top Girls Top Girls, by Caryl Churchill. The political costs of female success in the 1980s is explored when a woman hosts a party to celebrate her promotion to managing director and is joined by five significant figures from the past, including Pope Joan and Isabella Bird. Starring Emma Fielding, Brigit Forsyth and Sheila Hancock