'Peter Capaldi was punched off his chair': Fifty years of explosive theatre company Paines Plough
From locking playwrights up until a drama emerged to dreaming up Sarah Kane's Crave in a pub; the talent behind half a century of innovation reveal their secrets It began over a pint in a Bedford pub. Fifty years later, Paines Plough is a theatrical trailblazer. Dedicated to new plays, the company has presented the work of pivotal dramatists such as David Pownall, Sarah Kane, James Graham, Kae Tempest, Mike Bartlett …