Playwright whose work combined poetry, politics and passionOne of the most significant British playwrights of the late 1950s and early 60s, John Arden, who has died aged 81, was in later life an almost forgotten theatrical figure. However, a revival of his early classic, Serjeant Musgrave's Dance, by the Oxford Theatre Company in 2003 was a stunning reminder of his rich talent for theatrical poetry and political meta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:19AM on March 30, 2012