Betts: Plays Two

In Silence and Violence, the wife of a war hero seduces a much-reviled sculptor as Betts examines the artist''s quest for self-expression in a Philistine state. Five Visions of the Faithful is a series of uncompromising narratives exploring freedom, faith, death and desire. Also includes Betts'' popular verse drama Incarcerator and his first radio play, The Last Days of Desire.

Torben Betts read English Literature & English Language at the University of Liverpool before training and working as an actor. Works include: The Unconquered, Best New Play 2007 Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland (Tron/Traverse/Arcola/Brits-off-Broadway); A Listening Heaven, nominated for Best New Play at the 2001 TMA Awards (Edinburgh Royal Lyceum); Lie of the Land, nominated for Edinburgh Fringe First Award, 2008 (Edinburgh Pleasance/Arcola); Clockwatching (Orange Tree Theatre); The Company Man (Orange Tree Theatre); The Biggleswades (Southwark Playhouse); Five Visions of the Faithful (Edinburgh Festival); The Lunatic Queen (Riverside Studios); The Error of Their Ways (HERE Arts Center, New York); The Swing of Things (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough).