Rose, KingstonWithout the actor, director and playwright Harley Granville-Barker we would not have today's theatre. He was a natural revolutionary who ran against the prevailing theatrical tide and inspired the model for both the Royal Court and the regional repertory system. It was his enthusiasm that sparked the movement towards a National Theatre. He also wrote some fine plays including The Voysey Inheritance and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00PM on October 7, 2011