Cancelling Socrates
Howard Brenton
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· 1 ratings · 88 pages · Published: 01 Jun 2022
Today Socrates is revered as the founding father of Western philosophy, but in 399BC Athens, he was a pain in the neck.
The plague is over, democracy is (just about) restored, and everyone would like to get back to normal. How hard is it for one ageing firebrand to stop asking questions? It's time to shut him up...
Based on eyewitness accounts, Cancelling Socrates is a provocative and witty play about an uncompromising voice in dangerous times. It was premiered at Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in 2022.