Tony Harrison

Using the Greek legend of Prometheus to study man's use and abuse of fire, fuel and technology, Harrison takes us on a European odyssey; from the Yorkshire mining pits to Greece, via Auschwitz and a Romanian carbon factory. Mocking us through Hermes, messenger of the gods, he underlines the pitiful plight of socialism and humanity, squandered for the sake of 'future technology'. (film4.com)

The murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Furies. (imdb)

The Mysteries is a version of the medieval English mystery plays first presented at London's National Theatre in 1977. The cycle of three plays tells the story of the Bible from the creation to the last judgement. It is based largely on the Wakefield cycle of plays (but incorporating some scenes from the York, Chester and Coventry canons) and adapted by poet Tony Harrison, working with the original cast, into three parts: Nativity, The Passion and Doomsday.

Visualisation of Tony Harrison's poem "v.". v. is about the multiple meanings of the letter - victory, versus, verses, etc. Starting from an incident in a Leeds' graveyard where the poet's parents' headstone has been defaced with graffiti,v. rises to a view of the divisions, antagonisms and aspirations within British society, and the poets own self. (imdb)

A play written by Tony Harrison as a tribute to sufferers of Alzheimer's disease. The disease affects 600,000 people in Britain. Filmed in High Royds Hospital, Menston,Yorkshire, the play combines drama, documentary, song, verse and music to unravel the lives of the residents. The patients, their families and the staff play themselves. (highroydshospital.com)

A "film poem" which is a 2002 updated version of the famous 1936 General Post Office film Night Mail (1936). It tells a hard-hitting story of some of the people's lives which are affected by letters delivered by "The Lady In Red" night mail train from London to Scotland. Shown as an episode of "The South Bank Show". (imdb)