From the author of enormous global bestsellers The Uncommon Reader and Untold Stories.

Alan Bennett is a huge household name - his writing has received both critical acclaim and massive commercial success. The History Boys has sold over 140K copies to date for Faber.

‘After two elegiac comedies about the decline of old England, Mr Bennett has now written a gorgeously vulgar but densely plotted farce that is a downright celebration of sex and the human body. a combination of hurtling action with verbal brilliance.’ Guardian

Habeas Corpus premiered at the Lyric Theatre, London, in May 1973.