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Harold Brighouse (26 July 1882 – 25 July 1958) was an English playwright and author whose best known play is Hobson's Choice. He was a prominent member, together with Allan Monkhouse and Stanley Houghton, of a group known as the Manchester School of dramatists.
Aug 27, 2020 · Hobson's Choice is a play by Harold Brighouse, the title taken from the popular expression, Hobson's choice—meaning no choice at all (from Thomas Hobson 1545–1631 who ran a thriving livery ...
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Mar 8, 2024 · Henry Horatio Hobson, a Salford tradesman, imagines that he can impose his choice on the world at large, including his family. But Maggie, his equally...
Aug 4, 2021 · Harold Brighouse, Zack, satirical comedy, Radio Drama. The satirical comedy by the author of Hobson's Choice. Zack Munning was the despair of his mother and brother and a bit of a joke to his neighbours. It took an outsider to see, or think she saw, more in him than everyone else.
Hobson's Choice is a play by Harold Brighouse, the title taken from the popular expression, Hobson's choice—meaning no choice at all (from Thomas Hobson 1545–1631, who ran a thriving livery stable in Cambridge). The first production was at the Princess Theatre in New York on November 2, 1915.
Harold Brighouse (1882-1958) was an English playwright and author, celebrated for his contributions to the Lancashire comedy genre. Born in Eccles, near Manchester, Brighouse developed...
Harold Brighouse was born in Eccles, Salford in 1882 (although his RAF service papers say 1880). He left school aged 17 and started work as a textile buyer in a shipping merchant's office. In 1902 he went to London to set up an office for his firm, but in 1908 he became a full-time writer.
