Figures in a Landscape
Synopsis
Author Biography
England was raised in a Roman Catholic household and studied at Downside School. He joined the army and served in the Far Eastern theatre, where he did his share of arduous marches "over two or three mountains in a day".
He studied at RADA as a playwright, and around this time began writing pieces for magazines. The first of England’s plays to be produced was End of Conflict, which was staged at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry in November 1961. The young Ian McKellen played one of the principal roles in this story of British soldiers serving in the Far East. The success of End of Conflict led to the Arts Council awarding a playwriting bursary to England.
Figures in a Landscape was England’s first novel. The novel was made into a film by famed director Joseph Losey in 1970 and featured Robert Shaw and Malcolm McDowell in the two main roles. According to the Times, England had been working on a second novel provisionally entitled The Other Woman, but it is unclear whether this book ever saw the light of day.
