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Coward, Noel: 1899 - 1973
Composer of "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" and many other well known songs, Noel Coward's comedies were also hugely successful during the 30s and ...
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Frayn, Michael: b1933
Like Anton Chekhov, Frayn's plays and novels often reveal a darkly ambiguous character, though his humour tends to be broader, notably in his play...
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Orton, Joe: 1926 - 1988
Outrageous and unconventional, Joe Orton's plays include Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Loot, and What the Butler Saw. He was murdered by his homosexual...
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Pinter, Harold: b1930
Master of what has been called "the comedy of menace", Harold Pinter's plays challenged the domination of realism in post war British theatre....
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Poliakoff, Stephen: b1952
BAFTA winner for the play, Caught on a Train, Stephen Poliakoff is one of Britain's great writers for...
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Potter, Dennis: 1943 - 1995
Dennis Potter broke the mould of television. Challenging the conventions of the medium and the expectations of the audience, he used shocking themes,...
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Shaw, George Bernard: 1856 - 1950
A cultural giant, Bernard Shaw was not only the leading playwright of his time; he was also a witty, persuasive and influential...
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Thomas, Dylan: 1914 - 1953
A poet of mesmerising power and author of the radio play, Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas is known as much for his self-destructive lifestyle as for...
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