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English playwright
Richard Bean
Born (1956-06-11 ) 11 June 1956 (age 67)
Hull , EnglandOccupation playwright, screenwriter Nationality English Genre Drama
Richard Anthony Bean (born 11 June 1956) is an English playwright.
Early years
Born in East
Hull , Bean was educated at
Hull Grammar School , and then studied
social psychology at
Loughborough University , graduating with a 2:1 BSc Hons. He then worked as an occupational psychologist,
[1] having previously worked in a bread plant for a year and a half after leaving school.
Career
Between 1989 and 1994, Bean also worked as a comedian and went on to be one of the writers and performers of the sketch show Control Group Six (
BBC Radio ) which was nominated for a
Writers Guild Award .
In 1995 he wrote the
libretto for Stephen McNeff's opera Paradise of Fools , which premiered at the
Unicorn Theatre .
His first full-length play, Of Rats and Men , set in a psychology lab, was staged at the
Canal Cafe Theatre in 1988 and went on to the
Edinburgh Festival . He adapted it for
BBC Radio , starring
Anton Lesser , and it was nominated for a
Sony Award .
Bean wrote the films Harvest (2009) and
The Duke (2020).
Plays
Of Rats and Men (1988) - premiered at the
Canal Cafe Theatre
Toast (1999) - premiered at the
Royal Court Theatre , directed by
Richard Wilson
[2]
Mr England (2000) - premiered at the
Crucible Theatre Sheffield, directed by Paul Miller
[3]
The Mentalists (2002) - premiered at the
National Theatre , directed by
Sean Holmes
[4]
The God Botherers (2003) - premiered at the
Bush Theatre , directed by
Will Kerley
[5]
Smack Family Robinson (2003) - premiered at the
Live Theatre ,
Newcastle upon Tyne , directed by
Jeremy Herrin
[6]
Under the Whaleback (2003) - premiered at the
Royal Court Theatre , directed by
Richard Wilson
[7]
Honeymoon Suite (2004) - premiered at the
Royal Court Theatre , directed by Paul Miller
[8]
Harvest (2005) - premiered at the
Royal Court Theatre , directed by
Wilson Milam
[9]
The Hypochondriac (2005) - a new version of
Molière 's play, premiered at the
Almeida Theatre , directed by
Lindsay Posner
[10]
Up on Roof (2006) - premiered at the
Hull Truck Theatre , directed by
Gareth Tudor Price
[11]
In the Club (2007) - premiered at the
Hampstead Theatre , directed by
David Grindley
[12]
The English Game (2008) - premiered at the
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre ,
Guildford , directed by
Sean Holmes
[13]
Pub Quiz Is Life (2009) - premiered at the Hull Truck Theatre, directed by Gareth Tudor Price
[14]
England People Very Nice (2009) - premiered at the
National Theatre , directed by
Nicholas Hytner
[15]
House of Games (2010) - an adaptation of the film by
David Mamet , premiered at the
Almeida Theatre , directed by
Lindsay Posner
[16]
The Big Fellah (2010) - premiered at the
Lyric Hammersmith , directed by
Max Stafford-Clark
[17]
The Heretic (2011) - premiered at the
Royal Court Theatre , directed by
Jeremy Herrin
[18]
One Man, Two Guvnors (2011) - premiered at the
National Theatre , directed by
Nicholas Hytner
[19]
Great Britain (2014) - premiered at the
Royal National Theatre , directed by
Nicholas Hytner
[20]
Pitcairn (2014) - premiered at the
Chichester Festival Theatre , directed by
Max Stafford-Clark
[21]
Made in Dagenham (2014) - premiered at the
Adelphi Theatre , directed by
Rupert Goold
[22]
The Nap (2016) - premiered at the
Crucible Theatre - directed by
Richard Wilson
[23]
Kiss Me (2016) - premiered at the
Hampstead Theatre , directed by Anna Ledwich
[24]
The Hypocrite (2017) - premiered at
Hull Truck Theatre and
Royal Shakespeare Company , directed by Phillip Breen
[25]
Young Marx (2017) - with
Clive Coleman , premiered at the
Bridge Theatre , directed by
Nicholas Hytner
[26]
Jack Absolute Flies Again (2020) - with
Oliver Chris , premiered at the
National Theatre , directed by Emily Burns
[27]
71 Coltman Street (2022) - premiered at the
Hull Truck Theatre , directed by Mark Babych
[28]
To Have and to Hold (2023) - premiered at the
Hampstead Theatre , directed by Richard Wilson and Terry Johnson
[29]
Awards
References
^ Aleks Sierz,
"It's never too late to wow an audience Richard Bean has burst on the theatre scene with five acclaimed new plays in 18 months. But he's no bright young thing, the former punk, psychologist and stand-up comedian tells Aleks Sierz" [
dead link ] , Daily Telegraph , 6 January 2004.
^
Toast , Royal Court Theatre, 1999
^ Ian Shuttleworth (2000),
"Mr England" , The Financial Times
^
The Mentalists , National Theatre, 2002 [
permanent dead link ]
^
The God Botherers , Bush Theatre, 2003, archived from
the original on 9 June 2012
^ Alfred Hickling (29 May 2003),
"Smack Family Robinson Review" , The Guardian , London, retrieved 4 April 2020
^
"Under the Whaleback" , Royal Court Theatre , 2003
^
Honeymoon Suite , Royal Court Theatre, 2004
^
Harvest , Royal Court Theatre, 2005
^
The Hypochondriac , Almeida, 2005, archived from
the original on 13 December 2011
^ Michael Billington (6 March 2006),
"Up on Roof Review" , The Guardian , London
^
In the Club , Hampstead Theatre, 2007, archived from
the original on 23 April 2012
^ Billington, Michael (14 May 2008),
"The English Game Review" , The Guardian , London
^ Alfred Hickling,
"Pub Quiz Is Life" , The Guardian , 14 September 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^
England People Very Nice , National Theatre, 2009, archived from
the original on 2 December 2011
^
House of Games , Almeida Theatre, 2010
^
"The Big Fellah" , Lyric Theatre , 2010, archived from
the original on 7 June 2012
^
The Heretic , Royal Court Theatre, 2011, archived from
the original on 28 March 2014
^
One Man, Two Guvnors , National Theatre, 2011, archived from
the original on 1 March 2011
^
"Great Britain" . National Theatre. 2014. Archived from
the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014 .
^
"Pitcairn" . Chichester Festival Theatre. Archived from
the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014 .
^
"Gemma Arterton to star in Made in Dagenham musical" , BBC News , 3 March 2014, retrieved 4 April 2020
^
"Richard Bean's THE NAP, Starring Jack O'Connell, Begins Tonight at the Crucible" . Broadway World . 13 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^
"Kiss Me" , Hampstead Theatre website
^
"THEATREWORLD INTERNET MAGAZINE 2" . THEATREWORLD INTERNET MAGAZINE 2 . Archived from
the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017 .
^ Mark Brown,
"Karl Marx comedy to kick off first season at new London theatre" , The Guardian , 19 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^
"Jack Absolute Flies Again" . 7 November 2019.
^ Samuel Sims,
"KHull Truck marks its 50th anniversary with a lively, surreal show that is part history lesson and part love letter" , The Stage , 28 February 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ Brian Logan,
"To Have and to Hold review – fond family comedy from the writer of One Man, Two Guvnors" , The Guardian , 7 November 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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