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At the time of his death in 1977, Terence Rattigan was barely remembered by the theater-going public, yet 30 years earlier he was considered one of Britain's most important playwrights. Geoffrey Wansell's Terence Rattigan is the first critical evaluation of the author since his death and, as such, is a major contribution to theater history.
Wansell went on to write the first authorised biography of one of his long time heroes, the British playwright Sir Terence Rattigan, whose work included The Winslow Boy, The Browning Version, The Deep Blue Sea and Separate Tables, using the playwright’s extensive and never previously seen papers.
Sep 18, 2013 · Suddenly, the things Rattigan had been celebrated for—fine craftsmanship, keen insight—became marks against him. As Rattigan biographer Geoffrey Wansell puts it, “[Rattigan was] abruptly and summarily dismissed as dated and irrelevant, period and precious, the creator of plays that only middle-aged maiden aunts could possibly like or admire.
Privately Rattigan despised it. On Easter Day, 25 April 1943, the brutal reality of the war intervened when Anthony Goldschmidt was killed in battle. Handsome, brilliant, and a loyal friend since ...
Geoffrey Wansell is a London based author, broadcaster and freelance journalist, who now works principally for the Daily Mail where he is the Crime and Thrillers reviewer. He’s published twelve books, including biographies of the movie star Cary Grant, the business tycoon Sir James Goldsmith, and the playwright Sir Terence Rattigan, a book ...
The Terence Rattigan Society was founded in Sir Terence Rattigan’s centenary year, 2011, to celebrate, enjoy and study the work and life of one of the Twentieth Century’s greatest playwrights. A prolific and successful author of plays and film scripts, Terence Rattigan’s most celebrated works include ‘French Without Tears’, ‘The ...
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Jan 17, 2010 · Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda. Louise Thomas. Editor. ... Wansell gives Rattigan's homosexuality as one reason (although that never hurt Coward in the same way). He argues ...
