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  1. Biography. Nicholas Wright was born in Cape Town, attended Rondebosch Boys' School and from the age of six was a child actor on radio and on the stage. He came to London in 1958 to train as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and subsequently worked as a floor-assistant in BBC Television and as a runner in film ...

  2. Every aspect of the First World War has been explored - its causes debated, the horrific conditions on the front revisited. And yet there has been less talk of the psychological impact of trench warfare, which is why Nicholas Wrights new stage adaptation of Regeneration will greatly add to the sum of the centenary coverage.

  3. Jun 27, 2020 · Today, 27 June 2020, marks the 80th birthday of playwright Nicholas Wright. Born in South Africa in 1940, over the course of his long and illustrious career he has established himself as one of the UK’s most-respected dramatists. His plays have been staged at leading venues including at the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal ...

  4. London. Original language. English. Subject. Life and death, power and authority. Official site. His Dark Materials is a play written by British playwright Nicholas Wright, adapted from the Philip Pullman fantasy novel trilogy of the same title. The production premiered in the Royal National Theatre 's Olivier Theatre, London, in 2003.

    • Life and death, power and authority
  5. Oct 20, 2017 · This week he has returned there for the 3rd time with a new play, the world premiere of The Slaves of Solitude, adapted from a novel by Patrick Hamilton and set during the wartime Britain of the 1940s. He identifies strongly with both the writer and the period: "I was born in 1940 and the play is set in 1943.

  6. Overview. Nicholas Wright. (b. 1940) Quick Reference. (b. Cape Town, 5 July 1940) Playwright and director. A former actor and casting director, Wright was the first director of the Royal Court's Theatre Upstairs in 1969, and co-artistic ... From: Wright, Nicholas in The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre »

  7. Oct 19, 2018 · Marnies." Photo: Ken Howard/Met Opera. Librettist Nicholas Wright--an acclaimed, award-winning playwright--was so keen on collaborating with composer Nico Muhly and director Michael...

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