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Howard Brenton Biography (1942-)

Born December 13, 1942, in Portsmouth, England; son of Donald Henry (a policeman and Methodist minister) and Rose Lilian (Lewis) Brenton; married Jane Margaret Fry, January 31, 1970; children: two sons. Addresses: AGENT--c/oMargaret Ramsay, Ltd., 14-A Goodwin's Court, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2,England.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

December 13, 1942

Portsmouth, England

Famous Works

• Writings;STAGE
• Laughing Fools, Cambridge University, Cambridge, U.K., 1965.
• It's My Criminal, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1966.
• Gargantua, Brighton Combination, Brighton, U.K., 1969.
• Gum and Goo, Brighton Combination, 1969, published in Plays for Public Places, Eyre Methuen, 1972, and in Plays for the Poor Theatre, Eyre Methuen, 1980.
• Revenge, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1969, published by Eyre Methuen, 1970.
• Heads and The Education of Skinny Spew, both Bradford University, Bradford, U.K., 1969, both published in Christie in Love and Other Plays, Eyre Methuen, 1970, and in Plays for the Poor Theatre, Eyre Methuen, 1980.
• Christie in Love, Portable Theatre, London, 1969, then Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 1970, published in Christie in Love and Other Plays, Eyre Methuen, 1970, and in Plays for the Poor Theatre, Eyre Methuen, 1980.
• Wesley, Eastbrook Hall Methodist Church, Bradford, 1970, published in Plays for Public Places, Eyre Methuen, 1972.
• Cheek and Fruit, both Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 1970.
• Scott of the Antarctic: What God Didn't See, Bradford Festival, Bradford,1971, published in Plays for Public Places, Eyre Methuen, 1972.
• (with Brian Clark, Trevor Griffiths, David Hare, Steven Poliakoff, High Stoddart, and Snoo Wilson) Lay By, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, thenRoyal Court Theatre, both 1971, published by Calder & Boyars, 1972.
• Hitler Dances, Traverse Theatre, then Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, both1972.
• How Beautiful with Badges, Open Space Theatre, London, 1972.
• (adaptor) Measure for Measure, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, U.K., 1972.
• (with David Edgar, Tony Bicat, Clark, Francis Fuchs, Hare, and Wilson) England's Ireland, Mickery Theatre, Amsterdam, then Round House Theatre, London, both 1972.
• (with Edgar) A Fart for Europe, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 1973.
• Magnificence, Royal Court Theatre, 1973, published by Eyre Methuen, 1973.
• (with Hare) Brassneck, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, U.K., 1973, published by Eyre Methuen, 1974.
• The Churchill Play, Nottingham Playhouse, 1974, then Warehouse Theatre, London, 1979, published by Eyre Methuen, 1974.
• (Adaptor) The Saliva Milkshake, Soho Poly Theatre, London, 1975, then Theatre at St. Clement's Church, New York City, 1978, published by T.Q. Publications, 1977, and in Plays for the Poor Theatre, Eyre Methuen, 1980.
• Weapons of Happiness, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1976, published by EyreMethuen, 1976.
• Epsom Downs, Round House Theatre, 1977, published by Eyre Methuen, 1977.
• (with Griffiths, Ken Campbell, and Hare) Deeds, Nottingham Playhouse, 1978.
• Sore Throats, Warehouse Theatre, 1978, published in Sore Throats and Sonnets of Love and Oppression, Eyre Methuen, 1979.
• (with Tony Howard) A Short Sharp Shock, Stratford Theatre, London, then Royal Court Theatre, both 1980, published in Thirteenth Night and A Short Sharp Shock, Eyre Methuen, 1981.
• The Romans in Britain, Olivier Theatre, London, 1980, published by Eyre Methuen, 1981.
• Thirteenth Night, Warehouse Theatre, 1981, published in Thirteenth Nightand A Short Sharp Shock, Eyre Methuen, 1981.
• The Genius, Royal Court Theatre, 1983.
• (with Tunde Ikoli) Sleeping Policemen, Foco Novo Theatre, London, 1983.
• Bloody Poetry, Foco Novo Theatre, 1984.
• (adaptor) Danton's Death, Center Stage Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1984.
• (with David Hare) Pravda, National Theatre, London, 1985.
• Greenland, Royal Court Theatre, 1988.
• Also wrote Winter, Daddykins, produced in Dublin, Ireland, 1965; (adaptor) A Sky Blue Life, produced in London, 1966; (adaptor) The Screens, producedin Bristol, U.K., 1973; Mug, produced in Manchester, U.K., 1973; Government Property, produced in Denmark, 1976.
• Writings;FILM
• Skin Flicker, British Film Institute, 1973.
• Writings;TELEVISION PLAYS
• The Saliva Milkshake, BBC, 1975, published in Performing Arts Journal, (Winter 1979).
• The Paradise Run, Thames, 1976.
• Also Lushly, 1972.
• Writings;OTHER
• Notes from a Psychotic Journal and Other Poems, 1969.