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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Klaus Badelt to Christophe Beck
Peter Barnes Biography (1931-)
Born January 10, 1931, in London, England; son of Frederick and Martha (maiden name, Miller) Barnes; married Charlotte Beck (a director and translator), October 18, 1961 (one source says 1958; died, 1994); married Christie Horn, March 4, 1995; children: (second marriage) Leela.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Writer, director, producer
- Birth Details
- January 10, 1931
- London, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Work
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Director
- (With others) Lulu: A Sex Tragedy, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre, Nottingham, England, 1970
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The Frontiers of Farce, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1976
- (With others) The Devil Is an Ass, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh,Scotland, 1976 then National Theatre, London, 1977
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For All Those Who Get Despondent (cabaret), Theatre Upstairs, London, 1977
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Leonardo's Last Supper, 1977
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Bartholomew Fair, Round House Theatre, London, 1978
- (With others) Antonio, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre, 1979
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The Devil Himself (revue), Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1980
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Somersaults (revue), Haymarket Theatre Royal, Leicester, England,1981
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Bartholomew Fair, 1987
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Lunar Park Eclipsis, 1995
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Dreaming, 1999
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Television Work
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Director; Specials
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The Spirit of Man, BBC, 1989
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Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Channel 4, 1990
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Bye Bye Columbus, BBC-2, 1992
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Hard Times, BBC, 1994 then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1995
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Associate Producer; Miniseries
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The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (also known as Leprechauns and Kampf der Kobolde), NBC, 1999
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Arabian Nights, NBC, 2000
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Associate Producer; Movies
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A Christmas Carol, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
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Film Work
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Producer
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Al's Lads, Alchemy Pictures, 2001
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WRITINGS
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Plays
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The Time of the Barracudas, produced at Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1963
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Sclerosis (one-act play), produced at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh,Scotland, 1963 then Aldwych Theatre, London, 1965
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The Ruling Class: A Baroque Comedy, produced at Nottingham Playhouse, 1968 then Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1969 later Kreeger Theatre, Washington, DC, 1971 published by Heinemann Educational (London), 1969 then Grove (New York City), 1972
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Leonardo's Last Supper and Noonday Demons (double-bill), produced at Open Space Theatre, London, 1969 published in one volume, Heinemann(London), 1970
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Lulu: A Sex Tragedy (based on the Frank Wedekind plays Earth Spirit and Pandora's Box), produced at Nottingham Playhouse, then Royal Court Theatre, London, both 1970 published by Heinemann Educational, 1971
- (With Trevor Nunn) The Alchemist, produced at Old Vic Theatre, 1970 revised version, Other Place Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, then Aldwych Theatre, both 1977
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The Devil Is an Ass (based on a play by Ben Jonson), produced at Nottingham Playhouse, 1973 revised version, Edinburgh Festival, 1976 then National Theatre, London, 1977
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The Bewitched, produced at Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1974 published by Heinemann, 1974
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For All Those Who Get Despondent (cabaret; based on works by Bertolt Brecht and Frank Wedekind), produced at Theatre Upstairs, 1976
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The Frontiers of Farce (based on the plays The Purging by George Feydeau and The Singer by Frank Wedekind), produced at Old Vic Theatre, 1976 published by Heinemann Educational, 1977
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Laughter!, produced at Royal Court Theatre, 1978 published by Heinemann, 1978
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Bartholomew Fair (based on the play by Ben Jonson), produced at Round House Theatre, 1978 then London, 1987
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Antonio (based on the John Marston plays Antonio and Mellida and Antonio's Revenge), produced at Nottingham Playhouse, 1979
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The Devil Himself (revue; based on works by Frank Wedekind), musicby Carl Davis and Stephen Deutsch, produced at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1980
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Somersaults (revue), produced at Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1981
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Red Noses, produced in London, 1985 then at ACT/A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1989-1990 published by Faber, 1986
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Scenes from a Marriage (based on the play by George Feydeau), produced at Barbican Theatre, London, 1986
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The Real Long John Silver, produced in London, 1989
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Sunsets and Glories, produced at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds,England, published by Methuen (London), 1990
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The Spirit of Man, produced in London, 1991 published by Methuen,1990
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Tango at the End of Winter (based on a play by Kunio Shimizu), produced in London, 1991 published by Amber Lane (Charlbury, England), 1991
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Lunar Park Eclipsis, 1995
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Corpsing, 1996
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Dreaming, 1999
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Screenplays
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Violent Moment, Anglo Amalgamated, 1958
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Breakout, Anglo Amalgamated, 1959
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The White Trap, Anglo Amalgamated, 1959
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Off Beat (also known as The Devil Inside), British Lion, 1961
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The Professionals, Anglo Amalgamated, 1961
- (With Frank Launder) Ring of Spies (also known as Ring of Treason), British Lion, 1965
- (With Norman Panama and Larry Gelbart) Not with My Wife, You Don't, Warner Bros., 1966
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The Ruling Class (based on Barnes's play), United Artists, 1972
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Leonardo's Last Supper, 1977
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Spaghetti House, 1983
- (With Elizabeth Von Arnim) Enchanted April (based on the novel byElizabeth Von Arnim), Miramax, 1992
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Voices (also known as Voices from a Locked Room), Voices Productions, 1995
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Teleplays
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Miniseries
- (With David Stevens) Merlin (based on a story by Edward Khmara), NBC, 1998
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The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (also known as Leprechauns and Kampf der Kobolde), NBC, 1999
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Noah's Ark (also known as Arche Noah--Das groesste Abenteuer der Menschheit), NBC, 1999
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Arabian Nights, NBC, 2000
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Movies
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Alice in Wonderland, ABC, 1999
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A Christmas Carol, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
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Specials; Plays
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The Man with a Feather in His Hat, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1960
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The Spirit of Man, BBC, 1989 published by Methuen, 1989
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Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Channel 4, 1990 published by Methuen,1989
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Bye Bye Columbus, BBC-2, 1992 published by Methuen, 1992
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Hard Times (based on the novel by Charles Dickens), BBC, 1994 thenbroadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1995
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Other Teleplays
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More Than a Touch of Zen, 1989
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Not As Bad As They Seem, 1989
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Revolutionary Witness, 1989 published by Methuen, 1989
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Radio Plays
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Eastward Ho! (based on a play by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston), BBC, 1973
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My Ben Jonson, BBC, 1973
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Lulu (adaptation of Barnes's play Lulu: A Sex Tragedy), BBC, 1975
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Antonio (adaptation of Barnes's play of the same name), BBC, 1977
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A Chaste Maid in Cheapside (based on a play by Thomas Middleton),BBC, 1979
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The Two Hangmen (revised version of Barnes's stage play For AllThose Who Get Despondent), 1979
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Eulogy on Baldness (based on a work by Synesius of Cyrene), BBC, 1980
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The Atheist (based on a play by Thomas Otway), BBC, 1981
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Barnes' People: Seven Monologues, BBC, 1981
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For the Conveyance of Oysters (based on work by Maxim Gorky), 1981
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The Jumping Minuses of Byzantium, 1981
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The Singer (based on work by Frank Wedekind), 1981
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The Soldier's Fortune (based on a play by Thomas Otway), BBC, 1981
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The Dutch Courtesan (based on a play by John Marston), BBC, 1982
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The Magician (based on work by Maxim Gorky), 1982
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A Mad World, My Masters (based on a play by Thomas Middleton), 1983
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Barnes' People II: Seven Duologues, 1984 published by Heinemann, 1984
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The Primrose Path (based on a play by George Feydeau), 1984
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A Trick to Catch the Old One (based on a play by Thomas Middleton), 1985
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Barnes' People III, 1986
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The Old Law (based on a play by Thomas Middleton, William Rowley,and Philip Massinger), 1986
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Woman of Paris (based on work by Henri Becque), 1986
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Don Juan and Faust (based on work by C. D. Grabbe), 1987
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The Magnetic Lady (based on a play by Ben Jonson), 1987
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No End to Dreaming, 1987
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More Barnes' People (monologues), 1989-1990 published by Methuen,1990
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Billy and Me, 1990
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Losing Myself, 1990
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Madame Zenobia, 1990
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The Road to Strome, 1990
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Slaughterman, 1990
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A True Born Englishman, 1990
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Houdini's Heir, 1991
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Collected Works
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Collected Plays (includes Barnes' People: Seven Monologues,
The Bewitched,
Laughter!,
Leonardo's Last Supper,
Noonday Demons, and The Ruling Class), Heinemann, 1981
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Real Long John Silver and Other Plays: Barnes' People III, Faber,1986
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Plays: Two, Methuen, 1993
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Plays: Three, Methuen, 1995
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Plays (includes Clap Hands,
Heaven's Blessings,
Here Comes Charlie,
The Patriot, the Butcher, the Preacher, the Amazon, and Revolutionary Witness), Methuen, 1996
- Also the author of Corpsing: Four One-Act Plays (contains Acting Exercise,
Humour Helps,
Last Things, and Waiting for aBus).
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Other Writings
- Other writings include The Able Disabled;
After the Funeral;
Confessions of a Primary Terrestrial Mental Receiver and Communicator: NUM III Mark I;
Dancing;
Eggs in Gravy;
The End of the World--and After;
From Sleep and Shadow;
Glory;
Grey Viruses;
A Hand Witch of the Second Stage;
The Heirs of Diogenes;
It's Cold, Wanderer, It's Cold;
Lament for Armenians;
Moondog Rogan and the Mighty Hamster;
The Night of the Sinhat Torah;
The Peace of Westphalia;
The Perfect Pair;
The Right Time andPlace;
Rosa;
Silver Bridges;
Sisters;
The Theoryand Practice of Belly Dancing;
The Three Visions;
The Trial ofSocrates;
Worms; and Yesterday's News. Also adapted the play The Silent Woman.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Dukore, Bernard Frank, Barnestorm: The Plays of Peter Barnes, Garland Publishing (New York City), 1995
- Dukore, Bernard Frank, The Theatre of Peter Barnes, Heinemann, 1981
Periodicals
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Times (London), October 25, 1986 June 3, 1987
Electronic
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Peter Barnes, http://www. eterbarnes.com
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