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Nick Grosso is a British playwright, born in London in 1968 to Argentine parents of Italian and Russian extraction [1]. He has been described as ‘Oscar Wilde on speed’ by theatre critic Sheridan Morley [2].
Career
In 1993 Nick's monologue Mama Don't was produced by the Royal Court Young People's Theatre and put on at the Commonwealth Institute, London. It was directed by Roxanna Silbert.
A year later his first stage play, Peaches, was produced by the Royal Court Theatre in association with the Royal National Theatre Studio and put on at the Royal Court Theatre, London. It starred Ben Chaplin. [3]
In 1996 Nick's second stage play, Sweetheart, was produced by the Royal Court Theatre and put on at the Royal Court Theatre, London, before embarking on a regional tour. It starred Kate Beckinsale.
In 1998 Nick's third stage play, Real Classy Affair, was produced by the Royal Court Theatre and put on at the Ambassadors Theatre, London. It starred Joseph Fiennes and Nick Moran. [4]
His fourth stage play, Kosher Harry, was produced by the Royal Court Theatre and put on at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2002. It was directed by Kathy Burke and starred Martin Freeman.
Since then the Hampstead Theatre in London has produced and put on three young people's plays by Nick [5].
In 2004 Nick directed his monologue Killing Paul McCartney at the Assembly Rooms at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was produced by David Johnson and performed by Jake Wood. [6]
The same year Nick was invited to participate in the inaugural 24 Hour Plays at the Old Vic Theatre, London, hosted by Kevin Spacey [7].
In 2005 Nick wrote A Play In Swedish English And Italian for the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, produced by Elverket [8].
All Nick’s plays have received domestic productions in theatres such as the Salisbury Playhouse as well as international productions in Europe and the US [9].
His latest stage play, Ingredient X, will open at The Royal Court Theatre, London, in May 2010 [10].
References
Nick’s work and role in the contemporary theatre scene has been analysed in books such as ‘State of Play’ by David Edgar (Faber and Faber, November 1999), ‘In-Yer-Face Theatre’ by Aleks Sierz [11], and ‘The Blue Room’ by Dominic Dromgoole [12].
His plays are published by Methuen [13].
Notes
- ^ "The Big Interviews". Imogen Edwards Jones. The Times. 2 January 1999. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "A Very Glossy Classy Affair". Sheridan Morley. The New York Times. 4 November 1998. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Edward Albee: A Revenger's Tragedy". Irving Wardle. The Independent. 20 November 1994. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Reviews of Past Productions". The Times, The Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Hampstead Theatre". Wikipedia. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Edinburgh Reports". Charles Spencer. The Telegraph. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "From blank page to stage in 24 hours". Stephen Pile. The Telegraph. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Sven's complicated private life is played out on Swedish stage". Matthew Beard. The Independent. 9 April 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Alter Egos With Different Languages". Neil Genzlinger. The New York Times. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "What's on". Royal Court. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "In-Yer-Face Theatre". Aleks Sierz. Faber and Faber. 5 March 2001. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "The Full Room". Dominic Dromgoole. Methuen. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Kosher Harry". Nick Grosso. Methuen. 18 April 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2008.