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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Stafford trained at [[Rose Bruford College|Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance]],<ref name=RB>{{cite web|title=News: Rose Bruford College would like to congratulate all those involved in War Horse|url=http://www.bruford.ac.uk/news/rose-bruford-college-would-like-to-congratulate-all-those-involved-in-war-horse.aspx?newsyear=|work=Rose Bruford College|date=2011-06-13|accessdate=2011-06-14}}</ref> and his first professionally produced play was commissioned in 1987 by the [[Half Moon Theatre|Half Moon Young People’s Theatre]], where Stafford was writer-in-residence. He also got commissions from other small companies, before going to the [[Young Vic]], also as writer-in-residence.<ref name=WW>{{cite web|title=Nick Stafford Interview|url=http://www.writewords.org.uk/interviews/nick_stafford.asp|work=WriteWords|date=2006-01-16|accessdate=2011-04-03}}</ref> His first play there, ''The Snow Queen'', ran for two years.<ref name=WW/> He has had several plays produced at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] and at Birmingham Rep.<ref name=doollee>{{cite web|title=Nick Stafford|url=http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsS/stafford-nick.html|work=Doollee.com|accessdate=2011-04-03}}</ref> Stafford's [[War Horse (play)|adaptation]] of Michael Morpurgo's novel ''[[War Horse (novel)|War Horse]]'' was first produced in London in 2007, where it is still running; other productions are running in New York and will open next year (2012) in Toronto, Canada. His play ''Katherine Desouza'' has been adapted as a forthcoming film, ''Baptism''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baptism|url=http://slingshot-studios.com/our-films/in-development/baptism/|work=Slingshot Studios|accessdate=2011-04-03}}</ref> Five of his plays have been published by [[Faber and Faber]].<ref name=RLF/> |
Stafford trained at [[Rose Bruford College|Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance]],<ref name=RB>{{cite web|title=News: Rose Bruford College would like to congratulate all those involved in War Horse|url=http://www.bruford.ac.uk/news/rose-bruford-college-would-like-to-congratulate-all-those-involved-in-war-horse.aspx?newsyear=|work=Rose Bruford College|date=2011-06-13|accessdate=2011-06-14}}</ref> and his first professionally produced play was commissioned in 1987 by the [[Half Moon Theatre|Half Moon Young People’s Theatre]], where Stafford was writer-in-residence. He also got commissions from other small companies, before going to the [[Young Vic]], also as writer-in-residence.<ref name=WW>{{cite web|title=Nick Stafford Interview|url=http://www.writewords.org.uk/interviews/nick_stafford.asp|work=WriteWords|date=2006-01-16|accessdate=2011-04-03}}</ref> His first play there, ''The Snow Queen'', ran for two years.<ref name=WW/> He has had several plays produced at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] and at Birmingham Rep.<ref name=doollee>{{cite web|title=Nick Stafford|url=http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsS/stafford-nick.html|work=Doollee.com|accessdate=2011-04-03}}</ref> Stafford's [[War Horse (play)|adaptation]] of Michael Morpurgo's novel ''[[War Horse (novel)|War Horse]]'' was first produced in London in 2007, where it is still running; other productions are running in New York and will open next year (2012) in Toronto, Canada. His play ''Katherine Desouza'' has been adapted as a forthcoming film, ''Baptism''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baptism|url=http://slingshot-studios.com/our-films/in-development/baptism/|work=Slingshot Studios|accessdate=2011-04-03}}</ref> Five of his plays have been published by [[Faber and Faber]].<ref name=RLF/> |
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He was extremely gay |
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Stafford also has had several plays produced on [[BBC Radio 4]],<ref name=RLF/> and has been commissioned to write movies and television drama; none of these bar a BBC short has been filmed.<ref name=WW/> |
Stafford also has had several plays produced on [[BBC Radio 4]],<ref name=RLF/> and has been commissioned to write movies and television drama; none of these bar a BBC short has been filmed.<ref name=WW/> |
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Revision as of 18:07, 18 April 2013
Nick Stafford (born 1959 in Staffordshire) is a British playwright and writer.[1] He is best known for writing the stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel War Horse, which garnered him a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best New Play in 2008,[2][3] and the Tony Award for Best Play in 2011.[4]
Career
Stafford trained at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance,[5] and his first professionally produced play was commissioned in 1987 by the Half Moon Young People’s Theatre, where Stafford was writer-in-residence. He also got commissions from other small companies, before going to the Young Vic, also as writer-in-residence.[6] His first play there, The Snow Queen, ran for two years.[6] He has had several plays produced at the National Theatre and at Birmingham Rep.[7] Stafford's adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel War Horse was first produced in London in 2007, where it is still running; other productions are running in New York and will open next year (2012) in Toronto, Canada. His play Katherine Desouza has been adapted as a forthcoming film, Baptism.[8] Five of his plays have been published by Faber and Faber.[1] He was extremely gay Stafford also has had several plays produced on BBC Radio 4,[1] and has been commissioned to write movies and television drama; none of these bar a BBC short has been filmed.[6]
Stafford was a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Roehampton University from 2003–06 and at the University of Southampton from 2007-09.[1][6]
Stafford's first novel, Armistice, was published in 2009.
Works
Plays
- 1987-1988 Five plays written for the Half Moon Young People’s Theatre when Writer-in-residence.[9]
- 1989 Easy Prey, first produced by Avon Touring.[9]
- 1990 Back of the Bus, first produced at the New Perspectives Theatre.[9]
- 1990 The Canal Ghost, first produced at the Birmingham Rep Studio.[9]
- 1991 The Hopeful, first produced at the Young Vic, London.[9]
- 1991 The Snow Queen, first produced at the Young Vic, London. Adapted from the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen[7]
- 1992 Moll Cutpurse, first produced at The Drill Hall, London.[7]
- 1992 The Devil's Only Sleeping, first produced at Birmingham Rep.[7]
- 1993 Listen With Da Da, first produced at the Serpentine Gallery[10]
- 1995 The Go-Between, first produced at the Royal Theatre, Northampton. Adapted from the novel by L. P. Hartley.[9]
- 1995 Grab The Dog, first produced at the National Theatre Studio.[9]
- 1996 That Day At The Beach, first produced at the National Theatre Studio.[9]
- 1997 Whisper of Angel's Wings, first produced at Birmingham Rep.[9]
- 1999 Battle Royal, first produced at the Lyttelton Theatre at the National Theatre in London.[7]
- 2001 The Chain Play, first produced at the Olivier Theatre, also at the National Theatre, London.[7]
- 2001 Luminosity, first produced at The Pit, Barbican Centre, London, by the Royal Shakespeare Company.[7]
- 2004 Love Me Tonight, first produced at Hampstead Theatre, London.[7]
- 2006 Katherine Desouza, first produced at The Door at Birmingham Rep.[7]
- 2007 War Horse, first produced at the Olivier Theatre, at the National Theatre, London. Adapted from the novel by Michael Morpurgo.[7][11]
Radio plays
All were produced for BBC Radio 4.
- The Fire Inside.
- Birdsong, adapted from the novel by Sebastian Faulks.
- A Thousand Acres, adapted from the novel by Jane Smiley.
- A Year And A Day.
- The List Two plays for VE Day.
- Frankenstein, adapted from the novel by Mary Shelley.
- La Petite Mort.
- Ring of Roses.
- A Matter of Sex Winner of Sony Award Best Original Script.[9]
Novels
- 2009 Armistice novel.
References
- ^ a b c d "Nick Stafford". Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ Smith, Alistair (2008-02-07). "Hairspray leads the nominations at the Laurence Olivier Awards". The Stage. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ Thwaite, Mark. "Interview: Nick Stafford". Quercus Books. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "Winners List - All Categories". Tony Awards. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "News: Rose Bruford College would like to congratulate all those involved in War Horse". Rose Bruford College. 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ a b c d "Nick Stafford Interview". WriteWords. 2006-01-16. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Nick Stafford". Doollee.com. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "Baptism". Slingshot Studios. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Nick Stafford". The Agency. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ "Playback: The Bulletin of the National Sound Archive" (PDF). The National Sound Archive. Summer 1993. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ "War Horse: Nick Stafford". Faber and Faber. Retrieved 2011-04-03.