English playwright (born 1956)
Richard Bean
Born (1956-06-11 ) 11 June 1956 (age 68) Hull , EnglandOccupation playwright, screenwriter Nationality English Genre Drama
Richard Anthony Bean (born 11 June 1956) is an English playwright.
Born in EastHull , Bean was educated atHull Grammar School , and then studiedsocial psychology atLoughborough University , graduating with a 2:1 BSc Hons. He then worked as an occupational psychologist,[ 1]
Between 1989 and 1994, Bean also worked as a comedian and went on to be one of the writers and performers of the sketch showControl Group Six (BBC Radio ) which was nominated for aWriters Guild Award .
In 1995 he wrote thelibretto for Stephen McNeff's operaParadise of Fools , which premiered at theUnicorn Theatre .
His first full-length play,Of Rats and Men , set in a psychology lab, was staged at theCanal Cafe Theatre in 1988 and went on to theEdinburgh Festival . He adapted it forBBC Radio , starringAnton Lesser , and it was nominated for aSony Award .
Bean wrote the filmsHarvest (2009) andThe Duke
Of Rats and Men (1988) - premiered at theCanal Cafe Theatre Toast Royal Court Theatre , directed byRichard Wilson [ 2] Mr England (2000) - premiered at theCrucible Theatre Sheffield, directed by Paul Miller[ 3] The Mentalists National Theatre , directed bySean Holmes [ 4] The God Botherers (2003) - premiered at theBush Theatre , directed byWill Kerley [ 5] Smack Family Robinson (2003) - premiered at theLive Theatre ,Newcastle upon Tyne , directed byJeremy Herrin [ 6] Under the Whaleback (2003) - premiered at theRoyal Court Theatre , directed byRichard Wilson [ 7] Honeymoon Suite (2004) - premiered at theRoyal Court Theatre , directed by Paul Miller[ 8] Harvest (2005) - premiered at theRoyal Court Theatre , directed byWilson Milam [ 9] The Hypochondriac Molière 's play, premiered at theAlmeida Theatre , directed byLindsay Posner [ 10] Up on Roof (2006) - premiered at theHull Truck Theatre , directed byGareth Tudor Price [ 11] In the Club (2007) - premiered at theHampstead Theatre , directed byDavid Grindley [ 12] The English Game (2008) - premiered at theYvonne Arnaud Theatre ,Guildford , directed bySean Holmes [ 13] Pub Quiz Is Life (2009) - premiered at the Hull Truck Theatre, directed by Gareth Tudor Price[ 14] England People Very Nice National Theatre , directed byNicholas Hytner [ 15] House of Games (2010) - an adaptation of the film byDavid Mamet , premiered at theAlmeida Theatre , directed byLindsay Posner [ 16] The Big Fellah Lyric Hammersmith , directed byMax Stafford-Clark [ 17] The Heretic Royal Court Theatre , directed byJeremy Herrin [ 18] One Man, Two Guvnors National Theatre , directed byNicholas Hytner [ 19] Great Britain Royal National Theatre , directed byNicholas Hytner [ 20] Pitcairn Chichester Festival Theatre , directed byMax Stafford-Clark [ 21] Made in Dagenham Adelphi Theatre , directed byRupert Goold [ 22] The Nap (2016) - premiered at theCrucible Theatre - directed byRichard Wilson [ 23] Kiss Me (2016) - premiered at theHampstead Theatre , directed by Anna Ledwich[ 24] The Hypocrite (2017) - premiered atHull Truck Theatre andRoyal Shakespeare Company , directed by Phillip Breen[ 25] Young Marx Clive Coleman , premiered at theBridge Theatre , directed byNicholas Hytner [ 26] Jack Absolute Flies Again Oliver Chris , premiered at theNational Theatre , directed by Emily Burns[ 27] 71 Coltman Street Hull Truck Theatre , directed by Mark Babych[ 28] To Have and to Hold (2023) - premiered at theHampstead Theatre , directed by Richard Wilson and Terry Johnson[ 29] ^ Aleks Sierz,"It's never too late to wow an audience Richard Bean has burst on the theatre scene with five acclaimed new plays in 18 months. But he's no bright young thing, the former punk, psychologist and stand-up comedian tells Aleks Sierz" [dead link ] Daily Telegraph , 6 January 2004. ^ Toast ^ Ian Shuttleworth (2000),"Mr England" ,The Financial Times ^ The Mentalists [permanent dead link ] ^ The God Botherers the original on 9 June 2012^ Alfred Hickling (29 May 2003),"Smack Family Robinson Review" ,The Guardian , London, retrieved4 April 2020 ^ "Under the Whaleback" ,Royal Court Theatre , 2003^ Honeymoon Suite ^ Harvest ^ The Hypochondriac the original on 13 December 2011^ Michael Billington (6 March 2006),"Up on Roof Review" ,The Guardian , London ^ In the Club the original on 23 April 2012^ Billington, Michael (14 May 2008),"The English Game Review" ,The Guardian , London ^ Alfred Hickling,"Pub Quiz Is Life" ,The Guardian , 14 September 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2020. ^ England People Very Nice the original on 2 December 2011^ House of Games ^ "The Big Fellah" ,Lyric Theatre , 2010, archived fromthe original on 7 June 2012^ The Heretic the original on 28 March 2014^ One Man, Two Guvnors the original on 1 March 2011^ "Great Britain" . National Theatre. 2014. Archived fromthe original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved7 January 2014 .^ "Pitcairn" . Chichester Festival Theatre. Archived fromthe original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved3 July 2014 .^ "Gemma Arterton to star in Made in Dagenham musical" ,BBC News , 3 March 2014, retrieved4 April 2020 ^ "Richard Bean's THE NAP, Starring Jack O'Connell, Begins Tonight at the Crucible" .Broadway World . 13 March 2016. Retrieved4 April 2020 .^ "Kiss Me" , Hampstead Theatre website^ "THEATREWORLD INTERNET MAGAZINE 2" .THEATREWORLD INTERNET MAGAZINE 2 . Archived fromthe original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved6 April 2017 .^ Mark Brown,"Karl Marx comedy to kick off first season at new London theatre" ,The Guardian , 19 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020. ^ "Jack Absolute Flies Again" . 7 November 2019.^ Samuel Sims,"KHull Truck marks its 50th anniversary with a lively, surreal show that is part history lesson and part love letter" ,The Stage , 28 February 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022. ^ Brian Logan,"To Have and to Hold review – fond family comedy from the writer of One Man, Two Guvnors" ,The Guardian , 7 November 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
