Howard Brenton - Plays, Screenplays, Awards

Playwright, born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England, UK. He studied at Cambridge, wrote for fringe theatre companies during the late 1960s, and was resident playwright at the Royal Court Theatre, London (1972–3). His plays include Weapons of Happiness (1976), The Romans in Britain (1980), The Genius (1983), Moscow Gold (1990, with Tariq Ali), and Berlin Bertie (1992). Further work with Ali includes Ugly Rumours (1998) and Snogging Ken (2001). He has also collaborated with David Hare on a number of projects, notably Pravda (1985), and has written a political thriller, Diving for Pearls (1989).

He gained notoriety for his play The Romans in Britain, first staged at the National Theatre in 1980.

Plays

Christie in Love Revenge Magnificence Brassneck (with David Hare) The Churchill Play Epsom Downs (1977) Sore Throats The Romans in Britain (1980) Thirteenth Night (1981) Weapons of Happiness Bloody Poetry (1984) Pravda (1985, with David Hare) Greenland Berlin Bertie H.I.D. (Hess is Dead) Ugly Rumours Snogging Ken Paul Gum and Goo Scott of the Antarctic Wesley In Extremis

Screenplays

The Saliva Milkshake Dead Head (1986) Spooks (2002-2004)

Awards

Evening Standard Award for best play of 1985, for Pravda,