Howard Barker
An intro to Barker, plus a list of his plays, poems, opera and essays, and a page on his "theatre of catastrophe".
Peter Barnes
One of the few websites set up by a successful playwright, the Barnestorming
Theatre Resource is pretty massive, with details of all Peter Barnes'
plays and films. Well worth a visit.
J.M.
Barrie
A brief biography.
Francis Beaumont
From TheatreHistory.com. A biography from 1911
The Samuel Beckett On-line Resources and Links Page
This is a links site, but such a thorough one that it would be wrong not to bring it to your attention. A large collection of links to all things Beckettian (Is there such a word?). Also on this site - naughty! - is the full text of Waiting for Godot
Michael Begg
A brief interview about his play You Dance the Swords Alone.
Brendan
Behan
A brief biography, photos. the works (a list of his own work and of
books about him) and sounds - six recordings, mainly of him singing.
Aphra Behn (Introduction)
A brief biography and a look at some of her political opinions, plus a playlist.
Alan Bennett
An introduction to Alan Bennett for Americans, before a week-long series of his films at the Walter Reade Theater.
Alan
Bennett: Bard of Embarrassment
A feature in Time Magazine by Richard Corliss when Bennett was nominated
for an Oscar for The Madness of King George. A survey of his work.
Steven Berkoff
Iain Fisher's Berkoff site is impressive, covering Berkoff's career
as writer, director and actor in great detail. It even contains a
couple of academic dissertations on his work. It's honest, too - not
afraid to point out his failures as well as the successes. Essential
viewing for anyone wanting to know about the man and his work.
Steven Berkoff (Twenty Questions)
A "twenty questions" interview with Whatsonstage
Paul Boyd Music
Paul Boyd is a playwright, composer of musicals and a musical director,
based in Northern Ireland. Details of his shows (including Macbeth
the Musical), with info, synopsis and cast lists, plus a biography,
news and a number of his songs in MP3 format.
Tony Breeze
Playwright, poet and children's author based in Nottingham. Details
of 5 full-length and 8 one-act plays. Most have been performed by
amateurs.
Howard
Brenton
A very brief biography.
Elizabeth Cary (c.1584 - 1639)
A biography of the first published English female playwright.
Michele
Celeste
Playwright and librettist working in both English and Italian. CV, news of productions of his plays, reviews in English and Italian, prizes and awards ("Vanity Fair"!) and a contacts page.
Susannah Centlivre (18th Century)
A brief intro to a woman playwright, writing from 1700-1722.
James Martin Charlton
Playwright & director. One page, listing his plays, the plays he has
directed, & reviews
David Christy
An interesting site, covering a diverse range of work (including his
position as consultant on Ivor Novello for the film Gosford Park),
but the design means there's quite a bit of sideways scrolling and
the layout is a little confusing. It's worth visiting for the content:
try not to be oput off by the design.
Caryl Churchill
A short paper written by a group of university students: a brief biography, a look at Cloud 9, and a list of her works. One page.
Caryl Churchill's Feminist Theatre
An excellent site for the more academically inclined, being a thesis on the place of Churchill in the feminist canon.
John Clifford
Scottish playwright. This is his own site. The first page gives his theatre philosophy, then there is his CV and a list of his works. Many of his works have their own pages, with production details and, in some cases, sample dialogue.
Sir Noel Coward
A lot of pictures (back to his babyhood), some .wav files of his songs, and a bibliography which consists of a brief biography, his major works, and some books about him. For the first site on the Web devoted to "The Master", it's rather disappointing.
Noel Coward: How I write My Songs
An interesting brief article on the NODA North West site.
The Noel Coward Centenary
News and a biography, plus a complete list of Coward's plays. There's also a diary of centenary year events, plus a list of those events for which no precise date has yet been set. Eventually the site will carry details of an appreciation society, which is yet to be set up.
Noel Coward ("Retirement Matters" website)
A biographical article.
Noel Coward (The Knitting Circle)
From the Staff Lesbian and Gay Association of the South Bank University. A biography, his work as actor and writer, a bibliography and press "cuttings".
Noel
Coward (BBC)
From the BBC Artzone: a three page profile and audio clips
Julia Darling
Playwright, novelist and poet. She has been writer-in-residence at
Live Theatre, Newcastle, and is a winner of the Northern Rock Foundation
Writer's Award. The site covers her career and includes a weblog.
Sir
William Davenant (1606-1668)
From Britannica: a biography of this poet, playwright and theatre
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