BIOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
Barnes is opposed to the practice taught in many
writing classes--"write about something you know". He
thinks that is for amateurs. Writers must use their imaginations!
So he tries to keep all elements of
autobiography out of his work. Critics continually look for
personal life influences in his work. He feels that is an easy
out for them from tackling the important messages of the plays.
So for now, here, there will be no biography
section. Listen to the plays first.
PLAYS WRITTEN BY PETER BARNES
PLAYS ADAPTED & EDITED BY PETER BARNES
TANGO AT THE END OF WINTER
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE
THE DEVIL HIMSELF (also directed)
THE ALCHEMIST
ANTONIO (also directed)
BARTHOLOMEW FAIR (also directed)
FOR ALL THOSE WHO GET DESPONDENT (also directed)
THE FRONTIERS OF FARCE (also directed)
THE DEVIL IS AN ASS
LULU (also directed)
"BARNES
PEOPLE" PLAYS WRITTEN & DIRECTED FOR BBC
INCLUDES:
CONFESSIONS OF A PRIMARY TERRESTRIAL (Alec Guinness)
YESTERDAY'S NEWS (Dame Peggy Ashcroft)
ROSA (Dame Judi Dench)
WORMS (Joan Plowright and Paul Scofield)
IT'S COLD WANDERER , IT'S COLD (Sir Ian McKellan and Mary Ellis)
SILVER BRIDGES (ALec McCowan, Peter Ustinov)
ACTING EXERCISE (Alan Bates, Donald Sinden)
AFTER THE FUNERAL(Sean Connery, Donald Pleasance, John Hurt)
SCREENPLAYS
include
ENCHANTED APRIL (Miramax)
THE RULING CLASS (starring Peter
O'Toole)
NOT WITH MY WIFE YOU DON'T (starring George C. Scott)
WRONG ARM OF THE LAW
THE GREAT SCOUT AND CATHOUSE THURSDAY
FATHOM
MURPHY'S LAW
KING OF SPIES
OFFBEAT
THE PROFESSIONAL
THE WHITE TRAP
VIOLENT MOMENT
LEONARDO'S LAST SUPPER (also directed)
TELEVISION
includes
HARD TIMES
(mini-series written, directed,produced by Barnes for BBC-1994)
SPIRIT OF MAN (written & directed
for Channel 4)
REVOLUTIONARY WITNESS (written & directed for BBC)
NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS (written
& directed for BBC)
Received British Telelvision Society Award - Best Drama
BYE BYE COLUMBUS (written & directed
for BBC)
MAN WITH A FEATURE IN HIS CAP (written for BBC)
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