Peter Barnes
Peter Barnes (10 January 1931 – 1 July 2004) was an English Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His most famous work is the play The Ruling Class, which was made into a 1972 film for which Peter O’Toole received an Oscar nomination.
Plays authored
- Barnes Dance
- Barnes Three
- Barnes’ People
- The Bewitched
- Corpsing
- The Frontiers of Farce
- Jubilee
- Lulu
- Luna Park Eclipses
- Noonday Demons
- Red Noses
- The Ruling Class
- Sunsets and Glories
Past productions
- Writer, The Ruling Class, Ambassador Theatre Group Limited
- Playwright, Jubilee, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Playwright, Jubilee, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Adaptation, Tango at the End of Winter
- Playwright, Barnes Dance, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Playwright, Barnes Dance, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Playwright, Barnes’ People, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Playwright, Barnes Three, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Playwright, Barnes Dance, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Adapter, Scenes from a Marriage, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Playwright, Barnes’ People, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Playwright, Barnes’ People, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Playwright, Red Noses, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Dr Bradman, Blithe Spirit, Hornchurch Repertory Company
- Adapter / Co Director, Antonio
- Editor, The Alchemist, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Editor, The Alchemist, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Adaptation and Associate Director, The Devil Is an Ass, Birmingham Repertory Company
- Adaptation / Director, The Frontiers of Farce, Old Vic Company
- Playwright, The Bewitched, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Director, Lulu, Lewenstein-Delfont Productions Ltd, Nottingham Playhouse, and Royal Court Theatre