Stephen Jeffreys
Stephen Jeffreys (22 April 1950 – 17 September 2018) was a British playwright and playwriting teacher. He wrote original plays, films and play adaptations and also worked as translator. Jeffreys is best known for his play The Libertine about the Earl of Rochester, which was performed at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago with John Malkovich as Rochester, and later adapted into a film starring Malkovich and Johnny Depp.
Plays authored
- Backbeat
- The Clink
- The Convict’s Opera
- A Going Concern
- I Just Stopped By To See The Man
- The Libertine
- Valued Friends
Past productions
- Original prologue and Script Revision., The Alchemist, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Prologue by, The Country Wife, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Prologue by, The Country Wife, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Prologue by, The Country Wife, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Adapter, A Jovial Crew, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Adapter, A Jovial Crew, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Adapter, A Jovial Crew, Royal Shakespeare Company