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Nicholas Wright

Nicholas Wright

Nicholas Wright is a leading British playwright. His plays include: 8 Hotels (Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 2019); an adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's novel The Slaves of Solitude (Hampstead Theatre, 2017); an adaptation of Pat Barker's novel Regeneration (Royal & Derngate, Northampton, 2014); Travelling Light (National Theatre, 2012); The Last of the Duchess (Hampstead Theatre, 2011); Rattigan's Nijinsky (Chichester Festival Theatre, 2011); The Reporter (National Theatre, 2007); a version of Emile Zola's Therese Raquin (National Theatre, 2006); an adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (National Theatre, 2003-4); Vincent In Brixton (National Theatre, 2002; winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play); a version of Luigi Pirandello's Naked (Almeida Theatre, 1998); and Mrs Klein (National Theatre & West End, 1988).

His writing about the theatre includes Changing Stages: A View of British Theatre in the Twentieth Century, co-written with Richard Eyre.

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Thérèse Raquin

Thérèse Raquin (National Theatre stage version)

By Émile Zola Adapted by Nicholas Wright

A gripping psychological thriller adapted for the stage by Émile Zola himself from his own notorious novel, in a version by Nicholas Wright.

The Reporter

The Reporter

By Nicholas Wright

An enthralling detective story based on the true life story of BBC reporter James Mossman.

Treetops

Treetops

By Nicholas Wright

A play about the early resistance to policies of apartheid or racial segregation in Cape Town, South Africa, in the 1950s.

Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays
    One Fine Day

    One Fine Day

    By Nicholas Wright

    A play about the gulf that separates Britain and Black Africa.

    Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays
      The Custom of the Country

      The Custom of the Country

      By Nicholas Wright

      Fletcher and Massinger's bawdy Jacobean drama is transposed to 1890s Johannesburg.

      Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays
        The Desert Air

        The Desert Air

        By Nicholas Wright

        A wartime comedy set in Cairo.

        Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays
          Regeneration

          Regeneration (stage version)

          By Pat Barker Adapted by Nicholas Wright

          A powerful anthem for the youth of World War One that offers a compassionate look at war and its devastating effects. Adapted from Pat Barker's Booker Prize-nominated novel.

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          The Slaves of Solitude

          The Slaves of Solitude (stage version)

          By Patrick Hamilton Adapted by Nicholas Wright

          A fascinating blend of dark hilarity and melancholy, woven from Patrick Hamilton’s much-loved story about an improbable heroine in wartime Britain.

          8 Hotels

          8 Hotels

          By Nicholas Wright

          A play about passion, suspicion and revenge, based on true events involving some of the twentieth century's most influential American artists.