Mike Bartlett

Robert Clark (The Literary Encyclopedia)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.09: English Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary Britain , 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Gina Lyle (University of Glasgow), Graham MacPhee (University of Manchester), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Jenni Ramone (The Nottingham Trent University)

Dates

Born 7 Oct 1980
Activity c. 2000-ongoing

Places

Active in United Kingdom

Activities

Primary

Playwright / Dramatist

Other

Film/TV Script-writer/ Screenwriter

Resources

Bartlett's Works

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Mike Bartlett was born October 7 1980 in Oxford, England, and studied English and Theatre Studies at the University of Leeds.

He began to achieve critical recognition with his radio play Not Talking (2006) which won the Tinniswood Award in that year and was broadcast on BBC radio in 2007. In the same year he was ‘writer in residence’ at the Royal Court Theatre, London, a venue famed for encouraging and developing new writers. His play My Child was staged there in 2007, as was his play Cock (2009) which won a 2010 Lawrence Olivier Award. Also in 2010, his play Earthquakes in London about climate change was directed by Rupert Goold – a long term collaborator -- at the National Theatre and was widely and positively reviewed in the national media.

He began to achieve critical recognition…

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Citation: Clark, Robert. "Mike Bartlett". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 14 February 2020 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14517, accessed 08 May 2024.]

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