Mark Burgess (playwright)
Mark Burgess (born 1959)is a British playwright and actor who appeared in Brookside as Gordon Collins. Burgess wrote and performed the one-man show The Man with the Golden Pen on the life of Ian Fleming.[1]
Selected works
[edit]- Casting Shadows, centred on a discussion between Max Miller, Laurence Olivier and Terence Rattigan in 1962 (1999)[2][3]
- The Man with the Golden Pen (original title: Fleming's Bond), one-man play about Ian Fleming (2000)[4]
- Einstein in Cromer, with David Suchet in the title role about Albert Einstein's stay in a small hut on Roughton Heath (2004)[5]
- From Father with Love, on Ian Fleming's relationship with his son Caspar (2006)[6]
- Sam O'Bedlam, centred on Samuel Beckett, played by Jim Norton (2006)[7][8]
- The Wrong Hero, on the wartime life and death of Leslie Howard (2008)[9][10]
- A King's Speech, on Lionel Logue and George VI (2009)[11]
- Tales from Tate Modern, (A Modern Love Story) BBC Radio 4 Short Story (2010)[12]
- Two Halves Of Guinness Stage Play (2011)
- Eel Pie Island short story BBC radio 4 (2012)
- The Only Way, a one-act play to commemorate Bedford Modern School's 10 years of co-education, starring Chris Edge and Elsa Keep (2013)
- With Wings as Eagles, a play celebrating 250 years of Bedford Modern School, starring Gregor Copeland
References
[edit]- ^ "Exclusive Interview with Mark Burgess, Playwright & Actor". 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Casting Shadows | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Casting Shadows". www.radiolistings.co.uk.
- ^ 'Theatre Review: Fleming's Bond', The Stage 30 November 2000, page 13
- ^ "Einstein in Cromer". Radio Times Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "'From Father With Love' on BBC Radio 4". CommanderBond.net. 30 December 2005.
- ^ "Sam O'bedlam". www.radiolistings.co.uk.
- ^ Horsford, Simon; Morgan, Clive; Riley, Chris; Warman, Matt; Gibbs, Tessa; Reynolds, Gillian (13 April 2006). "Today's TV & radio choices". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "The Wrong Hero - Leslie Howard by Mark Burgess". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ Morgan, Clive; Warman, Matt; Davies, Patricia Wynn; Reynolds, Gillian (27 April 2007). "Today's TV & radio choices". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Bedfordshire onsunday has closed". www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk.
- ^ "Tales From Tate Modern". www.radiolistings.co.uk.
External links
[edit]- Mark Burgess at IMDb
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