Martin Crimp

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Martin Crimp is a contemporary British playwright and translator known for his formally inventive, often darkly comic works and influential contributions to modern European theatre.

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Martin Crimp canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatist
person
playwright
translator
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
fieldOfWork dramatic literature
literary translation
theatre
gender male
genre black comedy
drama
experimental theatre
hasRole adapter
librettist
influenced contemporary European playwrights
influencedBy European avant-garde theatre
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement contemporary theatre
in-yer-face theatre
postdramatic theatre
notableFor contributions to modern European theatre
darkly comic writing
experimentation with theatrical form
formally inventive plays
fragmented narrative techniques
innovative dramatic structure
use of multiple voices and scenarios
notableWork Advice to Iraqi Women
Attempts on Her Life
Attempts on Her Life: 17 Scenarios for the Theatre
Cruel and Tender
Dealing with Clair
Definitely the Bahamas
Face to the Wall
Fewer Emergencies
Getting Attention
In the Republic of Happiness
Men Asleep
Play House
The City
The Country
The Rest Will Be Familiar to You from Cinema
The Treatment
When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other
Writing for Theatre
occupation playwright
translator
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

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Into the Little Hill librettist Martin Crimp
Written on Skin librettist Martin Crimp
John Whiting Award notableRecipient Martin Crimp