Trevor Griffiths

Michael W. Patterson (University of De Montfort)

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

Dates

Born 4 Apr 1935
Died 29 Mar 2024
Activity 1969-2024

Places

Born in England
Active in England

Activities

Primary

Playwright / Dramatist
Theatre Director

Resources

Griffiths' Works

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Trevor Griffiths was a significant member of that group of prolific and successful British socialist playwrights of the 1970s and 1980s, which included John Arden, Howard Barker, Edward Bond, Howard Brenton, Caryl Churchill, David Edgar, John McGrath, David Hare, David Mercer and Arnold Wesker. He wrote for both film and television, but the stage play for which he is now best remembered is

Comedians

(1975), arguably one of the finest pieces of British political theatre, which, unlike most of the left-wing plays of this period, is still occasionally revived.

In contrast to most of his contemporaries, who lived in London or soon gravitated to the south, Griffiths remained resolutely committed to his northern roots. Born in Manchester in 1935, he went to school there and then in 1955

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Citation: Patterson, Michael W.. "Trevor Griffiths". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 03 May 2006 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=11711, accessed 22 November 2024.]