Phil Porter

{{Short description|English writer (born 1977)}}

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Phil Porter (born 1977) is a British playwright, librettist and television writer.Guardian: [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/mar/13/theatre-picks-of-the-week Theatre Picks Of The Week] He is a graduate of the University of Birmingham.

Plays and libretti

Plays and libretti include:{{Cite web|url=http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsP/porter-phil.html|title=Doollee: Phil Porter}}

  • The Boy With Two Hearts (Wales Millennium Centre 2021, National Theatre 2022)
  • Gods Of The Game (Grange Park Opera / Sky Arts, 2022)
  • The Lavender Hill Mob (National Tour, 2022, starring Miles Jupp)
  • God Of Chaos (Plymouth Theatre Royal, 2019)
  • Vice Versa (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017)
  • The Miser (West End, 2017, nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, adapted with Sean Foley){{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/mar/06/olivier-awards-2018-complete-list-of-nominations|title=Olivier awards 2018: complete list of nominations|date=March 6, 2018|website=the Guardian}}
  • The Man With The Hammer (Plymouth Theatre Royal, 2016)
  • The Christmas Truce (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2014)
  • A Mad World My Masters (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013, adapted with Sean Foley)
  • Blink (Traverse & Soho / Nabokov, 2012)
  • Beauty And The Beast (Unicorn Theatre, 2010)
  • Skitterbang Island (Polka Theatre, 2010)
  • Here Lies Mary Spindler (Royal Shakespeare Company / Latitude Festival, 2009)
  • Cinderella (Unicorn Theatre, 2009)
  • The Flying Machine (Unicorn Theatre, 2008)
  • The Cracks In My Skin (Manchester Royal Exchange, 2008, winner of a Bruntwood Award){{Cite web|url=http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/playwriting/3rdprize.asp|title=Bruntwood Playwriting Awards 2007}}
  • Starseeker (adaptation, Northampton Theatre Royal, 2007)
  • Pinocchio (Royal Opera House, 2005)
  • The Stonewatcher (translation, National Theatre, 2004)
  • Stealing Sweets And Punching People (Theatre 503, 2003)
  • Smashed Eggs (Pentabus Theatre, 2002, winner of The Children's Award){{Cite web|url=http://www.writewords.org.uk/news/63.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724025307/http://www.writewords.org.uk/news/63.asp|url-status=dead|title=Writewords.org.uk: Winning Play|archivedate=July 24, 2011}}

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