Richard Cameron (born 16 June 1948) is an English
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just
Readin ...
from
Doncaster
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. His themes are Northern
post-industrial society
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The term was originated by Alain Touraine and is closely related t ...
,
working class
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life, tough women and violent men. Cameron's plays include ''Pond Life'' (1992), ''Not Fade Away'' (1993), ''The Mortal Ash'' (1994), ''Almost Grown'' (1994), ''All of You Mine'' (1996), ''The Glee Club'' (2002), ''Gong Donkeys'' (2004), ''Flower Girls'' (2007), and ''Can't Stand Up For Falling Down''.
Cameron wrote ''
Dear Nobody'' starring
Sean Maguire
Sean Maguire (born 18 April 1976) is an English-American actor and singer who has been professionally making films, television shows and performing on stage for over 40 years. Originally from London, Maguire started his career at age five starr ...
, and ''Stone, Scissors, Paper'' for BBC (
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
). He has also contributed to the popular TV series
Midsomer Murders
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, writing the script for the episode "Midsomer Rhapsody".
References
External links
Profile at Curtis Brown agencyPlays, Vol.1 ((Methuen Contemporary Dramatists))Interview in What's On South West
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People from Doncaster
1938 births
Living people
English male dramatists and playwrights
Writers from South Yorkshire