Chancellor's Gold Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 65 (1964) Winner
Howard Brenton
ハワード・ブレントン
Hāwādo Brenton
Aliases:
Howard John Brenton
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-12-13 （Portsmouth, Hampshire）
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Portsmouth, England → Chichester, England → Cambridge, England
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1965-2024
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- Edward Bond, Caryl Churchill, David Hare
- Nominations
- Olivier nomination for Best Play for Paul (2005)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichester High School For Boys | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| St Catharine's College, Cambridge | — | English Literature | — | 1961-1965頃 | United Kingdom |
Chichester High School For Boys
Country:
United Kingdom
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
English Literature
Period:
1961-1965頃
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
United Kingdom
Chancellor's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1964
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Chancellor's Gold Medal | Poetry | Poetry | University of Cambridge | win |
| 1976 | Evening Standard Award for Best Play | Weapons of Happiness | — | Evening Standard | win |
| 1985 | Evening Standard Award for Best Play | Pravda | — | Evening Standard | win |
| 2011 | Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best New Play | Anne Boleyn | — | whatsonstage.com | win |
Chancellor's Gold Medal
1964
Work:
Poetry
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
University of Cambridge
Result:
win
Evening Standard Award for Best Play
1976
Work:
Weapons of Happiness
Organization:
Evening Standard
Result:
win
Evening Standard Award for Best Play
1985
Work:
Pravda
Organization:
Evening Standard
Result:
win
Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best New Play
2011
Work:
Anne Boleyn
Organization:
whatsonstage.com
Result:
win
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Weapons of Happiness
1976 PlayA play about a strike in a south London factory.
politicsclass strugglefreedom
The Romans in Britain
1980 PlayDraws parallels between the Roman invasion of Britain and the British military presence in Northern Ireland.
politicscolonialismviolence
Pravda
1985 PlayPolitical satire on media ownership, collaboration with David Hare.
mediacapitalismpower
The Churchill Play
1974 PlayState-of-the-nation play about security vs liberty.
politicsfreedomnation
Translations by Author
- Measure for Measure (adaptation)
- The Life of Galileo (Brecht translation)
- Danton's Death (Büchner translation)
- Faust (Goethe translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- political satirestate-of-the-nation playsbold imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- power and freedommedia and societyviolence and morality
Legacy
Prominent English playwright known for politically charged state-of-the-nation plays, collaborations with David Hare, and screenwriting for Spooks, winning BAFTA.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature
In Popular Culture
- Known for screenplays in the TV series Spooks.
Trivia
- His father was a policeman who later became a Methodist minister.
- Married Jane Margaret Fry in 1970; they have two sons.
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2017.