Phil Porter (born 1977) is a British

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

librettist A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major litu ...

and television writer. He is a graduate of the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

Plays and libretti

Plays and libretti include: * ''Vice Versa'' (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017) * ''The Miser'' (West End, 2017, nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, adapted with Sean Foley) * ''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) * ''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)

References

1977 births Living people English writers Alumni of the University of Birmingham English male writers {{England-writer-stub