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Richard Stirling is an English writer and actor, who has appeared on film, television and the
West End theatre West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.Christopher Innes, "West End" in ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 1194–1 ...
and Off-Broadway stage. He studied at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...
(RADA). He has written arts features for many newspapers and magazines, and drew attention for his 2009 play '' Seven Other Children'', penned as a response to Caryl Churchill's controversial play ''
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''. He drew further notice for adapting the diaries of Sir Cecil Beaton and for playing the title role. Following performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2022, to favourable reviews, ''Cecil Beaton's Diaries'' was selected to be part of the 2023 Brits Off Broadway season, playing at New York's
59E59 Theaters 59E59 Theaters is a curated rental venue located in New York City that consists of three theater spaces or stages. It shows both off-Broadway (in Theater A) and off-off-Broadway plays (in Theaters B and C). The complex is owned and operated by ...
in May, before touring the UK.


Works


Books

* ''Julie Andrews: An Intimate Biography'' ( Sunday Times Top Ten best seller, UK Piatkus/Little Brown 2007; US St Martin's Press 2008; reprinted UK Little Brown 2013)


Plays

* '' Seven Other Children'' * ''Over My Shoulder: The Jessie Matthews Story'' (starring Anne Rogers) * ''Gay's the Word'' (revised version of the Ivor Novello/
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musical) * ''Is She One of Us?'' in development * ''A Princess Undone'' (starring
Stephanie Beacham Stephanie Beacham (born 28 February 1947) is an English television, film, radio and theatre actress. Although she has a wide number of credits to her name, Beacham is best known for for playing Sable Colby in the ABC soap operas ''The Colbys' ...
as Princess Margaret) * ''Cecil Beaton's Diaries''


Selected roles


Film and television

* ''
The Man Who Fell to Earth ''The Man Who Fell to Earth'' is a 1976 British science fiction drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and written by Paul Mayersberg. Based on Walter Tevis's 1963 novel of the same name, the film follows an extraterrestrial (Thomas Jerome Newt ...
'' (Bird Man) 2022 * ''
Bridgerton ''Bridgerton'' is an American historical- romance streaming television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland's first scripted show for Netflix. It revolves around the epony ...
'' (2022) * ''
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'' (2020) * '' The Princess Switch: Switched Again'' (2020) * ''Scoop'' (Tinsley's Fan) (2006) * ''Great Expectations'' (1999) * ''Our Mutual Friend'' (1998) * ''Mrs Dalloway'' (1997) * ''The Secret Agent'' (Stevie) (1992) * ''
Jeeves and Wooster ''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a Britis ...
'' (1990) * ''War Requiem'' (Third Soldier; choreographer) (1989) * ''
Little Dorrit ''Little Dorrit'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London. Arthur Cl ...
'' (John Chivery) (1987)


References


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* English dramatists and playwrights Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English male dramatists and playwrights Alumni of RADA {{UK-playwright-stub