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CHRIS CAMPBELL
Nationality: British
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Literary Agent: United Agents
Chris is currently Literary Manager of the Royal Court after being Deputy Literary Manager of the National Theatre for six years. He has translated plays by Philippe Minyana, David Lescot, Remi de Vos, Adeline Picault, Magali Mougel, Launcelot Hamelin, Frederic Blanchette, Catherine-Anne Toupin and Fabrice Roger-Lacan for the National, the Almeida, the Donmar, the Traverse, the Birmingham Rep and the Young Vic among others. In 2014, Chris was appointed Chevalier de lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. An actor for many years, Chris has worked at many theatres including the National, the Birmingham Rep, the Gate and the Traverse. He most recently appeared alongside Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady.
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Alta Villa Bankrupt Man, A Bobin And Mikado Cyrano De Bergerac Erwin Motors Gilles Habitations Hypochondriac, The La Cagnotte Les Mains Sales Match Play Members Only Mentalistes, Les Mephisto (Rhapsodie) Pigeon House, The Restraint Right Now Suzy Storck Tartuffe Tartuffe Till DeathAlta Villa
Years after the Algerian War revenge is looked for
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Original Playwright -Lancelot Hamelin
1st Produced:
Traverse, Edinburgh
2009
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Contained in: ""Oberon Anthology of Contemporary French Plays" published by Oberon Books 2017
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Top of PageBankrupt Man, A
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Original Playwright - David Lescot
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Top of PageBobin And Mikado
Three people in a bar - a love triangle - but does the suicide of one of them solve anything?
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Original Playwright - Adeline Picault
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Top of PageCyrano De Bergerac
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Top of PageErwin Motors
Cecile works in a car factory - Erwin Motors much to her husband's displeasure. But she enjoys working away from the home. Unfortunately the foreman physically and sexually abuses her. The female owner of the factory does not care what he does saying that the girls should be grateful
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Original Playwright - Magali Mougel
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Top of PageGilles
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Part of Miniaturists 15 - Bringing you more of the best short plays by some of the most exciting playwrights in the UK today
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Top of PageHabitations
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Original Playwright - Philippe Minyana
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New Gate Theatre
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Top of PageHypochondriac, The
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strips the play down to its basics and gives us what, in view of its anal preoccupations, might be termed fundamental French farce. - Michael Billington, Guardian
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Original Playwright - Moliere, Adapted by Richard Bean, literal translation by Christopher Campbell
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Top of PageLa Cagnotte
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Top of PageLes Mains Sales
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Original Playwright - Jean Paul Sartre
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Top of PageMatch Play
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Part of Miniaturists 8 - Bringing you more of the best short plays by some of the most exciting playwrights in the UK today. From work by Frederick Blanchette
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Top of PageMembers Only
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Who was it who said that a friend is someone you can phone in the middle of the night and say, "I've just killed a man" and he'll say "OK, where's the body?" adrien and Bernard are lifelong friends and business partners. It's Bernard's fortieth birthday. But adrien can't come. adrien has a big night at his club. and the crash starts there. - an intimate, fast moving, cruel and tender comedy about friendship, obsession and the absurdity of desire. an epic journey from small things to the big one. "there are no rules for friendship, but there are. . .guidelines"
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Original Playwright - Fabrice Roger-Lacan
1st Produced:
Trafalgar Studios, London
2006
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Coup de Theatre and emmenez Nous au Theatre
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Oberon Books, London >>>, 2006
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Top of PageMentalistes, Les
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Top of PageMephisto (Rhapsodie)
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Original Playwright - Samuel Gallet. Based on the book "Mephisto" by Klaus Mann
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Gate Theatre, London
03 Oct 2019
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Top of PagePigeon House, The
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Part of Miniaturists 34 - Bringing you more of the best short plays by some of the most exciting playwrights in the UK today. from book by Magali Mougel, Translated Chris Campbell
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Top of PageRestraint
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Original Playwright - Frederick Blanchette
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Hampstead Theatre, London
2005
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Top of PageRight Now
As Alice and Ben settle into their beautiful new flat they realise that the family across the hall hope to be more than just good neighbours. Soon, Juliette, Giles, and their son Francis are wearing out the welcome mat; suggesting drinks, hors d'oeuvres and dancing. Things begin to heat up as innocent invitations lead to passionate encounters and unsettling revelations. Written by award-winning Quebecois playwright Catherine-Anne Toupin, Right Now is a play with a dark heart, a disquieting exploration of one woman's crisis and darkest desires. It walks a delicate line between playful laughter and deep trauma, teasing and thrilling audiences from beginning to end.
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Original Playwright - Catherine-Anne Toupin. Right Now had its world premiere in French under the title A Present on January 15 2008 at the Theatre La Licorne in Montreal.
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Top of PageSuzy Storck
The weather is very hot the sun does not want to set. Suzy sits at the window drinking wine - a lot of wine. The children upstairs are banging on the door of their bedroom. If you don't want children but already have them - then what?
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Original Playwright - Magali Mougel
1st Produced:
Gate Theatre, London
26 Oct 2019
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Oberon Books 2017
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Top of PageTartuffe
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Orgon has welcomed the seemingly perfect Tartuffe into his respectable household but is he all that he seems? Does he speak with divine authority or does he just want to seduce Organ's wife and daughter? Moliere's famous comedy is transported to the modern-day West Midlands in this new spectacular production directed by our new Artistic Director, Roxana Silbert. This hilarious whirlwind of lies, religious hypocrisy and family feuds features one of theatre's most perfect comedy creations, the titular Tartuffe. ReP100 Patron Mark Williams steps into the legendary role having gained national treasure status with roles in the Harry Potter films, the Fast Show and Doctor Who.
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Original Playwright - Moliere
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Birmingham Repertory Theatre Compan
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