- Tim Firth
Tim Firth (born 1964,
Wirral ,Merseyside ) is an Englishdramatist ,screenwriter andsongwriter .He was born and has lived all his life in the north west of England, on the border of Cheshire and Lancashire. He attended a comprehensive school in Warrington and read English at
Cambridge University . On leaving Cambridge, he was invited to meetAlan Ayckbourn in Scarborough and commissioned to write a play for the studio theatre for the Stephen Joseph Theatre. His plays include: Man of Letters (1991), Neville's Island (1992), The End of the Food Chain (1994), Love Songs for Shopkeepers (1998), The Safari Party (2002), Our House (2003), Absolutely Frank (2006), The Flint Street Nativity (2006). [cite web | title=Tim Firth's website | url=http://www.timfirth.com | accessdate=2008-06-01]He wrote the scripts for "
All Quiet on the Preston Front ", "Calendar Girls ", "Blackball " and "Kinky Boots ". He has written various theatrical productions, including the book for "Our House", featuring the music of Madness. He has also worked in radio, with the series "And Now in Colour".References
External links
* [http://www.timfirth.com Tim Firth's website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278759/ Tim Firth] at theInternet Movie Database
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