playwright
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Rob Brydon stars as Peter O'Toole in award-winning playwright Terry Johnson's debut drama for BBC Radio 4.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
When the playwright Matt Schatz wrote Bobby, he didn’t write him as a chatbot; he wrote him as a human character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Their Sicilian captors turn out to be fans of the playwright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Oh, right, Linnetz also worked for the playwright David Mamet, whom he met at temple as a teenager and ended up assisting on Broadway, film and TV sets for a time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Welles appeared two days later in Houseman's office, eager to formally audition for the part in front of the playwright, Archibald MacLeish.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
Soon after, wannabe authoritarians attack the comedians, essayists, playwrights and poets.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
ATG Entertainment said renaming the venue the Tom Stoppard Theatre would be a "lasting tribute... to one of the most influential playwrights in British theatre".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The current generation of playwrights has revealed itself to be remarkably resilient and independent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Lucy Kirkwood, Penelope Skinner, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti are also among more than 70 UK-based playwrights taking part.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Russia was known for its stormy classical music, its tormented poets, its mournful novelists and bittersweet playwrights.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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