Hastings was born in London, UK. His early plays – Don't Destroy Me (1956), Yes And After (1957) – reflected the influence of the Angry Young Men movement and his brief involvement with the circle surrounding Colin Wilson.[2][3]
Hastings later enjoyed mainstream West End success with Gloo Joo (1978), a farce about a West Indian threatened with deportation from the United Kingdom, which won the Evening Standard Comedy of the Year Award in 1979. He wrote numerous stage plays, television screen plays, and in addition to the Tom & Viv film, scripts for two motion pictures, The American (1998) and The Nightcomers (1971, based on the Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw and starring Marlon Brando). Hastings also wrote two libretti for Michael Nyman: Man and Boy: Dada (2003, assisted by Victoria Hardie) and Love Counts (2005).[1]
Hastings' 1950's play The Cutting of the Cloth saw its world premiere at the Southwark Playhouse in London, from 11 March till 4 April 2015. The cast were Alexis Caley, Andy de la Tour, James El-Sharawy, Paul Rider and Abigail Thaw, directed by Tricia Thorns.[4]
michael, hastings, playwright, michael, gerald, hastings, september, 1938, november, 2011, british, playwright, screenwriter, occasional, novelist, poet, michael, hastingsbornmichael, gerald, hastings, 1938, september, 1938london, england, united, kingdomdied1. Michael Gerald Hastings 2 September 1938 19 November 2011 1 was a British playwright screenwriter and occasional novelist and poet Michael HastingsBornMichael Gerald Hastings 1938 09 02 2 September 1938London England United KingdomDied19 November 2011 2011 11 19 aged 73 United KingdomOccupation s Writer playwrightHe is best known for his 1984 stage play and 1994 screenplay Tom amp Viv about the poet T S Eliot and his wife Vivienne Haigh Wood Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 2 1 Theatre 2 2 Television 2 3 Books 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHastings was born in London UK His early plays Don t Destroy Me 1956 Yes And After 1957 reflected the influence of the Angry Young Men movement and his brief involvement with the circle surrounding Colin Wilson 2 3 Hastings later enjoyed mainstream West End success with Gloo Joo 1978 a farce about a West Indian threatened with deportation from the United Kingdom which won the Evening Standard Comedy of the Year Award in 1979 He wrote numerous stage plays television screen plays and in addition to the Tom amp Viv film scripts for two motion pictures The American 1998 and The Nightcomers 1971 based on the Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw and starring Marlon Brando Hastings also wrote two libretti for Michael Nyman Man and Boy Dada 2003 assisted by Victoria Hardie and Love Counts 2005 1 Hastings 1950 s play The Cutting of the Cloth saw its world premiere at the Southwark Playhouse in London from 11 March till 4 April 2015 The cast were Alexis Caley Andy de la Tour James El Sharawy Paul Rider and Abigail Thaw directed by Tricia Thorns 4 Hastings published his first novel The Game in 1957 followed by The Frauds His 1970 novel Tussy Is Me about Eleanor Marx won him the Somerset Maugham Award As a poet he published one collection Love Me Lambeth and Other Poems in 1961 and his work appeared in Michael Horovitz s 1969 anthology Children of Albion Poetry of the Underground in Britain 5 Hastings died aged 73 on 19 November 2011 1 Selected works editTheatre edit Don t Destroy Me 1956 Yes And After 1957 The World s Baby 1964 For the West Congo 1965 Blue as His Eyes the Tin Helmet He Wore 1966 Lee Harvey Oswald A Far Mean Streak of Independence Brought on by Negleck also known as The Silence of Lee Harvey Oswald 1967 The Silence of Saint Just 1972 The Cutting of the Cloth written 1973 For the West Uganda 1977 Gloo Joo 1978 Full Frontal 1979 Carnival War a Go Hot 1979 Murder Rap 1980 Midnight at the Starlight 1980 Tom amp Viv 1984 Calico 2004 Television edit Gloo Joo 1979 Books edit FictionThe Game 1957 The Frauds 1960 Tussy Is Me 1970 The Nightcomers 1971 based on his own screenplay And in the Forest the Indians 1975 Bart s Mornings and Other Tales of Modern Brazil 1975 short stories Non fictionRupert Brooke The Handsomest Young Man in England 1967 Sir Richard Burton A Biography 1978 PoetryLove Me Lambeth and Other Poems 1961 References edit a b c Michael Hastings The Daily Telegraph London 22 November 2011 Retrieved 22 November 2011 Kenneth Allsop The Angry Decade London Peter Owen 1964 p 132 Sidney Campion The World of Colin Wilson F Muller 1962 p 147 Southwark Playhouse playbill 2015 Robert Sheppard The Poetry of Saying British Poetry and Its Discontents 1950 2000 Liverpool University Press 2005 p 42 External links editMichael Hastings home page at the Wayback Machine archived 5 October 2011 Michael Hastings Papers at the Harry Ransom Center Profile at Doollee com Michael Hastings at IMDb Michael Hastings at the British Film Institute better source needed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Hastings playwright amp oldid 1180468699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
