David Rudkin

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James David Rudkin (born June 29, 1936, London) is a British playwright of Anglo-Irish origin. His theatre plays include Afore Night Come (1964), Ashes (1972), The Sons of Light (1975) and The Triumph of Death (1981).

He has written for television, including the Alan Clarke-directed Penda's Fen (1974); radio, including Cries from Casement as his Bones are Brought to Dublin (1974); and cinema, including François Truffaut's Fahrenheit 451 (1964).

[edit] Works

[edit] Stage Plays

• Afore Night Come
• The Filth Hunt
• Ashes (play)
• The Sons of Light
• Hansel and Gretel (after Brothers Grimm)
• The Triumph of Death
• The Saxon Shore
• Will's Way
• John Piper in the House of Death
• Red Sun
• The Master and Margarita (after Bulgakov)
• Symphonie Pathétique (about Tchaikovsky)
• Trade

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Bio at filmreference.com