Donald Howarth

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Donald Howarth (born 1931) is a playwright and theatre director. After training at Esme Church's Northern Theatre School in Bradford, he worked in various repertory theatres around England before writing his first play, Sugar in the Morning, which was selected by George Devine for performance at the Royal Court Theatre in 1959. Ian McKellan's first starring role in London's West End was in Howarth's third play, A Lily in Little India, and his fourth play, Three Months Gone starred Diana Dors.


[edit] External links

Doollee Playwrites Database - Donald Howarth entry [1]

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[edit] Sources

  • Devine, Harriet (2006). Being George Devine's Daughter. Barkus Books. ISBN 0-9546136-1-9. 
  • Devine, Harriet (2006). Looking Back: Playwrights at the Royal Court, 1956-2006. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0571230136. 

[edit] Publications

Donald Howarth, Plays One: Sugar in the Morning, A Lily in Little India, All Good Children, Three Months Gone, Oberon Modern Playwrights, 2000