Noël Greig

Noël Antony Miller Greig (25 December 1944 – 9 September 2009) was a British playwright most noted for his work in radical gay theatre.[1] Greig wrote over 50 plays, as well as directed and produced numerous companies in both the United Kingdom and around the world.[1]

In 1968, inspired by the London Arts Lab, he started a mixed media arts centre called the Brighton Combination, with Jenny Harris and Ruth Marks.[2]

One of the hallmarks of Greig's plays is their demonstration of gay liberation themes, with characters who choose to actively assert their gay identities. John M. Clum notes that the gay characters in Greig's As Time Goes By "move...from acquiescence of their status as outsiders or criminals to militant assertion of their gay identity, the beginning of gay liberation".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Osmennt, Philip and Woddis, Carole (23 September 2009). "Noël Greig obituary". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/sep/23/noel-greig-obituary. Retrieved 29 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Unfinished Histories - Alternative Theatre interview topics page
  3. ^ Clum, John M. (2000). Still acting gay : male homosexuality in modern drama (1. St. Martin's Griffin ed. ed.). New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 9780312223847. 

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