Richard Huggett (playwright)

Richard Huggett (born 25 April 1929, London, England, died 15 April 2000 in Surrey, England) was an English actor, author, and playwright.[1]

He best-known plays are The First Night of Pygmalion (1968) and A Talent To Abuse (1981),[2] both originally written and performed by Huggett himself as one-man shows. The First Night of Pygmalion was later adapted for television in 1969 and again in 1975.[3][4] A Talent to Abuse, in which Huggett played writer Evelyn Waugh, met with criticism from Waugh's son, Auberon.[5][6] Huggett was also noted for his 1989 biography of British theatre producer Binkie Beaumont.

Works

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Plays

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  • The Lupin-Blue Dress (1965)
  • Good Egg (1967)
  • The First Night of "Pygmalion" (1968)
  • A Talent To Abuse (1981)
  • A Weekend with Willie (BBC radio broadcast, 1981)[7][8]

Nonfiction

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  • The Truth About Pygmalion (1969)
  • The Wit of the Catholics (1971)
  • The Wit and Humour of Sex (1975)
  • Supernatural on Stage: Ghosts and Superstitions of the Theatre (1975)
  • The Curse of Macbeth (1981)
  • The Wit of Publishing (1987)
  • Binkie Beaumont – Éminence Grise of the West End Theatre, 1933–1973. (1989) ISBN 0340412690.

References

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  1. ^ Steven, Alisdair (20 April 2000). "Richard Huggett (Obituary)". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018 – via Highbeam.com.
  2. ^ Amory, Mark (15 August 1981). "Theatre - War Games". The Spectator. p. 25.
  3. ^ "The First Night of 'Pygmalion' (1969)". Internet Movie Database.
  4. ^ "The First Night of 'Pygmalion' (1975)". Internet Movie Database.
  5. ^ Waugh, Auberon (1 August 1981). "Saturday Review: Aping Evelyn Waugh". The Times. London, England. p. 7.
  6. ^ Clarke, Anthony (11 February 1983). "Capitalising on a Talent to Abuse". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. p. 14.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio 4 FM - 26 September 1981 - BBC Genome". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Sutro Papers". Bodleian Library. University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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