Kevin elyot s coming clean transfers to the trafalgar studios july 31, 2018 by. Coming clean by kevin elyot, 9781848426849, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. My night with reg 1994 was hailed as a play of genius by the daily mail, won the evening standard and laurence olivier awards for best comedy and ran for ten months in the west end. Kevin elyots coming clean in rehearsals at trafalgar. Jul 14, 2017 what do you admire about kevin elyot as a writer. This awardwinning play was elyots debut work and was first performed in 1982 at the bush theat.
Aug 22, 2017 whilst kevin elyots last play, twilight song, has recently been staged at the park theatre his first, written over 30 years before, has been revived at the kings head theatre. Coming clean, at trafalgar studios camden new journal. Kevin elyot was born in the birmingham suburb of handsworth, west midlands, england, on 18 july 1951. Seeing kevin elyots first play coming clean returns to the london stage at trafalgar studios, 37 years after its world premiere at the bush, where i was to find myself transported back to pretty much where my own gay life in london had begun. Buy coming clean tickets at trafalgar studios directly from the box office. Kevin elyots coming clean returns to trafalgar studios in. Enjoy the play with other jake members in an exclusive theatre takeover and then meet the cast over drinks after the show.
Buy coming clean tickets showing at the trafalgar studio two, london. Kevin elyot won the samuel beckett award for his first play, coming clean 1982, and the writers guild award for killing time1990, his first television play. Kevin elyot the play is set in a flat in kentish town, north london, in 1982. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. It is often claimed as a gay play, but although elyot wrote often about gay relationships, his real subject was. Coming clean by by kevin elyot 9781848426849 nick hern books. Images have been released of the cast of the kings head theatres revival of kevin elyot s coming clean in rehearsals. Kevin elyots coming clean transfers to the trafalgar. Coming clean bush theatre, london, 1982, elyot s first play, winner of the samuel beckett award, an examination of infidelity within a gay relationship. Nov 12, 2019 the kings head theatre, making productions and rgm productions are delighted to announce the full cast for the return of kevin elyots coming clean to trafalgar studios 2. When kevin elyot died in june 2014 aged 62, he left behind what was widely considered and confirmed to be, courtesy of a donmar warehouse revival just months later. One of the theatres artistic directors, simon stokes, suggested he write a play. Almost 40 years later, its clear that many of the questions elyot asks about queer relationships are.
Hello select your address best sellers customer service find a gift registry new releases gift cards customer service find a gift registry new. Following a criticallyacclaimed sellout run, the smashhit play, coming clean by kevin elyot will return to trafalgar studios 2. Kevin elyot, who died in 2014, is best known for his nineties play my night with reg. His stage work has been performed by leading theatre companies including the royal court, national theatre, bush theatre, royal shakespeare company, donmar warehouse and in the west end. Coming clean is also available in the volume kevin elyot. The reason why kevin elyots debut play is rarely performed may be that his second play was my night with reg, a phenomenal success that cemented, and possibly over shadowed, his play. As a child he was a member of the anglocatholic church of st peters choir, and studied the piano. Kevin elyot had been acting in productions at the bush theatre since 1976. Kevin elyots first play coming clean is revived for the first time in more than 35 years to headline the queer season at islingtons kings head theatre this summer. Theyre in a committed relationship, with room for a little sexontheside whenever it takes their.
Jan 11, 2020 when kevin elyot died in june 2014 aged 62, he left behind what was widely considered and confirmed to be, courtesy of a donmar warehouse revival just months later a modern classic in the. Read coming clean nhb modern plays, by kevin elyot online on bookmate funny, fresh and packed with razor sharp wit, kevin elyot s landmark drama questions the nature of fidelity and the limits o. Jan 10, 2020 when adam spreadburymaher directed the 35 th anniversary production of kevin elyots coming clean at the kings head theatre, the prospect of not one but two west end transfers probably felt like wishful thinking. Coming clean was first seen at the bush theatre, london, in 1982. Kevin elyot 18 july 1951 7 june 2014 was a british playwright, screenwriter and actor. The play premiered in 1982 and was elyot s first professionally produced play. Kevin elyots coming clean revived at kings head by bww news desk artistic director of kings head theatre, london, adam spreadburymaher will be directing the 35th anniversary production of. In 2017, adam spreadburymaher directed the 35th anniversary production and the first london revival of coming clean, kevin elyot s first play, which transferred to trafalgar studios 2 earlier. Kevin elyot s play coming clean returns to trafalgar studios 2 by popular demand from 8 january 2020 for a limited season. Coming clean by kevin elyot trafalgar studio 2, whitehall. Jul 27, 2018 the revival of coming clean by british playwright kevin elyot is transferring to londons west end next year following its successful run last year at the kings head. Coming clean nhb modern plays by kevin elyot overdrive. Review kevin elyots coming clean at trafalgar studios.
Mouth to mouth by kevin elyot 2005, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Stanton plummercambridge, tom lambert and lee knight in coming clean. However, coming clean, first seen at the bush in 1982 and now transferred to the. Oct 10, 2019 in 2017, adam spreadburymaher directed the 35th anniversary production and the first london revival of coming clean, kevin elyots first play, which transferred to trafalgar studios 2 earlier this year. Kevin elyots groundbreaking play, coming clean, is an lgbt stage classic. He won the samuel beckett award for his first play, coming clean 1982, staged by the bush t. His most notable works include the play my night with reg and the film clapham junction. Adam spreadburymaher, artistic director of the kings head theatre, will direct the production, which will run for a strictly limited four week season. Following a criticallyacclaimed, sellout run, the smashhit play by kevin elyot, writer of the landmark drama my night with reg, returns to trafalgar studios 2 in january for a strictly limited four week season.
Coming clean nhb modern plays by kevin elyot read online. Be sure to book your theatre tickets for coming clean early to. Mouth to mouth nhb modern plays by kevin elyot nook book. In this video series, artistic director, adam spreadburymaher answers the big questions about our forthcoming production of kevin elyot s coming. Kevin elyots coming clean play comes back to trafalgar studios from the writer of the landmark play entitled my night with reg comes this compelling, funny, and thoughtprovoking play that has already took the west end by storm once. Kevin elyot won the samuel beckett award for his first play, coming clean 1982. Kevin elyot wrote his preaids debut play, almost a tragicomedy. Oct 11, 2019 following a criticallyacclaimed sellout run, the kings head theatre, making productions and rgm productions are delighted to announce the smashhit play, coming clean by kevin elyot will return to trafalgar studios 2. Seeing kevin elyot s first play coming clean returns to the london stage at trafalgar studios, 37 years after its world premiere at the bush, where i was to find myself transported back to pretty much where my own gay life in london had begun. Kevin elyot s first play is a snapshot of the brief window between the decriminalisation of homosexuality across the whole of the uk in 1982 and the full emergence of the aids crisis. Coming clean looks at the breakdown of a gay couples relationship and examines complex questions of fidelity and. Coming clean debuted in 1982 and marked elyots start as a professional playwright and there is a scrappy air of melodrama to the text thats evened out by the truth found in his frank look at gay life.
The reason why kevin elyot s debut play is rarely performed may be that his second play was my night with reg, a phenomenal success that cemented, and possibly over shadowed, his play. Following a criticallyacclaimed sellout run, the kings head theatre, making productions and rgm productions are delighted to announce the smashhit play, coming clean by kevin elyot will return to trafalgar studios 2. Elyot presented the theatre a play titled cosy which was renamed coming clean and produced at the theatre in november 1982. Following a criticallyacclaimed, sellout run, the smashhit play by kevin elyot, writer of the landmark drama my night with reg, returns to trafalgar studios 2 in january for a strictly limited four week season tony and greg seem to have love all figured out. Coming clean, kevin elyots first professionally produced play, looks at the breakdown of a gay couples relationship and examines complex questions of fidelity. Coming clean by by kevin elyot 9781848426849 nick hern. When adam spreadburymaher directed the 35 th anniversary production of kevin elyot s coming clean at the kings head theatre, the prospect of not one but two west end transfers probably felt like wishful thinking. Struggling writer tony and his partner of five years, greg, seem to have the perfect relationship. Full cast announced for coming clean news kings head. Books go search hello select your address best sellers customer service find a gift registry new releases gift. Coming clean at trafalgar studios 2020 theatre weekly.
About coming clean following a criticallyacclaimed, sellout run, the smashhit play by kevin elyot, writer of the landmark drama my night with reg, returns to trafalgar studios 2 in january for a strictly limited four week season. Yet, here we are, and for the second year running, coming clean is presented at trafalgar studios with only one cast change to its previous run. Kevin elyot the playwright kevin elyot, who has died aged 62 after a long illness, is best remembered for his brilliantly written and imaginatively structured tragicomedy my night with reg 1994. Kevin elyot s coming clean returns to trafalgar studios differing attitudes towards love and commitment become clear in this play following a criticallyacclaimed sellout run kevin elyot s coming clean will run for a strictly limited four week season from 8 january to 1 february 2020. To help with your january credit card bills, our first party of the year decade.
The playwright kevin elyot, who has died aged 62 after a long illness, is best remembered for his brilliantly written and imaginatively structured tragicomedy my night with reg 1994. There is an unsentimental compassion about elyot s writing that is deeply affe. Rehearsal images released for kevin elyots coming clean. Kevin elyot won the samuel beckett award for his first play, coming clean 1982, and the writers guild award for killing time 1990, his first television play. In 1991, the hampstead theatre commissioned my night with reg, which finally premiered at the royal court theatre upstairs in. Its a touching script from 1982 by kevin elyot my night with reg but feels relevant and fresh almost 40 years later. A collection of plays from the acclaimed author of my night with reg, spanning twenty years of work from a playwright who brilliantly captured the comedy of pain included in this volume are. And were taking over the nest, the incredible rooftop bar and lounge at central londons hottest new hotel, treehouse. Jan 12, 2019 after its london premiere nearly 40 years ago, kevin elyots often overlooked playwriting debut, coming clean, was successfully revived by the kings head theatre last summer. The earlier coming clean, though less witty, shares its candour about the domestic realities of gay lives.
Theyre in a committed relationship but with room for a little more on the side whenever it takes their fancy. I had seen it as a student then, down in london from university, just as i was starting out on my. In this video series, artistic director, adam spreadburymaher answers the big questions about our forthcoming production of kevin elyot s coming clean. The kings head theatre, making productions and rgm productions are delighted to announce the full cast for the return of kevin elyot s coming clean. Press night will take place tonight 10 january 2020 with the show booking until 1 february 2020. Kevin elyot books list of books by author kevin elyot. Coming clean, my night with reg, the day i stood still, mouth to mouth. West end wilma news comments are off adam spreadburymaher, artistic director of the kings head theatre, will direct the west end transfer of kevin elyot s coming clean, at trafalgar studios 2 from 9 january to 2 february 2019.
Kevin elyots first play is a snapshot of the brief window between the decriminalisation of homosexuality across the whole of the uk in 1982 and the full emergence of the aids crisis. From the writer of the landmark play entitled my night with reg comes this compelling, funny, and thoughtprovoking play that has already took the west end by storm once. The smashhit, sellout play by kevin elyot and writer of the landmark drama my night with reg, transfers to trafalgar studios 2 this january. Jan 05, 2019 trafalgar studios 2 9th january to 2nd february 2019. Coming clean the play follows tony and greg, who have been together for over 5 years. Coming clean credit joseph sinclair following a criticallyacclaimed sellout run, the kings head theatre, making productions and rgm productions are delighted to announce the smashhit play, coming clean by kevin elyot will return to trafalgar studios 2. K evin elyot will always be remembered for my night with reg. This edition was published alongside the thirtyfifthanniversary production, headlining the kings head theatres 2017 queer season, and directed by artistic director adam spreadburymaher. Jan 15, 2020 written by kevin elyot, the man behind my night with reg, and set in a flat in kentish town in 1982, its a story of love, monogamy and what happens when you let a cute lad into your relationship. Lee knight, elliot hadley and stanton plummer cambridge.
Jan 14, 2019 seeing kevin elyot s first play coming clean returns to the london stage at trafalgar studios, 37 years after its world premiere at the bush, where i was to find myself transported back to pretty much where my own gay life in london had begun. Coming clean is an awardwinning play by kevin elyot. Kevin elyots first play is a snapshot of the brief window between the decriminalisation of homosexuality across the whole of the uk in 1982 and. Funny, fresh and packed with razorsharp wit, kevin elyots landmark drama questions the nature of fidelity and the limits of love. Funny, fresh and packed with razorsharp wit, kevin elyot s landmark drama questions the nature of fidelity and the limits of love. At a homecoming party for dennis and lauras teenage son, the reappearance of an old family friend throws up secrets from the past and paves the way for fresh disaster. Trafalgar studio 2 11 january 2019 3 stars book now.
However, coming clean, first seen at the bush in 1982 and now transferred to the west end in a kings head revival, marked his debut. A brilliantly acerbic tragicomedy from the author of my night with reg. Kevin elyots coming clean returns to trafalgar studios. Adam spreadburymaher, artistic director of the kings head theatre, will direct the production, which will run for a strictly limited four week season from 8 january to 1 february 2020. Kevin elyots coming clean play comes back to trafalgar studios. Kevin elyot wrote his preaids debut play, almost a tragicomedy, coming clean whilst he was acting at the bush theatre where it was first performed in. Oct 10, 2019 following a criticallyacclaimed sellout run, the smashhit play, coming clean by kevin elyot will return to trafalgar studios 2. Coming clean tickets play tickets london theatre direct. The play premiered at the bush theatre on 3 november 1982. Artistic director of kings head theatre, london, adam spreadburymaher will be directing the 35th anniversary production of coming clean, kevin elyot s first play, which will run at the kings. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Kevin elyots coming clean is coming to the west end london. The play premiered in 1982 and was elyots first professionally produced play.
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