Patrick Marmion

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Patrick Marmion is an Anglo-Irish playwright, journalist and Daily Mail theatre critic. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Marmion grew up in Bristol, England. He is the son of ophthalmic surgeon, Vincent James Marmion. [4] He attended Clifton College and Ampleforth College. He studied English Literature and Language at the University of Edinburgh and holds a BA in Playwrighting Studies from the University of Birmingham (a course founded by British playwright David Edgar [5] ). He holds a PGCHE (Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education) from the University of Kent.

Career

Marmion was a contributor to London arts and culture magazines including City Limits , Time Out and former weekly arts magazine, What's On In London. In the early 1990s he produced and directed plays on the London Fringe, including Decadence by Steven Berkoff (Tabard Theatre).

Plays include The Institute (Etcetera Theatre); Terms & Conditions [6] (White Bear Theatre) reviewed in The Daily Telegraph ; [7] The Divided Laing, [8] or The Two Ronnies, about the Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing (Arcola Theatre) reviewed in The Lancet ; [9] Great Apes [10] (Arcola Theatre), adapted from the novel by Will Self, reviewed in the London Evening Standard ; [11] and Keith? [12] (Arcola Theatre) a reimagining of Molière's Misanthrope and Tartuffe, reviewed in The Arts Desk . [13]

Screenplays include Mushroom Soup, developed with Sam Mendes for Renaissance Films. [14] Other screenplays include The Dead Guy, Archie Tanner and the Dodo (developed with the Children's Film Foundation).

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References

  1. ↑ Marmion, Patrick (18 October 2024). "Strong and Manville are formidable..." MailOnline. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Marmion, Patrick (10 June 2016). "Jesse Eisenberg lets rip like Woody Allen with Tourette's: PATRICK MARMION reviews The Spoils". Mailonline. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Marmion, Patrick (13 February 2010). "Rousing Hymn To Addled England". Mailonline. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Prower, Emma (28 September 2015). "Vincent James Marmion". BMJ : h5104. doi:10.1136/bmj.h5104. ISSN   1756-1833.
  5. ↑ Smith, Jules (2003). "David Edgar". British Council archive. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Cavendish, Dominic (25 November 2013). "Terms and Conditions, White Bear Theatre, review". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Cavendish, Dominic (25 November 2013). "Terms & Conditions, White Bear Theatre review". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Marmion, Patrick (2015). The Divided Laing (1st ed.). London: Aurora Metro Books. ISBN   9781906582821.
  9. ↑ Morgan, Jules (27 November 2015). "The split brain: two Ronnies". The Lancet. 3 (1): 29–30 – via thelancet.com.
  10. ↑ Marmion, Patrick (2018). Great Apes (1st ed.). Oberon Books. ISBN   9781786824738.
  11. ↑ Hitchings, Henry (26 March 2018). "Great Apes review: Will Self novel gets skilful adaptation". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  12. ↑ Marmion, Patrick (2019). Keith?, or Moliere Rewired (1st ed.). London: Aurora Metro Books. ISBN   9781912430277.
  13. ↑ Cornwell, Tim (21 February 2019). "Keith? A Comedy, Arcola Theatre review - Moliere mined for Brexit-era laughs". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  14. ↑ Wolf, Matt (2002). Stepping Into Freedom (1st ed.). London: Nick Hern Books Ltd. p. 123. ISBN   9781854597052.
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