Richard Stirling

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Richard Stirling is an English writer and actor, who has appeared on film, television and the West End theatre and Off-Broadway stage. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). He has written arts features for newspapers and magazines. He wrote a play, Seven Other Children (2009), as a response to Caryl Churchill's play Seven Jewish Children . [1]

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He adapted the diaries of Sir Cecil Beaton for performance, and played the title role. Following performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2022, to favourable reviews, [2] Cecil Beaton's Diaries was selected to be part of the 2023 Brits Off Broadway season, playing at New York's 59E59 Theaters in May, before touring the UK.[ citation needed ]

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  1. Francine Wolfisz (30 April 2009). /freetime/freetimefeatures/4333992.New_play_responds_to_Caryl_Churchill_s_Seven_Jewish_Children/ "New play responds to Caryl Churchill's Seven Jewish Children". Haringey Independent.{{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. Vale, Paul (9 August 2022). "Ceil Beaton's Diaries review". The Stage.
  3. ""Over My Shoulder" by Richard Stirling at Wyndham's from 27 Oct to 8 Nov 03". 9 October 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. Kingston, Jeremy (10 May 2003). "Over My Shoulder, review". The Times.
  5. "The 'lesbian' teacher scandal that shook society". The Scotsman. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. Barber, Richard (11 September 2016). "Stephanie Beacham: 'We need more difficult women like Princess Margaret'". The Daily Telegraph.
  7. Cavendish, Dominic (26 February 2018). "Witty, bittersweet, tentative attempt to dramatise Princess Margaret's life, review". The Daily Telegraph.