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Jim Cartwright Biography (1958-)

Born June 27, 1958, in Farnsworth, Lancashire, England; son of Jim and Edna (maiden name, Main) Cartwright; married Angela Louise Jones, 1984; children: James Lewis, Samuel Aaron, Georgina Lucy, Charlotte Emily.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer

Birth Details

June 27, 1958

Farnsworth, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• WRITINGS
• Plays
• Road, produced at Royal Court Theatre, London, 1986 then Annex, LaMaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York City, 1988 published by Methuen, 1986 revised version, 1990
• Bed, produced in London, 1989 then revised version, Octagon Theatre, Bolton,
• To, produced at Octagon Theatre, 1989 then London, 1990 later Nimrod Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1994 published by Methuen, 1991 published as Two, Methuen, 1992
• Baths, produced at Octagon Theatre, 1990
• Eight Miles High, produced at Octagon Theatre, 1991
• The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, produced at Royal National Theatre, London, 1992 then Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1994 published by Methuen, 1992
• I Licked a Slag's Deodorant, produced in London, 1992 then ButlerUniversity Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, 2000 published by Methuen, 1996
• Kiss the Sky (musical), produced at Shepherd's Bush Empire Theatre, London, 1996
• Prize Night, produced at Royal Exchange Theatre, 1999
• Hard Fruit, produced at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Royal Court Theatre, London, 2000 published by Methuen, 2000
• Compilations
• Jim Cartwright: Plays One, Volume 1, Methuen, 1996
• Screenplays
• (With Mark Herman) Little Voice (based on Cartwright's play TheRise and Fall of Little Voice), Miramax, 1998
• Strumpet, Destiny Films, 2001
• Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise, Destiny Films, 2001
• Teleplays
• Road, BBC, 1987
• Vroom, Channel 4, 1988
• Wedded, BBC, 1990
• Cartwright also adapted his play Road for broadcast on Alive TV (also known as Alive from Off Center), PBS.
• Writings for Radio
• Baths, 1987