Composers and their stage works 


Peter BARNES

Born in London, 10 January 1931. Died 1 July, 2004

Stage Works

  1. The Time of the Barracudas (produced 1963).
  2. Sclerosis (produced 1965).
  3. The Ruling Class: A Baroque Comedy (produced 1968). 1969.
  4. Leonardo's Last Supper (produced Open Space 1969)
  5. Lulu, adaptation of plays by Frank Wedekind, translated by Charlotte Beck (produced Nottingham Playhouse & Royal Court Theatre, London 1970)
  6. The Alchemist, with Trevor Nunn, adaptation of the play by Ben Jonson (produced 1970 revised version produced 1977).
  7. The Devil Is an Ass, adaptation of the play by Ben Jonson (also co-director: produced 1973; revised version produced 1976).
  8. The Bewitched (produced Aldwych Theatre, London 1974)
  9. The Purging adaptation of the play by Feydeau (produced 1980). 1977.
  10. The Singer adaptation of the play by Wedekind ( produced 1976)
  11. For All Those Who Get Despondent (cabaret), adaptation of works by Brecht and Wedekind (also director: produced 1976; revised version, as The Two Hangmen: Brecht and Wedekind, broadcast 1978).
  12. Noonday Demons (produced 1977)
  13. Antonio, adaptation of the plays Antonio and Mellida and Antonio's Revenge by Marston (broadcast 1977; also co-director: produced 1979).
  14. Laughter! (produced Royal Court Theatre, London 1978)
  15. The Devil Himself (revue), adaptation of a play by Wedekind, music by Carl Davis and Stephen Deutsch (also director: produced 1980).
  16. Barnes' People: Seven Monologues (broadcast 1981).
  17. Somersaults (revue; also director: produced 1981).
  18. Barnes' People II: Seven Duologues (broadcast 1984)
  19. Red Noses (produced 1985). 1985.
  20. Scenes from a Marriage, adaptation of a play by Feydeau (produced 1986).
  21. Barnes' People III (broadcast 1986). 1986.
  22. The Real Long John Silver (produced 1989).
  23. Nobody Here But Us Chickens (televised 1989)
  24. Revolutionary Witness (televised 1989)
  25. More Barnes' People (broadcast 1989-90)
  26. The Spirit of Man, 1990.
  27. Sunsets and Glories (produced 1990). 1990.
  28. Tango at the End of Winter, adaptation of the play by Kunio Shimizu (produced 1991).

SCREENPLAYS:

  1. Violent Moment, 1959
  2. The White Trap, 1959
  3. Breakout, 1959
  4. The Professionals, 1960
  5. Off-Beat, 1961
  6. Ring of Spies (Ring of Treason), with Frank Launder, 1963
  7. Not with My Wife You Don't, with others, 1966
  8. The Ruling Class, 1972
  9. Enchanted April, 1991.
  10. Babies, 2004

RADIO PLAYS:

  1. My Ben Jonson, 1973
  2. Eastward Ho!, from the play by Jonson, Chapman, and Marston, 1973
  3. Antonio, 1977
  4. The Two Hangmen: Brecht and Wedekind, 1978
  5. A Chaste Maid in Cheapside, from the play by Middleton, 1979
  6. Eulogy on Baldness, from a work by Synesius of Cvrene, 1980
  7. For the Conveyance of Oysters, from a work by Gorky, 1981
  8. The Soldier's Fortune, from the play by Thomas Otway, 1981
  9. The Atheist, from the play by Thomas Otway, 1981
  10. Barnes' People, 1981
  11. The Singer, from a work by Wedekind, 1981
  12. The Magician, from a work by Gorky, 1982
  13. The Dutch Courtesan, from the play by Marston, 1982
  14. A Mad World, My Masters, from the play by Middleton, 1983
  15. Barnes' People II, 1984
  16. The Primrose Path, from a play by Feydeau, 1984
  17. A Trick to Catch the Old One, from the play by Middleton, 1985
  18. The Old Law, from the play by Middleton and Rowley, 1986
  19. Woman of Paris, from a work by Henri Becque, 1986
  20. Barnes' People III, 1986
  21. No End to Dreaming, 1987
  22. The Magnetic Lady, from the play by Jonson, 1987
  23. More Barnes' People (series of monologues), 1989-90
  24. Billy and Me, 1990
  25. Madame Zenobia, 1990
  26. Slaughterman, 1990
  27. The Road to Strome, 1990
  28. Losing Myself, 1990
  29. A True Born Englishman, 1990
  30. Houdini's Heir, 1991.

TELEVISION PLAYS:

  1. The Man with a Feather in His Hat, 1960
  2. Revolutionary Witness, 1989
  3. Nobody Here But Us Chickens, 1989
  4. More Than a Touch of Zen, 1989
  5. Not as Bad as They Seem, 1989
  6. The Spirit of Man, 1990
  7. Bye Bye Columbus, 1992.