Christopher (James) HAMPTON

Born in Fayal, the Azores, 26 January 1946.

Stage Works

1. When Did You Last See My Mother? (produced 1966). 1967.
   
   
2. Marya, adaptation of a play by Isaak Babel, translated by Michael Glenny and Harold Shukman (produced 1967).
   
   
3. Total Eclipse (produced 1968). 1969; revised version (produced 1981), 1981.
   
   
4. Uncle Vanya, adaptation of a play by Chekhov, translated by Nina Froud (produced 1970).
   
   
5. The Philanthropist: A Bourgeois Comedy (produced 1970). 1970; revised version, 1985.
   
   
6. Hedda Gabler, adaptation of a play by Ibsen (produced 1970). 1971
   
   
7. A Doll's House, adaptation of a play by Ibsen (produced 1971). 1972;
   
   
8. Don Juan, adaptation of a play by Molière (broadcast 1972; produced 1972). 1974.
   
   
9. Savages (produced 1973). 1974; revised version, 1976.
   
   
10. Treats (produced 1976; revised version produced 1988). 1976.
    
    
11. Signed and Sealed, adaptation of a play by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvallières (produced 1976).
    
    
12. Able's Will (televised 1977). 1979.
    
    
13. Tales from the Vienna Woods, adaptation of a play by Ödön von Horváth (produced 1977). 1977.
    
    
14. Ghosts, adaptation of a play by Ibsen (produced 1978). 1983.
    
    
15. Don Juan Comes Back from the War, adaptation of a play by Ödön von Horváth (produced 1978). 1978.
    
    
16. The Wild Duck, adaptation of a play by Ibsen (produced 1979). 1980.
    
    
17. Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald (screenplay), with Maximilian Schell. 1979.
    
    
18. After Mercer, based on works by David Mercer (produced 1980).
    
    
19. The Prague Trial, adaptation of a work by Patrice Chéreau and Ariane Mnouchkine (produced 1980).
    
    
20. A Night of the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, with Ronald Harwood (produced 1981).
    
    
21. The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H., adaptation of the novel by George Steiner (produced 1982). 1983.
    
    
22. Tales from Hollywood (produced 1982). 1983.
    
    
23. Tartuffe; or, The Impostor, adaptation of the play by Molière (produced 1983). 1984.
    
    
24. Les Liaisons Dangereuses, adaptation of the novel by Choderlos de Laclos (produced 1985). 1985.
    
    
25. The Ginger Tree, adaptation of the novel by Oswald Wynd (televised 1989). 1989.
    
    
26. Faith, Hope, and Charity, adaptation of a play by Ödön von Horváth (produced 1989). 1989.
    
    
27. Dangerous Liaisons: The Film. 1989.
    
    
28. White Chameleon (produced 1991). 1991.
    
    
29. The White Hotel

Screenplays:

1. A Doll's House, 1973;
2. Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), with Maximilian Schell, 1981;
3. Beyond the Limit (The Honorary Consul), 1983;
4. The Good Father, 1986;
5. Dangerous Liaisons, 1989.

Radio Plays:

1. 2 Children Free to Wander (documentary), 1969;
2. Don Juan, 1972;
3. The Prague Trial 79, from a work by Patrice Chéreau and Ariane Mnouchkine, 1980.

Television Plays:

1. Able's Will, 1977;
2. The History Man, from the novel by Malcolm Bradbury, 1981;
3. Hotel du Lac, from the novel by Anita Brookner, 1986;
4. The Ginger Tree, adaptation of the novel by Oswald Wynd, 1989.

Critical Studies:

• Theatre Quarterly 12, October-December 1973;
• Christopher Hampton: A Casebook, edited by Robert Gross, 1990.