Mike Leigh

Born Salford, Lancashire February 20, 1943

Stage Works

1. The Box Play (produced 1965)
2. My Parents Have Gone to Carlisle (produced 1966)
3. The Last Crusade of the Five Little Nuns (produced 1966)
4. Waste Paper Guards (produced 1966)
5. NENAA (produced 1967)
6. Individual Fruit Pies (produced 1968)
7. Down Here and Up There (produced 1968)
8. Big Basil (produced 1969)
9. Epilogue (produced 1969)
10. Glum Victoria and the Lad with Specs (produced 1969)
11. Bleak Moments (produced 1970)
12. A Rancid Pong (produced 1971)
13. Wholesome Glory (produced 1973)
    
14. The Jaws of Death (produced 1973)
    
15. Dick Whittington and His Cat (produced 1973)
16. Babies Grow Old (produced 1974)
17. The Silent Majority (produced 1974)
18. Abigail's Party (produced 1977)
19. Ecstasy (produced 1979)
20. Goose-Pimples (produced 1981)
21. Smelling a Rat (produced 1988)
22. Greek Tragedy (produced 1989)
23. It's a Great Big Shame! (produced 1993)
    

Screenplays:

• Bleak Moments, 1972
• The Short and Curlies, 1987
• High Hopes, 1988
• Life Is Sweet, 1991
• Naked, 1993.
  

Radio Plays:

• Too Much of a Good Thing, 1979 (banned)

Television Plays:

• A Mug's Game, 1973
• Hard Labour, 1973
• "Five Minute Films": The Birth of the 2001 FA Cup Final Goalie, Old Chums, Probation, A Light Snack, and Afternoon, all 1975
• The Permissive Society, 1975
• Nuts in May, 1976
• Knock for Knock, 1976
• The Kiss of Death, 1977
• Who's Who, 1979
• Grown-Ups, 1980
• Home Sweet Home, 1982
• Meantime, 1983
• Four Days in July, 1985.
  

Critical Study:

The Improvised Play: The Work of Mike Leigh by Paul Clements. 1983