Richard Stirling
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. His 2009 play Seven Other Children was written as a response to Caryl Churchill's controversial play Seven Jewish Children.[1]
He adapted the diaries of 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.
Works[edit]
Books[edit]
- Julie Andrews: An Intimate Biography (Sunday Times Top Ten best seller,[citation needed] UK Piatkus/Little Brown 2007; US St Martin's Press 2008; reprinted UK Little Brown 2013)
Plays[edit]
- Seven Other Children
- Over My Shoulder: The Jessie Matthews Story (starring Anne Rogers)[3][4]
- Gay's the Word (revised version of the Ivor Novello/Alan Melville musical)
- Is She One of Us? in development[5]
- A Princess Undone (starring Stephanie Beacham as Princess Margaret)[6][7]
- Cecil Beaton's Diaries
Selected roles[edit]
Film and television[edit]
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- Eternal Return (Mervin Muffley) (2024)
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (Bird Man) (2022)
- Bridgerton (2022)
- The Crown (2020)
- The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020)
- Scoop (Tinsley's Fan) (2006)
- Great Expectations (1999)
- Our Mutual Friend (1998)
- Mrs Dalloway (1997)
- The Secret Agent (Stevie) (1992)
- Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
- War Requiem (Third Soldier; choreographer) (1989)
- Little Dorrit (John Chivery) (1987)
References[edit]
- ^ Francine Wolfisz (30 April 2009). "New play responds to Caryl Churchill's Seven Jewish Children". Haringey Independent.
- ^ Vale, Paul (9 August 2022). "Ceil Beaton's Diaries review". The Stage.
- ^ ""Over My Shoulder" by Richard Stirling at Wyndham's from 27 Oct to 8 Nov 03". 9 October 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Kingston, Jeremy (10 May 2003). "Over My Shoulder, review". The Times.
- ^ "The 'lesbian' teacher scandal that shook society". The Scotsman. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Barber, Richard (11 September 2016). "Stephanie Beacham: 'We need more difficult women like Princess Margaret'". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic (26 February 2018). "Witty, bittersweet, tentative attempt to dramatise Princess Margaret's life, review". The Daily Telegraph.
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