Townsend, Sue
Shaffer, Sir Peter
Prawer Jhabvala, Ruth
Pearce, Phillipa
Author of Tom’s Midnight Garden, Ann Philippa Pearce was a beloved writer of children’s fiction. She was also an editor, nurturing the careers of many other writers. Writing a great many children’s books following a career in the BBC writing scripts for broadcasting, she was awarded an OBE in 1997 for contribution to children’s literature.
Barnes, Peter
Peter Barnes was an Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Barnes achieved critical acclaim and box-office success with his baroque comedy, The Ruling Class, in 1968. He later adapted his play into a 1972 film which garnered Peter O’Toole an Oscar nomination before becoming a cult classic. Known best as a playwright of dark historical comedies, Barnes wrote widely for films, […]