Patrick Marmion Explained

Patrick Marmion is an Anglo-Irish playwright, journalist and Daily Mail theatre critic.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Marmion grew up in Bristol, England. He is the son of ophthalmic surgeon, Vincent James Marmion.[4] He attended Clifton College and Ampleforth College. He studied English Literature and Language at the University of Edinburgh and holds a BA in Playwrighting Studies from the University of Birmingham (a course founded by British playwright David Edgar[5]). He holds a PGCHE (Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education) from the University of Kent.

Career

Marmion was a contributor to London arts and culture magazines including City Limits, Time Out and former weekly arts magazine, What's On In London. In the early 1990s he produced and directed plays on the London Fringe, including Decadence by Steven Berkoff (Tabard Theatre).

Plays include The Institute (Etcetera Theatre); Terms & Conditions[6] (White Bear Theatre) reviewed in The Daily Telegraph;[7] The Divided Laing,[8] or The Two Ronnies, about the Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing (Arcola Theatre) reviewed in The Lancet;[9] Great Apes[10] (Arcola Theatre), adapted from the novel by Will Self, reviewed in the London Evening Standard;[11] and Keith?[12] (Arcola Theatre) a reimagining of Molière's Misanthrope and Tartuffe, reviewed in The Arts Desk.[13]

Screenplays include Mushroom Soup, developed with Sam Mendes for Renaissance Films.[14] Other screenplays include The Dead Guy, Archie Tanner and the Dodo (developed with the Children's Film Foundation).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marmion . Patrick . 18 October 2024 . Strong and Manville are formidable... . 21 October 2024 . MailOnline.
  2. Web site: Marmion . Patrick . 10 June 2016 . Jesse Eisenberg lets rip like Woody Allen with Tourette's: PATRICK MARMION reviews The Spoils . 4 November 2024 . Mailonline.
  3. Web site: Marmion . Patrick . 13 February 2010 . Rousing Hymn To Addled England . 4 November 2024 . Mailonline.
  4. Prower . Emma . 28 September 2015 . Vincent James Marmion . . h5104 . 10.1136/bmj.h5104 . 1756-1833.
  5. Web site: Smith . Jules . 2003 . David Edgar . dead . http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth01J12O313412620079 . 1 October 2007 . 22 October 2024 . British Council archive.
  6. Web site: Cavendish . Dominic . 25 November 2013 . Terms and Conditions, White Bear Theatre, review . 21 October 2024 . Daily Telegraph.
  7. Web site: Cavendish . Dominic . 25 November 2013 . Terms & Conditions, White Bear Theatre review . 4 November 2024 . telegraph.co.uk.
  8. Book: Marmion, Patrick . The Divided Laing . 2015 . Aurora Metro Books . 9781906582821 . 1st . London . English.
  9. Morgan . Jules . 27 November 2015 . The split brain: two Ronnies . The Lancet . 3 . 1 . 29–30 . thelancet.com.
  10. Book: Marmion, Patrick . Great Apes . Oberon Books . 2018 . 9781786824738 . 1st . English.
  11. Web site: Hitchings . Henry . 26 March 2018 . Great Apes review: Will Self novel gets skilful adaptation . 4 November 2024 . standard.co.uk.
  12. Book: Marmion, Patrick . Keith?, or Moliere Rewired . 2019 . Aurora Metro Books . 9781912430277 . 1st . London . 2019 . English.
  13. Web site: Cornwell . Tim . 21 February 2019 . Keith? A Comedy, Arcola Theatre review - Moliere mined for Brexit-era laughs . 4 November 2024 . theartsdesk.com.
  14. Book: Wolf, Matt . Matt Wolf . Stepping Into Freedom . 2002 . Nick Hern Books Ltd . 9781854597052 . 1st . London . 123 . English.

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