Born in 1919, N. F. Simpson's works include
A Resounding Tinkle (1957),
The Hole (1957) and
One Way Pendulum (1959), all of which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, under the direction of William Gaskill. In 1964, a film of
One Way Pendulum was released featuring Jonathan Miller, who in 1988 staged the play at the Old Vic Theatre.
The Cresta Run (1965) and
Was He Anyone? (1972) followed.
A Resounding Tinkle, along with Simpson's work
Gladly Otherwise, was revived in a sell-out production at the Donmar Warehouse in 2007. His last play
If So, Then Yes premiered in a production by Presence Theatre at the Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in 2010. Simpson wrote extensively for the BBC and ITV, including the hit
Elementary, My Dear Watson, featuring John Cleese. In 2008, the BFI screened a season devoted to his work for film and television. He is the subject of a BBC Radio 4 documentary,
Reality is an Illusion Caused by Lack of N.F. Simpson. N. F. Simpson died in 2011.
N. F. Simpson was one of the leading exponents of the theatre of the absurd, and is best known for his play A Resounding Tinkle, made famous by its premiere at the Royal Court in 1957, and later to star Peter Cook. But beyond that he was a major force in the satire boom of the sixties,...
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