Michael Frayn
British playwright and novelist best known for Noises Off, the greatest backstage farce in the English language. Copenhagen is an intellectually ambitious dialogue between physicists Bohr and Heisenberg that brilliantly dramatizes uncertainty and moral responsibility. His range as a writer is remarkable.
Works
- HeadlongNovel about art, obsession, and a man drawn into an forged painting conspiracy
- SpiesNovel of espionage set in 1950s England following two boys as childhood friends
- The Tin MenNovel about a group attempting to build a computer in the 1950s
- Towards the End of the MorningNovel about a London newspaper columnist navigating midlife crisis and professional decline
- A Landing on the Sun
- Noises OffFarce about a theater company's chaotic opening night and backstage absurdities
- CopenhagenPlay exploring the meeting between physicists Heisenberg and Bohr in occupied Denmark
- Translations
- Benefactors
- Democracy
- Alphabetical OrderPlay set in a newspaper office where romantic chaos unfolds amid daily deadlines