Chris Goode (playwright)
Chris Goode (27 May 1973 – 1 June 2021)[1] was a British playwright, theatre director, performer, and poet. He was the artistic director of from 2001 to 2004, and led the ensemble Chris Goode and Company until its closure in 2021.[2][3]
A regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he won four Fringe First awards for Men in the Cities, Monkey Bars, Neutrino and Kiss of Life.[4]
Goode hosted the regular podcast Thompson's Live, in which he curated discussions with other theatre artists about their practice.[5]
His plays are published by Oberon Books.[6]
Personal life[]
Goode was married to sound designer and theatre artist Griffyn Gilligan.[1]
Goode died by suicide on 1 June 2021.[1] He had been arrested on 5 May for possession of indecent images of children.[7]
Work[]
Solo shows[]
- Mirabel (2018). Premiered at Ovalhouse Theatre, London.[8]
- Men in the Cities (2014). Premiered at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.[9]
- God/Head (2012). Premiered at Ovalhouse Theatre, London.[10]
- The Adventures of Wound Man and Shirley (2009). Premiered at Contact Theatre, Manchester.[11]
- Hippo World Guest Book (2007). Premiered at Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh.[12]
As playwright[]
- Mad Man (2014). Premiered at The Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth.[13]
- Infinite Lives (2014). Premiered at Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol.[14]
- Monkey Bars (2012). Premiered at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.[15]
- The Loss of All Things (2011). Part of the Bush Theatre's Sixty-Six Books.[16]
- King Pelican (2009). Premiered at The Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth.[17]
- Speed Death of the Radiant Child (2007) Premiered at The Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth.[18] Revived at the Warwick Arts Centre (2017).[19]
As director[]
- Jubilee (2017) adapted from Derek Jarman. Premiered at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre.[20]
- Every One (2016) by . Premiered at Battersea Arts Centre. [21] [22]
- Landscape and Monologue (2011) by Harold Pinter. Premiered at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath.[23]
- Glass House (2009). Premiered in the Clore Studio, Royal Opera House.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Playwright and performer Chris Goode has died". What's On Stage. 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Camden People's theatre – a sanctuary, playground and repair shop". The Guardian. 11 March 2014. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Preface Studios. "Chris Goode & Company - house". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ a b "The Big Idea: The New Order - Royal Court". Royal Court. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Thompson's Live by Chris Goode on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Chris Goode | United Agents". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Chris Goode arrested for possession of indecent images prior to death". The Stage. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Caird, Jo. "Mirabel review at Ovalhouse, London". The Stage. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (1 August 2014). "Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Men in the Cities – fierce portrait of violence". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (28 February 2012). "God/Head – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (15 May 2009). "The Adventures of Wound Man and Shirley". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Costa, Maddy (13 August 2007). "Hippo World Guest Book". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "MAD MAN - Theatre Royal Plymouth". Theatre Royal Plymouth. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (7 February 2014). "Infinite Lives – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (16 August 2012). "Monkey Bars – Edinburgh festival review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Sixty-Six Books". www.bushtheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (27 February 2009). "Theatre preview: King Pelican, Plymouth". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (25 May 2007). "Theatre review: Speed Death of the Radiant Child / Drum, Plymouth" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "WUDS present Speed Death of the Radiant Child". Warwick Arts Centre.
- ^ "JUBILEE - Royal Exchange Theatre".
- ^ "Every One - Event Listing All In London".
- ^ "Theatre Bubble Every One".
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (8 February 2011). "Landscape and Monologue – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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- 1973 births
- 2021 deaths
- 2021 suicides
- British male dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century British dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century British male writers
- Suicides in the United Kingdom
- LGBT writers from the United Kingdom
- LGBT dramatists and playwrights
- LGBT men
- 21st-century LGBT people