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LEE HALL
LEE HALL was born and bred in Newcastle Upon Tyne and educated at Cambridge University. Lee was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay of Billy Elliot the movie. Among his theatre works are The Pitmen Painters (Live Theatre/Royal National Theatre/Broadway), Cooking With Elvis (nominated for an Olivier Award) and the multi-award-winning Spoonface Steinberg. He has also adapted many plays including The Good Hope (Royal National Theatre), A Servant to Two Masters (RSC/Young Vic), Mr. Puntila and His Man Matti (Almeida), Leonce and Lena (Gate Theatre), Mother Courage (Shared Experience), The Barber of Seville (Bristol Old Vic). He has worked extensively for the BBC in both radio and television, most recently with a TV adaptation of “The Wind in the Willows.” His version of I Pagliacci opened in September 2008 at the English National Opera. He has been writer in residence at the Live Theatre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is currently working with Roger Waters on a theatrical version of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. His screenplay for War Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg, is due out later this year.
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Theatre
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Billy Elliot
Imperial Theatre
Book and Lyrics
Pitmen Painters, The
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Playwright
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