Robert Tanitch

ROBERT TANITCH, playwright, author, critic, had the first professional production of one of his plays while he was still up at Oxford. His comedies include Call It Love (London and Vienna), Came the Knight (directed by Trevor Nunn at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry) and Highly Confidential (starring Hermione Gingold in London). His comedy sketches are featured on the Internet. He has written and directed the cassette series, Shakespeare Interviews. He has been the Old Vic's education projects...See more

ROBERT TANITCH, playwright, author, critic, had the first professional production of one of his plays while he was still up at Oxford. His comedies include Call It Love (London and Vienna), Came the Knight (directed by Trevor Nunn at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry) and Highly Confidential (starring Hermione Gingold in London). His comedy sketches are featured on the Internet. He has written and directed the cassette series, Shakespeare Interviews. He has been the Old Vic's education projects director and has lectured on Shakespeare and theatre in England, Australia, Indonesia and Kenya. He is the author of sixteen acclaimed books on theatre and film, including Ralph Richardson: A Tribute, Oliver, Ashcroft, Gielgud, Dirk Bogarde, Guinness, John Mills, Brando, Clint Eastwood, The Unknown James Dean, Oscar Wilde on Stage and Screen, and London Stage in the 20th Century. See less