Michael Frayn

Michael Frayn (born 8 September 1933) is an English playwright and novelist. He is mainly known as the author of Noises Off and the play Copenhagen concerning Danish physicist Niels Bohr and German scientist Werner Heisenberg. His most recent novel, Spies, won the Whitbread Prize for Fiction in 2002.

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8 September - 1933 - English - Noises Off - Copenhagen - Danish - Physicist - Niels Bohr - German - Werner Heisenberg - Whitbread Prize

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He was educated at Kingston Grammar School and Cambridge University.

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Kingston Grammar School - Cambridge University

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His play Democracy was a huge success in London (National Theatre, 2003-4 and West End transfer), Copenhagen (Betty Nansen Teatret, 2004) and on Broadway (Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 2004-5); it dramatizes the story of German chancellor Willy Brandt and his personal assistant, the East German spy Günter Guillaume.

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London - West End - Copenhagen - Betty Nansen Teatret - Broadway - Brooks Atkinson Theatre - Willy Brandt - Günter Guillaume

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During his National Service, Frayn learned Russian at the Joint Services School for Linguists.

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National Service - Russian - Joint Services School for Linguists

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Frayn's wife is Claire Tomalin, the biographer and literary journalist.

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