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Philip Ridley is a British artist working with various media. British people, or Britons, are the native inhabitants of Great Britain and their descendants or citizens of the United Kingdom, of the The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating His work is characterised by an intriguing mix of both the menacing and the magical. The term 'barbaric beauty' has often been used to describe his signature style. You can hear a recording of his voice on TheatreVoice. TheatreVoice is a free online theatre forum launched by Dominic Cavendish and others in September 2003

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Biography

Philip Ridley was born in the East End of London, England, where he still lives and works. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He studied painting at St. Martin’s School of Art and his work has been exhibited throughout Europe and Japan. Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design ( St) (often abbreviated as Central Saint Martins, Saint Martins or CSM) is widely regarded For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. He started as both a performance artist and the creator of a long sequence of dark and disturbing charcoal drawings called The Epic of Oracle Foster. This article is about Performance art For other uses see Performance (disambiguation One drawing from this sequence, "The Black Bird", portraying a man ejaculating a black bird, was exhibited at the ICA in London while Ridley was still a student and - with calls for it to be displayed behind a curtain - became quite a cause célèbre. An orgasm (sexual climax is the conclusion of the plateau phase of the sexual response cycle, and may be experienced by both males and females The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA is a Modern art centre on The Mall in London, England. Ridley also started his own theatre group as a student, acting in many of the productions, and made several short 'art' films, including Visiting Mr Beak which starred the veteran actor Guy Rolfe. Guy Rolfe ( 27 December 1911 &ndash 19 October 2003) was an English actor Despite the vast range of his talents - he was once referred to as 'a one man cultural revolution' - Ridley has always described himself as a storyteller.

Ridley has written three books for adults, Crocodilia, In the Eyes of Mr. Fury, and Flamingoes in Orbit; the highly acclaimed screenplay for The Krays[1] feature film; five adult stage plays: The Pitchfork Disney, the multi-award-winning The Fastest Clock in the Universe, Ghost from a Perfect Place, Vincent River, the controversial trilogy Mercury Fur, Leaves of Glass and Piranha Heights: plus a further five plays for young people: Karamazoo, Fairytaleheart, Moonfleece, Sparkleshark and Brokenville. Crocodilia is the first novel from Philip Ridley, published in 1988 by Brilliance Books In the Eyes of Mr Fury is the second novel from the multi-talented artist Philip Ridley, first published in 1989 The Krays is a 1990 film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often The Pitchfork Disney is the first stage play by the multi-talented artist Philip Ridley. Ghost from a Perfect Place is the third stage play by Philip Ridley. Vincent River was the fourth stage play by Philip Ridley. It premiered at the Hampstead Theatre in London in 2000 Mercury Fur is the fifth adult stage play by Philip Ridley and his most controversial to date Leaves of Glass is the sixth adult stage play by Philip Ridley. Piranha Heights is the seventh adult stage play by Philip Ridley. The Storyteller Sequence is a series of one act dramas written for young people by Philip Ridley. The Storyteller Sequence is a series of one act dramas written for young people by Philip Ridley. Philip Ridley 's Sparkleshark was originally a play commissioned for BT National Connections the National Theatre's youth theatre scheme which ran from 1993-1999 The Storyteller Sequence is a series of one act dramas written for young people by Philip Ridley.

He has also directed two feature films from his own screenplays: The Reflecting Skin – winner of 11 international awards – and The Passion of Darkly Noon (winner of the Best Director Prize at the Porto Film Festival) and one short film, The Universe of Dermot Finn. The Reflecting Skin is a Surreal 1990 film about a young child growing up in Rural Idaho in the 1950s The Passion of Darkly Noon is a 1995 film written and directed by Philip Ridley, starring Brendan Fraser in the title role and co-starring Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international Film festival, annually organized in Porto, Portugal. He has also written many books for children including Scribbleboy (shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal), Kasper in the Glitter (nominated for the Whitbread Prize), Mighty Fizz Chilla (shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award), ZinderZunder, Vinegar Street, and Krindlekrax (winner of both the Smarties Prize and WH Smith’s Mind-Boggling Books Award), the stage play of which – adapted by Ridley himself – was premièred at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in the summer of 2002. The Carnegie Medal in Literature was established in the UK in 1936 in honour of Scottish Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The Costa Book Awards are among the United Kingdom 's most prestigious literary awards Blue Peter is a BBC Television programme for children It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters Birmingham Repertory Theatre (commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep) is a Theatre and theatre company based on Centenary Square in His most recent children's novel is Zip's Apollo, published in 2005.

He is also a photographer — he did his own cover image for his collected first three stage plays, 'RIDLEY: PLAYS ONE', published by Faber and Faber — and a poet (his work has appeared in several collections). A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" He co-wrote, with Nick Bicat, two songs that appeared in his film The Passion of Darkly Noon, ('Who Will Love Me Now?', sung by P.J. Harvey - later covered by Sunscream - and "Look What You've Done" sung by Gavin Friday). Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Gavin Friday (born Fionan Martin Hanvey 8 October 1959, Dublin) is an Irish Singer and Songwriter, Composer Ridley has won both the Evening Standard's Most Promising Newcomer to British Film and Most Promising Playwright Awards. The London Evening Standard is an English Tabloid regional local newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast The United Kingdom has been influential in the technological, commercial and artistic development of cinema. A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. He is the only person ever to receive both prizes.

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Selected quotations from Ridley's works

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References

  1. ^ The Krays film http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/childrenandteens/story/0,,1471235,00.html Retrieved 19/09/07

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