Lee Hall was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1966 and studied English Literature at Cambridge University. He has worked as a writer in theatre, TV, radio and film. He has been writer in residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Live Theatre, Newcastle Upon Tyne.Theatre: Wittgenstein on Tyne, Live Theatre 1996; Bollocks, RSC Fringe, 1998; Genie, Paines Plough, 1998; Cooking With Elvis, Live Theatre/West End 1999 – nominated for an Oliver Award for Best Comedy; Spoonface Steinberg, Ambassadors Theatre, London 2000; Two’s Company, Live Theatre/Bristol Old Vic, 2001; Billy Elliot the Musical, 2004 – Oliver Award Best Musical; Pitmen Painters, Live Theatre, Newcastle/Royal National Theatre/ National tour/Broadway, 2007–2010.
Theatre adaptations: Leonce and Lena (Buchner), The Gate Theatre, 1997; Mr Puntila and his man Matti (Brecht) Almedia Theatre, 1998, A Servant to Two Masters (Goldoni) RSC/ Young Vic 1999; The Adventures of Pinocchio (Collodi), Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 2000; Mother Courage (Brecht), Shared Experience/Ambassadors Theatre; The Good Hope (Heijermans) Royal National Theatre, 2001; The Barber of Seville (Beaumarchais), Bristol Old Vic, 2003.
Opera: Adaptation of Il Pagliacci/The Comedians for the English National Opera, 2008.
TV : Spoonface Steinberg 1997, BBC; A Prince of Hearts 1998, BBC; Wind in the Willows 2007 BBC.
Radio: (all BBC): I Luv You Jimmy Spud 1996 – Writers Guild Award Best New Play/Gold Sony Award Best new play/Alfred Bradley Award/Society of Authors Award; Spoonface Steinberg 1997; I Love You, Ragie Patel 1997; The Sorrows of Sandra Saint 1997; Blood Sugar 1997; Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (from Vargas Llosa) 1998; Gristle 1999; Child of the Snow 2000; Child of the Rain 2000.
Film: Billy Elliot, Working Title Films, 2000. His screen play for War Horse directed by Stephen Speilberg is due out in 2011.
Currently working with Roger Waters on a theatrical adaptation of Pink Floyd’s The Wall.
Lee Hall, Billy Elliot
Lee Hall, Billy Elliot
Lee Hall, The Pitmen Painters
Lee Hall, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Lee Hall, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Lee Hall, Billy Elliot
Lee HallThe Pitmen Painters
Lee HallCooking With Elvis
Lee Hall has written 4 shows including Billy Elliot (Bookwriter), The Pitmen Painters (Playwright), Shakespeare in Love (Adapted for the Stage), Cats (Screenwriter).
Lee Hall has been nominated for several prestigious awards including Best Book of a Musical for Billy Elliot at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Best Musical for Billy Elliot at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Best New Play for The Pitmen Painters at the Olivier Awards, Best Book of a Musical for Billy Elliot, The Musical at the Tony Awards, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Billy Elliot, The Musical at the Tony Awards, Outstanding Book of a Musical for Billy Elliot at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Play for The Pitmen Painters at the Evening Standard Awards, and Best New Comedy for Cooking With Elvis at the Olivier Awards.
Lee Hall has won several prestigious awards for his work in the theater industry. These include Best Book of a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards and the Tony Awards for "Billy Elliot, The Musical." He also received the award for Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Billy Elliot" and Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for the same production. Additionally, Hall won the Best Play award at the Evening Standard Awards for "The Pitmen Painters."
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