Acclaimed playwright and novelist Michael Frayn has been named the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre. Frayn will succeed Kevin Spacey, the noted actor and director, in October.
The playwright has won numerous awards for his prose works and his theatre credits include Donkey’s Years, Copenhagen and Stage Directions, a collection of theatrical writings. Frayn says he “hopes to find something to say about the nature and practice of theatre that has not already been said.”
The Chair of Contemporary Theatre is intended to promote the study and practice of modern theatrical works and methods. It has previously been occupied by figures such as Stephen Sondheim, Alan Ayckbourn, and Patrick Stewart.
Michael Frayn’s inaugural lecture will take place on the 26 October at St. Catherine’s College.
