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Michael Frayn

Michael Frayn's work for the stage includes Alphabetical Order, Make and Break and Noises Off, all of which received Best Comedy of the Year awards, while Benefactors was named Best Play of the Year. His other works include Democracy (National Theatre and West End prior to Broadway) and Copenhagen (winner of numerous awards including the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Best Play Awards 1998). He has translated Chekhov's four last plays and is also a novelist and recipient of the Whitbread...See more

Michael Frayn book reviews

  • Spies 4 out of 5

    By Rob, london, The United Kingdom, Jan 31, 2010

    I re-read this because I lent it to a friend after they had given me "I'm not scared" by Niccolo Ammaniti. I was struck by the similarities of setting and characters. Where Amminiti's story of... read more

  • Copenhagen 4 out of 5

    By R, Singapore, Jan 30, 2010

    I'm kind of fascinated by the history of science, in particular by the lives of the various actors involved. You know, those whose significance in the grand scheme of things (as far as most are... read more

  • Headlong 3 out of 5

    By Mark, Jan 28, 2010

    I'm early on in "Headlong" but liking it. Frayn writes very very well, as everyone's review will tell you and we're treated to a back and forth between renaissance history and the touching and... read more