Tim Firth (born 1964, Wirral, Merseyside) is an English dramatist, screenwriter and songwriter.

He was born and has lived all his life in the north west of England, on the border of Cheshire and Lancashire. He attended a comprehensive school in Warrington and read English at Cambridge University. On leaving Cambridge, he was invited to meet Alan Ayckbourn in Scarborough and commissioned to write a play for the studio theatre for the Stephen Joseph Theatre. His plays include: Man of Letters (1991), Neville's Island (1992), The End of the Food Chain (1994), Love Songs for Shopkeepers (1998), The Safari Party (2002), Our House (2003), Absolutely Frank (2006), The Flint Street Nativity (2006)(originally made for television in 1999).^[1]

He wrote the scripts for All Quiet on the Preston Front, Calendar Girls, Blackball and Kinky Boots. He has written various theatrical productions, including the book for Our House, featuring the music of Madness. He has also worked in radio, with the series And Now in Colour.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Tim Firth's website". http://www.timfirth.com. Retrieved 2008-06-01. 

[edit] External links

• Tim Firth's website
• Tim Firth at the Internet Movie Database