The Heretic
The Heretic
Richard Bean
A black comedy to tackle the divisive issue of climate change, ‘The Heretic’ questions the position of science in the global argument and invites us to honestly consider what we think we know.
Available
2011
978-1-84943-120-0
Drama
Oberon Modern Plays
Richard Bean was born in Hull in 1956. After school, he worked in a bread plant before leaving to study Psychology at Loughborough University. Richard has worked as a psychologist and stand-up comedian.
In 2011 Richard became the first writer to win the Evening Standard Award for Best Play for two plays, ‘The Heretic’ e ‘One man, two Guvnors’. He was also awarded the 2011 Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play and 2012 Whatsonstage.com Award for Best New Comedy, both with the aforementioned works. The New York production of ‘One man, two Guvnors’ was awarded the 2012 Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play.