Christopher Hampton
Full Cast Set For ATONEMENT at Chichester Festival Theatre (May 27, 2026)
NT LIVE: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES to Screen at Symphony Space With Director Q&A (May 26, 2026)
Adam Morris and Roisin Rae Join the Cast of THE TRUTH at the Apollo Theatre (May 21, 2026)
BIO
Christopher's plays, musicals and translations have won many awards including four Tonys and three Oliviers. Prizes for his screenplays include an Oscar, Hollywood Screenwriter of the Year and awards at the Cannes and Venice film festivals. Plays include Appomattox, The Talking Cure, Tales from Hollywood, The Philanthropist, Savages, Total Eclipse; adaptations from novels Youth Without God (Horvath), Embers (Marai), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Laclos); plus translations of plays by Chekhov, Ibsen, Moliere, Horvath, Yasmina Reza and Florian Zeller. Screenplays include Dangerous Liaisons, Atonement, A Dangerous Method, Carrington, The Secret Agent and Imagining Argentina, the last three of which he also directed.
Photos
Christopher Hampton, Glenn Close, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lonny Price during the Opening Night Curtain Call bows for Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Sunset Boulevard' at the Palace Theatre on February 9, 2017 in New York City.
From: Photo Coverage: Take a Look Back on 2017's Top Curtain Call Moments!
Back row: Brayden Soffa, Ella Warner, Andy Stratton, Ben McElroy, Alexa Stratton
Front row: Calin Eastes, Mackenzie Kern, Connor McMurray, Hannah Winkler, Harrison Polen
The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov in a new version ?by Christopher Hampton, direct
From: Photo Flash: Outcry Youth Theatre Reveals Intimate Portraits Of The Characters Of THE SEAGULL
Productions
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Awards and Nominations
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Christopher Hampton, Sunset Boulevard
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Christopher Hampton, Sunset Boulevard
Christopher HamptonWhite Chameleon
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Christopher Hampton, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Christopher Hampton, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
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Christopher HamptonTales of Hollywood
Christopher HamptonTales From Hollywood
Christopher Hampton, The Philanthropist
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Christopher HamptonThe Philanthropist
Videos
Video: Excerpt from Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE at South Coast Repertory
by Gillian Blum - 2026-02-28 17:38:39
Video: Watch a Preview of Alliance Theatre’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Michael Major - 2025-11-19 16:29:45
Video: ART Auctions Canvases For Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
by Stephi Wild - 2025-10-27 10:10:48
Video: Tom Francis Shares His Mom's Reaction to SUNSET BLVD Tony Nomination
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-20 17:42:24
Video: Watch a Restored Trailer of Billy Wilder's SUNSET BOULEVARD Ahead of Cannes Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-14 14:49:24
Video: Tom Francis Wasn't Familiar with SUNSET BLVD Before Joining the Show
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-13 15:28:06
Video: Nicole Scherzinger Reflects on Overcoming Typecasting with SUNSET BLVD Role
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-12 10:32:47
Video: Nicole Scherzinger Sings 'As If We Never Said Goodbye' & More in SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Michael Major - 2024-09-30 11:40:45
Photos/Video: Nicole Scherzinger Makes Her Broadway Debut as Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Joshua Wright - 2024-09-29 23:00:03
Video: SUNSET BOULEVARD Cast Seen Rehearsing Title Number Outside the Theatre
by Michael Major - 2024-09-20 10:07:35
Video: Hanging with Nicole Scherzinger & the Company of SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Joey Mervis - 2024-10-01 10:57:25
Video: First Look At Sarah Brightman In SUNSET BOULEVARD At Sydney Opera House
by A.A. Cristi - 2024-08-28 19:26:12
Video: First Look At Sarah Brightman & More in SUNSET BOULEVARD in Australia
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-30 17:07:06
Video: Tim Draxl Performs Title Song from Sarah Birghtman Led SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-30 13:19:30
Video: Watch Tim Draxl Perform the Title Song from SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-05-18 09:39:03
Video: Inside the Sitzprobe For SUNSET BOULEVARD Starring Sarah Brightman
by Stephi Wild - 2024-05-16 07:31:41
Video: Inside Rehearsal For SUNSET BOULEVARD in Australia, Starring Sarah Brightman
by Stephi Wild - 2024-04-24 08:55:19
Video: Sarah Brightman and Tim Draxl Talk SUNSET BOULEVARD Australia
by A.A. Cristi - 2024-04-22 23:10:43
Video: Go Inside The First Rehearsal Of SUNSET BOULEVARD Starring Sarah Brightman
by Joshua Wright - 2024-04-10 10:15:17
News
by Stephi Wild - May 27, 2026
The full cast has been set for Atonement, coming to Chichester Festival Theatre this month. The production is by Ian McEwan and adapted for the stage by Christopher Hampton.
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2026
Symphony Space will present a sneak preview screening of NT LIVE: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, featuring a live Q&A with Tony Award-winning director Marianne Elliott. The film stars Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner in the National Theatre production.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 21, 2026
The full cast and creative team has been revealed for the new production of Academy Award-winning Florian Zeller’s Olivier Award-nominated comedy, The Truth, set to play in the West End.
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2026
The National Theatre announced further casting and dates for its 2026 season, including Cate Blanchett in ELECTRA/PERSONA, Anne-Marie Duff in SOME WOMAN, and new casts for CLOUD 9 and THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.
by Stephi Wild - May 4, 2026
Casting has been set for the forthcoming film adaptation of the play ART. The film will star Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell, and Wagner Moura. Fernando Meirelles is set to direct the adaptation by Christopher Hampton.
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2026
The Adrienne Arsht Center announced its 2026-27 Theater Up Close season in collaboration with Zoetic Stage, featuring GOD OF CARNAGE, THE INHERITANCE PART TWO, PIPPIN, and JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN.
by Pia Haas - Apr 27, 2026
The Father is a critically acclaimed play by French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton. It has been staged internationally, and adapted into a successful film. The play premiered in London’s West End in October 2015 and opened on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in March 2016. Along the way, it picked up major honors, including the Molière Award for Best Play, as well as Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Apr 18, 2026
From Olympus to Hollywood and Paris, dancers, screen legends and Greek gods are starstruck by love as mythology meets backstage drama, with the sparkling Jazz Age music of George Gershwin and Maurice Ravel performed by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.
by Joshua Wright - Apr 13, 2026
Tickets are now on sale for Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD in Tokyo this July, with Sarah Brightman returning to the stage as the iconic Norma Desmond.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2026
All new photos have been released for Marianne Elliott’s (Angels in America) new staging of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Learn more about the show and check out photos here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2026
Actors Theatre of Indiana will present Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Sunset Boulevard from April 24 through May 10. The production is based on the classic film and explores the allure and peril of Hollywood.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 26, 2026
Le Petit Theatre will present GOD OF CARNAGE in New Orleans. The production will run from April 30 through May 17. The cast includes Julie Lake and Conrad Ricamora.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2026
Crow's Theatre has revealed its 2026-27 season—the organization's 43rd season of programming—celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their permanent east-end home at Dundas and Carlaw.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2026
Rehearsal photos have been released for Marianne Elliott’s (Angels in America) major striking new staging of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Learn more and check out the photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2026
Arkadia Theatre Company will stage the Tony Award-winning play GOD OF CARNAGE, a dark comedy that explores societal norms and personal breakdowns, from March 18-29 at The Chain Theatre, NYC.
by Gillian Blum - Feb 28, 2026
Check out a sneak peek at Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage, running now through March 21 at South Coast Repertory, with a video clip from the production.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2026
London's West End will welcome a new production of The Truth this summer - the acclaimed comedy written by Academy Award-winning and two-time Olivier-nominated playwright Florian Zeller in a translation by Christopher Hampton.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2026
God of Carnage is coming to Le Petit Theatre in April. The production is by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, and directed by A.J. Allegra. Learn more here!
by Jade Kops - Feb 22, 2026
Yasmina Reza’s Award-winning comedy ART has started its Australian tour in Sydney.
by Michael Quintos - Feb 10, 2026
Wildly surprising and deliciously savage, Yasmina Reza's machete-edged 2006 dark comedy GOD OF CARNAGE—here directed by Marco Barricelli and continues performances at OC's South Coast Repertory through March 21, 2026—has to be one of the most ferocious dissections of modern-day performative civility ever to grace the stage—an 80-minute, intermission-less pressure cooker that gleefully burns away the polite veneer of bourgeois adulthood to reveal the petulant, immature children actually lurking just beneath. Boosted by a foursome of terrific actors, the play endures as entertainingly voyeuristic in its unsettling relatability. SCR's outstanding production is a brilliantly observed theatrical skirmish—equal parts comedy of manners and psychological boxing match with no clear winners or losers.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Christopher Hampton has written 12 shows including When Did You Last See My Mother? (Playwright), Hedda Gabler (Adaptation), The Philanthropist (Playwright), Total Eclipse (Playwright), Sunset Boulevard (Bookwriter), Dracula (Bookwriter), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Playwright), The Philanthropist (Playwright), Rebecca (Bookwriter), The Father (Translator), The Mentor (Translation), A German Life (Playwright).
Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sunset Boulevard, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Sunset Boulevard, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for White Chameleon, Best Foreign Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Tales of Hollywood, Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Tales From Hollywood, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Philanthropist and Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for The Philanthropist.
Christopher Hampton has won the following awards: Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sunset Boulevard; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Sunset Boulevard; Best Foreign Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Les Liaisons Dangereuses; and Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for both Tales of Hollywood and The Philanthropist.
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