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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.

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Productions

Sunset BoulevardSunset Boulevard
 
[West End, 2023]
Book and lyrics
RebeccaRebecca
 
[West End, 2023]
English Book Adaptation
The Third ManThe Third Man
 
[West End, 2023]
BOOK & LYRICS
The SonThe Son
 
[West End, 2019]
Translator
The MotherThe Mother
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Translation
TartuffeTartuffe
 
[West End, 2018]
Adaptor
Les Liaisons DangereusesLes Liaisons Dangereuses
 
[Broadway, 2016]
Adaptation
The FatherThe Father
 
[West End, 2015]
Translator
Uncle VanyaUncle Vanya
 
[West End, 2012]
Adaptor
God of CarnageGod of Carnage
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Translation
The SeagullThe Seagull
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Translation
Hedda Gabler
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Adaptation
Don Juan
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Adaptation
The Unexpected Man
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Adaptation
Don Juan Comes Back from the War
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Adaptation

Writing

Hedda Gabler
Adaptation
Total Eclipse
Playwright
Bookwriter
Lyricist
The Mentor
Translation
A German Life
Playwright
Dracula
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Sunset Boulevard
Bookwriter
Lyricist

Movies

Tales from the Vienna Woods
[ 1979 ] writer
Rimbaud in L.A.
[ 1982 ] writer
Beyond the Limit
[ 1983 ] writer
The Good Father
[ 1985 ] writer
Oviri
[ 1986 ] writer
Dangerous Liaisons
[ 1988 ] writer
Total Eclipse
[ 1995 ] The Judge
Mary Reilly
[ 1996 ] writer
The Secret Agent
[ 1996 ] writer
The Quiet American
[ 2002 ] writer
Imagining Argentina
[ 2003 ] writer
Atonement
[ 2007 ] writer
Chéri
[ 2009 ] writer
Bad Company
[ 2010 ] writer
A Dangerous Method
[ 2011 ] writer
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
[ 2016 ] writer
Ali and Nino
[ 2016 ] writer
The Father
[ 2020 ] writer
A German Life
[ 2022 ] writer
The Son
[ 2022 ] writer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Book of a Musical

Christopher Hampton, Sunset Boulevard


winner
Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Christopher Hampton, Sunset Boulevard

Olivier Awards - 1991 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Christopher HamptonWhite Chameleon


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1987 - Best Foreign Play

Christopher Hampton, Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Tony Awards - 1987 - Best Play

Christopher Hampton, Les Liaisons Dangereuses


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1983 - Best Comedy

Christopher HamptonTales of Hollywood

Olivier Awards - 1983 - Play of the Year

Christopher HamptonTales From Hollywood

Tony Awards - 1971 - Best Play

Christopher Hampton, The Philanthropist


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1970 - Best Comedy

Christopher HamptonThe Philanthropist

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Exclusive: SUNSET BOULEVARD Stars, Directors Reflect on the Show’s Traditional, Str Photo
Exclusive: SUNSET BOULEVARD Stars, Directors Reflect on the Show’s Traditional, Stripped-Down Stagings
by Oliver Oliveros - Feb 19, 2025

Known for its grand, dramatic score, “Sunset Boulevard,” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Old Hollywood-themed musical, which is equally famed for its iconic lead character, Norma Desmond, has finally made its first season in Asia—after over 30 years since its world premiere in London.
GOD OF CARNAGE Comes to North Star Theater Company Photo
GOD OF CARNAGE Comes to North Star Theater Company
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2025

North Star Theater Company will present God of Carnage, written by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, and directed by Richard Lear.
Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD Is A Must-See Musical Revival Photo
Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD Is A Must-See Musical Revival
by Gilbert Kim Sancha - Feb 13, 2025

For a strictly limited season until 23 February 2025, the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, will be the home of the highly anticipated theatrical event 'Sunset Boulevard,' a musical based on the 1950 Paramount film by Billy Wilder with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton.
Video: Sarah Brightman Talks Becoming Norma Desmond, Bringing SUNSET BOULEVARD to Asi Photo
Video: Sarah Brightman Talks Becoming Norma Desmond, Bringing SUNSET BOULEVARD to Asia, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2025

Sarah Brightman is returning to the role of Norma Desmond as Sunset Boulevard arrives in Singapore this February. In a new interview, Brightman talked about how she gets into character, and more.
San Francisco Opera Reveals 2025"26 Season Lineup Photo
San Francisco Opera Reveals 2025"26 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2025

San Francisco Opera has announced details for the Company's 2025–26 Season. The Company's 103rd season, which marks Shilvock's tenth as general director, kicks off September 5.
SUNSET BOULEVARD Plays at the Sands Theatre, Feb. 7-23 Photo
SUNSET BOULEVARD Plays at the Sands Theatre, Feb. 7-23
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 30, 2025

After over a three-decade hiatus, Sarah Brightman returns to her musical theater roots via a lavish new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'Sunset Boulevard.,' which played at the Sydney Opera House last year.
Review: THE FATHER: A TRAGIC FARCE at Wilbury Theatre Group Photo
Review: THE FATHER: A TRAGIC FARCE at Wilbury Theatre Group
by Jay Pateakos - Jan 26, 2025

What did our critic think of THE FATHER: A TRAGIC FARCE at Wilbury Theatre Group?
Photos: THE FATHER Now Playing At Wilbury Theatre Group Photo
Photos: THE FATHER Now Playing At Wilbury Theatre Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2025

You can now get a first look at the Wilbury Theatre Group production of The Father: A Tragic Farce by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton here!
Cast Set For MACBETH at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Photo
Cast Set For MACBETH at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2025

ETT has announced full casting for Artistic Director Richard Twyman’s version of Macbeth, which has been reworked for 2025 for a limited run at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.
SUNSET BOULEVARD Movie Continues to Search for a Director Photo
SUNSET BOULEVARD Movie Continues to Search for a Director
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 10, 2025

On a recent appearance on What Happens Live, Glenn Close revealed that the long-awaited Sunset Boulevard movie continues to search for a director, despite having a 'brilliant script.'
Wilbury Theatre Group Kicks Off 2025 With THE FATHER Photo
Wilbury Theatre Group Kicks Off 2025 With THE FATHER
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2025

Wilbury Theatre Group has announced the cast and creative team for the professional Rhode Island premiere of The Father: A Tragic Farce by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton.
Possum Point Players Will Perform GOD OF CARNAGE Photo
Possum Point Players Will Perform GOD OF CARNAGE
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2024

Possum Point Players will perform God Of Carnage beginning next month. The play is written by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, and directed by Andrew Peters.
ART, MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, And More Announced for West Boca Theatre Company 2025 Seas Photo
ART, MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, And More Announced for West Boca Theatre Company 2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2024

The Adolph & Rose Levis JCC Sandler Center will present a new season of award-winning comedic and dramatic performances presented by West Boca Theatre Company.
Final Cast Set For Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE in Australia Photo
Final Cast Set For Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE in Australia
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2024

The final cast members of the new production of Agatha Christie’s best-selling crime novel of all time, And Then There Were None, have been revealed. Learn more about the cast here!
GOD OF CARNAGE Play Reading to be Presented by Tangent Theatre & The Moviehouse Photo
GOD OF CARNAGE Play Reading to be Presented by Tangent Theatre & The Moviehouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2024

Tangent Theatre and The Moviehouse announced a special reading of GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza, exploring themes of conflict and civility. Join the event for an engaging theatrical experience.
Interact Theatre Company to Present Free Staged Readings of Pulitzer & Tony Award-Win Photo
Interact Theatre Company to Present Free Staged Readings of Pulitzer & Tony Award-Winning Plays
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 9, 2024

Interact Theatre Company will partner with the Los Angeles Public Library to present its fourth season of The Prize Winners — a series of free staged readings featuring Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning plays.
Review: DANGEROUS LIAISONS at Kanata Theatre Photo
Review: DANGEROUS LIAISONS at Kanata Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - Nov 7, 2024

Kanata Theatre opened its 56th season this week with Dangerous Liaisons, a steamy historical play set in pre-Revolutionary France, written by Christopher Hampton and directed here by Sarah Hegger. The play is based upon a novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, entitled Les Liaisons Dangereuses, published in 1782. Some audience members may also recall the 1988 film adaptation, featuring an all-star cast, including Glen Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer. In Hampton’s play, former lovers, La Marquise de Merteuil (Megan LeMarquand) and Le Vicomte de Valmont (Stavros Sakiadis), conspire to conquest, seduce, and even assault individuals they desire or want to use as pawns for revenge against their foes. La Marquise and Le Vicompte treat everyone around them as disposable playthings, without realizing that actions invariably have consequences. With its themes of morality, lust, betrayal, and vengeance, Dangerous Liaisons is unusual in that its primary characters are less sympathetic than its secondary players. The audience feels more compassion for the innocent and naïve Cecile Volanges (Ava Gustine, in her acting debut), the sincerely smitten Presidente de Tourvel (the talented Lindsey Keene), and the foppish Chevalier Danceny (Thomas Jestin) as they are each used, abused, and secretly mocked by their tormentors disguised as concerned friends.
SUNSET BLVD: THE ALBUM Hits #1 on UK Compilations Chart Photo
SUNSET BLVD: THE ALBUM Hits #1 on UK Compilations Chart
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 1, 2024

Following last week’s opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SUNSET BLVD. on Broadway, SUNSET BLVD: The Album (released through The Other Songs label), has topped the UK’s official compilations chart. Learn more!
Hunter Regian Launches New Entertainment Venture Photo
Hunter Regian Launches New Entertainment Venture
by Stephi Wild - Oct 29, 2024

Theatre producer Hunter Regian has just announced the launch of Regian Entertainment- a boutique firm focused on the many layers of theatrical business from producing, general management, consulting, event management to investor relations with more to come. Find out more about the new company here.
A History of Norma Desmond and the Women Who Have Played Her Photo
A History of Norma Desmond and the Women Who Have Played Her
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2024

As Broadway welcomes Sunset Boulevard back to the stage, and the newest Norma Desmond, Nicole Scherzinger, BroadwayWorld is taking an in-depth back on just some of the performers who have taken on the iconic role in the past.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Christopher Hampton written?

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).

What awards has Christopher Hampton been nominated for?

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.

What awards has Christopher Hampton won?

Christopher Hampton has won several prestigious awards, including: - 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 - Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Tales of Hollywood - Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for The Philanthropist.

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