Biography of martin crimp

British playwright

Martin Andrew Crimp (born 14 February 1956 in Dartford, Kent) is a Britishplaywright.

Early life and career

The son of John Crimp, a British Rail signalling engineer, and his wife Jennie, Crimp's family moved in 1960 to Streatham where he attended a local primary school before winning a scholarship to Dulwich College.

But when his father was transferred to York, he went to the nearby Pocklington School, where he showed an aptitude for languages, music, English literature, and theatre. He read English at St Catharine's College, Cambridge (1975–78), where his first play Clang was staged by fellow student Roger Michell.^[1] Before establishing himself as a playwright, he put together An Anatomy, a collection of short stories, and