Richard Huggett (playwright)
Richard Huggett was an English actor, author, and playwright.
He best-known plays are The First Night of Pygmalion and A Talent To Abuse, both originally written and performed by Huggett himself as one-man shows. The First Night of Pygmalion was later adapted for television in 1969 and again in 1975. A Talent to Abuse, in which Huggett played writer Evelyn Waugh, met with criticism from Waugh's son, Auberon. Huggett was also noted for his 1989 biography of British theatre producer Binkie Beaumont.
Works
Plays
The Lupin-Blue Dress Good Egg The First Night of "Pygmalion" A Talent To Abuse- ''A Weekend with Willie''