Mark Ravenhill

Mark Ravenhill (born 1966), who lost his partner to HIV in the mid-1990s, is considered perhaps the most provocative contemporary English playwright after Sarah Kane and Edward Bond. He became widely known for his plays "Shopping and Fucking" (1996) and "Some Explicit Polaroids" (1999), both of which have been performed in Greece. He has also written the plays "Fist" (1995), "Faust is Dead" (1997), "Sleeping Around" (1998), "Handbag" (1998), "Mother Clap's Molly House" (2000), "Feed Me" (a radio play, 2000), "Totally Over You" (2003), "Education" (2004), "Citizenship" (2005), "Product" (2005), "The Cut" (2006), "Pool (No Water)" (2006), and "Ravenhill for Breakfast" (17 short pieces, 2007). He occasionally contributes to the arts section of the "Guardian" newspaper.