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Ben Elton
Benjamin Charles "Ben" Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an English comedian, author, playwright and director. He was a leading figure in the alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, while more recently he has become known for his work as a novelist.
Elton was born in Catford, London, the son of an...
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The Beautiful Game
The Beautiful Game is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton about a group of teenagers growing up amid religious intolerance in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1969.
The title of the musical is taken from Pelé's autobiography My Life and the...
Past Mortem
Past Mortem is a detective novel by Ben Elton first published in 2004. It is about a serial killer on the loose in England, mainly in the London area, and Scotland Yard's attempts at tracking him or her down. At the same time, Past Mortem raises a...
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Popcorn
Popcorn is a 1996 novel by the British writer Ben Elton. It shares themes with a number of movies from the mid-1990s, most notably Natural Born Killers by Oliver Stone and Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarantino.
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- Aug 5, 1996
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Gridlock
Gridlock is a 1991 novel by Ben Elton.
The novel depicts a near-future London in which traffic congestion has reached almost critical levels, such that accidents in a few key places could bring the entire city's traffic network to a halt. The...
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- 1991
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We Will Rock You
We Will Rock You (abbreviated as WWRY) is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian...
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High Society
High Society (2002) is a darkly comic novel by English author Ben Elton. The story focuses on Peter Paget, a Labour Party MP, and his mission to legalise all recreational drugs in the UK.
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- Nov 7, 2002
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Tonight's The Night
Tonight's the Night is a "compilation musical" by comedian Ben Elton, based on the music of Rod Stewart. It opened in October 2003 at the Victoria Palace Theatre, and ran for just over a year. This production follows Elton's previous effort with We...
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Stark
Stark is a 1989 novel by comedian Ben Elton. It was commercially and critically successful in the United Kingdom and Australia. It was Elton's first novel, and launched his writing career. Stark was reprinted 23 times in its first year, and...
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- 1989
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- Jan 1, 1989
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- 18598
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This Other Eden
This Other Eden is a satirical novel written by Ben Elton.
The novel is set in the reasonably near future. Earth is being devastated by Mankind's continued exploitation, and it seems obvious that the planet will be devastated sometime in the near...
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- Oct 1993
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- 1993
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- 18597
Blast from the Past
Blast from the Past is a 1998 novel by Ben Elton, published by Bantam Press and later adapted into a stage performance by the West Yorkshire Playhouse . The plot centres around Polly Slade, an ordinary woman with a highly unordinary past, whose...
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- Jan 2004
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- 153634
The First Casualty
The First Casualty (2005) is a historical crime novel by English author Ben Elton, set during the First World War.
In June 1917, whilst recovering from shell shock inside a military hospital, beloved war poet and dedicated soldier Viscount...
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- Apr 1997
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- 2005
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- 31557
Dead Famous
Dead Famous (2001) is a comedy/whodunit novel by Ben Elton in which ratings for a reality TV show, very similar to Big Brother, rocket when a housemate is murdered. Unlike a typical whodunit, Elton does not reveal the identity of the victim until...
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- 2001
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Chart Throb
Chart Throb is a 2006 novel by the author/comedian/director Ben Elton. It was released in hardback on 6 November 2006 in the UK, and 9 January 2007 in the US. It is a satire of X-Factor/Pop Idol style reality TV programmes.
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- 2006
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Inconceivable
Inconceivable is a 1999 novel by Ben Elton, following a childless couple's efforts to conceive. The story is told in the form of journal entries by the two principal characters. It was adapted into the film Maybe Baby, which was directed by Elton.
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- 1999
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Blind Faith
Blind Faith is an English dystopian novel by writer and comedian Ben Elton, published in 2007.
The story takes place in London approximately 50 years after many parts of the Earth have been subjected to rising water due to global warming. The...
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- Nov 5, 2007
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Ben Elton Omnibus
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Ben Elton Very Live Tour De For
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Ben Elton Plays
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Mortos famosos
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