British dramatist, whose plays included Valued Friends and I Just Stopped By to See the Man, is celebrated for nurturing later generationsTributes have been paid to the influential British playwright Stephen Jeffreys, who has died aged 68. Jeffreys was best known for his play The Libertine, based on the life of hedonistic Restoration rebel the Earl of Rochester. The Libertine opened at the Royal Court theatre, London…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM on September 18, 2018