About Verity Bargate
Lived 1940 – 1981 (aged 40–41). Verity Bargate was a British theatre director, novelist and writer.
Verity Eileen Bargate (1940–1981) was an English novelist and theatre director.
In 1969, she co-founded the cutting-edge Soho Theatre Company, later known as the Soho Theatre. She also wrote three novels, No Mama No, Children Crossing, and Tit for Tat.
Her first husband was Soho Theatre co-founder Fred Proud. Her second husband, till her death, was the playwright and screenwriter Barrie Keeffe.
She died of cancer at the age of 40. After her death, the Verity Bargate Award was set up in her memory to encourage and reward new writing in the theatre.
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Who was Verity Bargate?
English novelist and theatre director
When was Verity Bargate born?
Verity Bargate was born in 1940 in Exeter.
When did Verity Bargate die?
Verity Bargate died in 1981.
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Verity Bargate was a theatre director, novelist and writer.
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Verity Bargate was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Verity Bargate. https://biography.guide/verity-bargate/
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