Neil Norman

{{short description|British playwright}} {{multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=December 2011}} {{notability|Biographies|date=December 2011}} {{refimprove|date=February 2026}} }}

'''Neil Norman''' (b. Neil J. Streitberger<ref>https://x.com/njstreitberger</ref>) is a British [[playwright]]{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} and [[critic]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7660648.stm|title=Critics laud Tennant in Labour's|date=9 October 2008|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=16 April 2012}}</ref>

A journalist on the ''[[New Musical Express]]'' in the early 1970s, Norman became a film critic for ''[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]''{{cn|date=March 2026}} and in the ensuing years a reviewer of film and theatre for various cinema magazines and national newspapers.{{cn|date=March 2026}}

He joined the ''[[Evening Standard]]'' in 1986 as a film critic and feature writer.{{cn|date=March 2026}} He appeared regularly as a contributor to the Sky Arts series ''Discovering'' and ''The Directors''.{{cn|date=March 2026}} He is co-author of a book about the 1985 film ''[[Insignificance (film)|Insignificance]]''{{cn|date=March 2026}} and the [[Robbie Coltrane]] biography ''Looking For Robbie''.{{cn|date=March 2026}}

His plays have been performed in London, Toronto and New York.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

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