He allegedly declined the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1989 for his services to drama. He allegedly declined a knighthood in 2003.
His play, "Copenhagen", was nominated for the BBC Award for Best New Play
at the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards for the 1998 season.
His play, "Alarms and Excursions", was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Comedy of the 1998 season.
His play, "Democracy", performed at the Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe
and Lyttelton Theatres, was nominated for 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre
Award for Best New Play of the 2003 season.
His play, Democracy, performed at the Royal National Theatre:
Cottesloe, was awarded Best Play at the 2003 London Evening Standard
Theatre Awards.