Biography

His acting career began in the 1960s with appearances in a number of British television series as well as scattered roles in feature films. Then he played the male lead in When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) and also starred in The Love Factor (1969) as a spoof James Bond. Hawdon also played a number of roles on the London stage and in provincial companies, playing everything from Hamlet to Henry V and Henry Higgins. In the 1980s he founded the Bath Fringe Festival and then became director of the Theatre Royal Bath, the UK's premier touring theatre. Writing initially supplemented and then dominated his acting as he turned out a number of plays including "The Mating Game", "Don't Dress for Dinner" and "God and Stephen Hawking". In 1984 Hutchinsons published his first novel, "A Rustle in the Grass", about war between colonies of ants, which sold 60,000 copies. In 2002 his second novel, "The Journey" was published, and in 2013, "Survival Of The Fittest" (a novel about Charles Darwin). All can be found on his website.

Robin Hawdon's plays have been seen in over forty countries and thirty different languages, and many are published. Also a novelist. His first novel, an epic Young Adult story, 'A Rustle In The Grass', is now republished after it has attracted a list of 5 star Amazon reviews. His latest novel, 'Survival Of The Fittest', is also gaining 5 star reviews.

Robin Hawdon stopped acting in 1980 to concentrate on his writing career. His plays, especially the comedies, are among the most frequently produced around the world. His name is perhaps better known abroad than in his native Great Britain. At any one moment there are likely to be at least twenty productions of various titles running in various countries. Major productions in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin, Bonn, Warsaw, Johannesburg, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Russia, Italy, etc.