Patrick Marber grew up in Wimbledon and studied English at Wadham College, Oxford. He began his career as a stand up comedian and performer in radio comedies.

Marber wrote his first play "Dealer's Choice" in 1995. It opened at the Royal National Theatre in London in February 1995 in a production directed by the playwright. Marber had workshopped the show at the NT studio but now describes the decision to direct the production as "stupid" - his sole directorial experience at the time was directing a Steve Coogan show at the Edinburgh Festival. The play however was a success - it transferred to the West End and has won numerous awards including the 1995 Writer's Guild Award (Best West End Play) and the 1995 Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy of the Year. "Dealer's Choice" has been produced in many cities throughout the world including Melbourne, New York, Berlin, Chicago and Vienna.

He has since directed both his original plays at the same venue: "Closer" in 1997 and "Howard Katz" in 2001.

"Closer", was awarded the 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Play of 1997 and the 1997 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best New Play.. It transferred from the National Theatre to the West End, and has also played on Broadway (where he was nominated for the best new play Tony Award), toured the UK and been produced all over the world. In 2004 it was adapted for the screen by Mike Nichols. It's Swedish premiere was at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, starring Gunnel Fred, Jakob Eklund, Dan Ekborg and Melinda Kinnaman in 1998.

"Dealer's Choice" had it's first major UK revival in 2007 at London's Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre.

Patrick Marber at an event for Notes on a Scandal (2006)

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Mike Nichols and Patrick Marber in Closer (2004)

Philip Glass, Zoë Heller, Patrick Marber, and Peter Rice at an event for Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Patrick Marber at an event for Closer (2004)

Natalie Portman and Patrick Marber at an event for Closer (2004)

Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen in Closer (2004)

Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Patrick Marber, Christopher Morris, and David Schneider in The Day Today (1994)

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