- His play, Skylight, was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award: BBC Award for Best Play in 1996 (1995 season) at the Royal National Theatre in Cottesloe stage.
- His play, The Blue Room, was nominated for the BBC Award for Best New Play at the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards for the 1998 season.
- Was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award three times as author of a Best Play nominee: in 1983 for "Plenty," in 1996 for "Racing Demon" and in 1997 for "Skylight."
- Was partnered with Blair Brown between his two marriages.
- His play, My Zinc Bed, performed at the Royal Court Theatre was nominated for the BBC Award for Best New Play in 2001 (2000 season) at the Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards.
- His drama, Amy's View, was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Play of 1997.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival in 1997.
- Ranked #38 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".
- He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
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