Michael Frayn,
FRSL (; born 8 September 1933) is an
English playwright and
novelist. He is best known as the author of the farce
Noises Off and the dramas
Copenhagen and
Democracy. His novels, such as
Towards the End of the Morning,
Headlong and
Spies, have also been critical and commercial successes, making him one of the handful of writers in the English language to succeed in both drama and prose fiction. He has also written philosophical works, such as
The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of the Universe (2006).