Amanda Whittington
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Amanda Whittington is a playwright and was born in Nottingham
in 1968. After leaving school, she worked as a freelance journalist for a variety of publications and was a columnist for the Nottingham Evening Post.
She has also written three youth theatre plays and a stage adaptation of "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (2006).
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
in 1968. After leaving school, she worked as a freelance journalist for a variety of publications and was a columnist for the Nottingham Evening Post.
She has also written three youth theatre plays and a stage adaptation of "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (2006).
stage plays
- Amateur Girl (2009)
- Be My Baby (1997)
- Bollywood Jane (2009) (Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)The Haymarket Theatre was a theatre in Leicester, England, based in the Haymarket Shopping Centre on Belgrave Gate in Leicester city centre. The theatre closed at the end of 2006 and has been replaced by the Curve Theatre...
) - The Boy on the Hill (New Perspectives)
- Ladies Day (2005) (Hull Truck TheatreHull Truck TheatreThe Hull Truck Theatre is a theatre in Kingston upon Hull, England which presents high quality drama productions.It also tours its productions on a regular basis....
) - Ladies Down Under (2007)
- Last Stop Louisa's
- Players Angels
- Runaway Girl
- Satin 'n' Steel (2005) (Nottingham PlayhouseNottingham PlayhouseThe Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham, England. It was first established as a repertory theatre in the 1950s when it operated from a former cinema. Directors during this period included Val May and Frank Dunlop.-The building:...
/Octagon Theatre, BoltonOctagon Theatre, BoltonThe Octagon Theatre is a producing theatre located in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.-Programme:The Octagon produces between eight and nine professional theatre productions a year in its Main Auditorium...
) - Shirley's Song
- Tipping the VelvetTipping the VelvetTipping the Velvet is an historical novel written by Sarah Waters published in 1998. Set in Victorian England during the 1890s, it tells a coming of age story about a young woman named Nan who falls in love with a male impersonator, follows her to London, and finds various ways to support herself...
(2009) (Guildhall School of Music and DramaGuildhall School of Music and DramaGuildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
) - Twist And Shout
- The Wills's Girls (Show of Strength Theatre CompanyShow of Strength Theatre CompanySheila Hannon and Nick Thomas co-founded the company in Bristol in 1986, and it began as a two-handed company performing in small touring venues. In 1989 the company moved into an upstairs reception room above the Hen and Chicken pub in Bedminster. In the succeeding years they produced five...
/BBC Radio Four)