National Theatre Connections
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Connections is the National Theatre
in London
's annual youth theatre scheme.
Originally founded in 1995 and sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell
this changed in 2007 when the Bank of America took over the sponsorship. The plays are also published by the National Theatre each year.
. In 2006 three were produced; Burn by Deborah Gearing, Chatroom by Enda Walsh
and Citizenship by Mark Ravenhill
were performed in 2006; the latter two were revived in 2007 when they also toured. In 2008 Baby Girl by Roy Williams
, DNA by Dennis Kelly
and The Miracle by Lin Coghlan also received professional productions in the Cottesloe.
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
in London
London
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's annual youth theatre scheme.
Originally founded in 1995 and sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
this changed in 2007 when the Bank of America took over the sponsorship. The plays are also published by the National Theatre each year.
Scheme
The National Theatre. annually commissions ten plays from established playwrights which are performed by youth theatre groups across the UK. Groups are invited to perform at Connections Festivals held at a professional theatre in their area. A random performance group from each play is then performed at the end of the Festival at the National Theatre itself.Professional Productions
Several of the specially commissioned Connection plays have been professionally produced at the National TheatreRoyal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
. In 2006 three were produced; Burn by Deborah Gearing, Chatroom by Enda Walsh
Enda Walsh
Enda Walsh is an Irish playwright born in Dublin and currently living in London. Walsh attended the same secondary school where both Roddy Doyle and Paul Mercier taught. Having written for the Dublin Youth Theatre, he moved to Cork where he wrote Fishy Tales for the Graffiti Theatre Company,...
and Citizenship by Mark Ravenhill
Mark Ravenhill
Mark Ravenhill is an English playwright, actor and journalist.His most famous plays include Shopping and Fucking , Some Explicit Polaroids and Mother Clap's Molly House . He made his acting debut in his monologue Product, at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe...
were performed in 2006; the latter two were revived in 2007 when they also toured. In 2008 Baby Girl by Roy Williams
Roy Williams (playwright)
Roy Samuel Williams, OBE is an award-winning English playwright. Williams has many awards including the George Devine Award for Lift Off, the 2001 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright for his play Clubland, the 2002 BAFTA Award for Best Schools Drama for Offside and 2004 South Bank...
, DNA by Dennis Kelly
Dennis Kelly
Dennis Kelly is a London-based writer for both the theatre and television. Oberon plays have published a volume of Dennis Kelly Plays; Debris, After the End, Osama the Hero and Love and Money...
and The Miracle by Lin Coghlan also received professional productions in the Cottesloe.
2011
- Bassett by James GrahamJames Graham-British noblemen:*James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose , Scottish nobleman and soldier*James Graham, 2nd Marquess of Montrose *James Graham, 3rd Marquess of Montrose...
- The Beauty Manifesto by Nell LeyshonNell LeyshonNell Leyshon is a British dramatist and novelist.She was born in Glastonbury, England, and lives in the county of Dorset. She attended the University of Southampton, gaining a first in English Literature.Leyshon writes regularly for Radio 4 and 3...
- Children of Killers by Katori HallKatori HallKatori Hall is an American playwright, journalist and actress from Memphis, Tennessee.Her play The Mountaintop, about Martin Luther King's last night before his assassination, premiered in London in 2009 to great critical acclaim. After a sell-out run at Theatre 503, the play transferred to the...
- Cloud Busting by Helen BlakemanHelen BlakemanHelen Blakeman is a British playwright and screenwriter from Liverpool. She has written three plays. Caravan, her first, was written while she studied at Birmingham University and won her the George Devine award. Her second play, Normal, was followed by an entrance into screenwriting...
adapted from the novel by Malorie BlackmanMalorie BlackmanMalorie Blackman OBE is an author of literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed Noughts & Crosses series uses the setting of a fictional dystopia to explore racism... - Frank & Ferdinand by Samuel AdamsonSamuel AdamsonSamuel Adamson is an Australian playwright and screenwriter who has lived and worked in the UK since 1991. He was born in Adelaide and lives in London.-Career:...
- Gap by Alia BanoAlia BanoAlia Bano is a British playwright of Pashtun origin. A graduate of Queen Mary, University of London, she currently works as a schoolteacher in London. Bano is a product of the Royal Court Theatre's programme for young playwrights, and her debut play Shades was staged at the Court in early 2009. The...
- Gargantua by Carl Grose
- Shooting Truth by Molly DaviesMolly DaviesMolly Davies is a British playwright originally from Norfolk but now living in London.A graduate of the university of Kent at Canterbury, she is currently writing and works part-time as a teacher....
- Those Legs by Noel ClarkeNoel ClarkeNoel Anthony Clarke is an English actor, director and screenwriter from London. He is best known for playing Wyman Norris in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Mickey Smith in Doctor Who...
- Too Fast by Douglas MaxwellDouglas MaxwellDouglas Maxwell is an award-winning Scottish playwright, whose work has been performed throughout Scotland, the UK and abroad....
2009
- Blackout by Davey Anderson
- Dirty Dirty Princess by Georgia Fitch
- The Dummy Tree by Conor MitchellConor MitchellConor Mitchell is an Irish composer and writer. His play, The Dummy Tree, was commissioned by the Royal National Theatre for their 2009 New Connections series.He is currently working on a new solo musical for Nigel Richards....
- A Handbag by Anthony HorowitzAnthony HorowitzAnthony Craig Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter. He has written many children's novels, including The Power of Five, Alex Rider and The Diamond Brothers series and has written over fifty books. He has also written extensively for television, adapting many of Agatha Christie's...
- Heartbreak Beautiful by Christopher William Hill
- The Heights by Lisa McGeeLisa McGeeLisa McGee is a stage and screen writer. She was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, and studied for a BA degree in Drama at Queens University Belfast. She was writer on attachment with the Royal National Theatre in London in 2006. Her plays include JUMP and the Stewart Parker and Blackburn...
- Six Parties by William BoydWilliam BoydWilliam Boyd may refer to:*William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock , Scottish nobleman*William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock , Scottish nobleman*William Boyd William Boyd may refer to:*William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock (died 1717), Scottish nobleman*William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (1704–1746),...
- Success by Nick DrakeNick DrakeNicholas Rodney "Nick" Drake was an English singer-songwriter and musician. Though he is best known for his sombre guitar based songs, Drake was also proficient at piano, clarinet and saxophone...
- The Seance by Anthony NeilsonAnthony NeilsonAnthony Neilson is a Scottish playwright and director commonly associated with the "in-yer-face theatre" movement and is known for his collaborative way of writing and workshopping his plays. His work is characterised by the exploration of sex and violence...
- The Things She Sees by Ben PowerBen PowerBen Power is a British dramaturg and playwright.Ben studied English at Cambridge University. He often collaborates with Rupert Goold and his Headlong company...
- Trammel by Michael Lesslie
- The Vikings And Darwin by David MametDavid MametDavid Alan Mamet is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director.Best known as a playwright, Mamet won a Pulitzer Prize and received a Tony nomination for Glengarry Glen Ross . He also received a Tony nomination for Speed-the-Plow . As a screenwriter, he received Oscar...
2008
- Scenes From Family Life by Mark RavenhillMark RavenhillMark Ravenhill is an English playwright, actor and journalist.His most famous plays include Shopping and Fucking , Some Explicit Polaroids and Mother Clap's Molly House . He made his acting debut in his monologue Product, at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe...
- A Vampire Story by Moira BuffiniMoira BuffiniMoira Buffini is an English dramatist, director and actor.-Career:Buffini was born in Cheshire to Irish parents, and trained as an actor at the Welsh College of Music and Drama. For Jordan, co-written with Anna Reynolds in 1992, she won a Time Out Award for her performance and Writers' Guild Award...
- Theatre of Debate: Blackout by Davey Anderson inspired by the stories of a young person from Barnardo'sBarnardo'sBarnardo's is a British charity founded by Thomas John Barnardo in 1866, to care for vulnerable children and young people. As of 2010, it spends over £190 million each year on more than 400 local services aimed at helping these same groups...
, GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... - He’s Talking by Nicholas WrightNicholas WrightNicholas or Nick Wright may refer to:* Sir Nicholas Wright , English academic* Nick Wright , English footballer* Nick Wright , English footballer...
- My Face by Nigel WilliamsNigel WilliamsNigel Williams may refer to:*Nigel Williams , British novelist, screenwriter and playwright.*Nigel Williams , American ice hockey defenceman.*Nigel Williams , English former professional footballer....
- Theatre of Debate: Big Hopes a verbatim play by Gary OwenGary OwenGary Owen may refer to:* Gary Owen , Welsh snooker player* Gary Owen , English footballer* Gary Owen , Welsh playwright* Gary Owens , American disc jockey and voice actor...
inspired by an xl. group from The Princes Trust, CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
followed by Safe by Deborah Gearing inspired by Fairbridge Southampton - Arden City by Timberlake WertenbakerTimberlake Wertenbaker- Biography :Wertenbaker grew up in the Basque Country of France near Saint-Jean-de-Luz. She attended schools in Europe and the US before settling permanently in London...
- The Peach Child by Anna Furse and Little Angel TheatreLittle Angel TheatreThe Little Angel Theatre is a puppet theatre catering for children, families and adults, off Upper Street in the London Borough of Islington.The 100 seat theatre, in a former Temperance hall, was opened on 24 November 1961, by founder John Wright...
Theatre of Debate directed and devised by Jeremy Weller with young people from Fairbridge Centres in Kennington and Hackney. - The Book of Everything by Peter Tabern based on a novel by Guus Kuijer in the English translation by John Nieuwenhuizen Fugee by Abi MorganAbi MorganAbi Morgan is a British playwright and screenwriter known for her works for television, such as Sex Traffic and The Hour, and the film Brick Lane...
. - It Snows by Bryony LaveryBryony LaveryBryony Lavery is a British dramatist, known for her successful and award-winning 1998 play Frozen. In addition to her work in theatre, she has also written for television and radio...
and Frantic Assembly - Burying Your Brother in the Pavement by Jack ThorneJack Thorne (writer)Jack Thorne is an English screenwriter and playwright. Born in Bristol, England, he has written for radio, theatre and film, most notably on the TV shows Skins, Cast-offs, This Is England '86, The Fades and the feature film The Scouting Book For Boys...
2007
- A Bridge to the Stars by Henning MankellHenning MankellHenning Mankell is a Swedish crime writer, children's author, leftist activist and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most famous creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander.-Life and career:...
- A Year and A Day by Christina ReidChristina ReidChristina Reid is a playwright.-Life:She graduated from Queen’s University, Belfast.She was a writer-in-residence at the Lyric Theatre, and at the Young Vic...
- Baby Girl by Roy WilliamsRoy Williams-Sports:*Roy Williams , New Zealand athlete*Roy Williams , 1952 Summer Olympics Canadian team member...
- DeoxyriboNucleic Acid (aka DNA) by Dennis KellyDennis KellyDennis Kelly is a London-based writer for both the theatre and television. Oberon plays have published a volume of Dennis Kelly Plays; Debris, After the End, Osama the Hero and Love and Money...
- Red Sky by Bryony LaveryBryony LaveryBryony Lavery is a British dramatist, known for her successful and award-winning 1998 play Frozen. In addition to her work in theatre, she has also written for television and radio...
- Ruckus in the Garden by David FarrDavid FarrDavid Nelson Farr is the Chairman & CEO of Emerson Electric Company, a Fortune 500 company. Mr. Farr has worked at the company since 1981. He is married with two children and is a resident of Ladue, Missouri....
- Scary Play by Judith Johnson
- Show and Tell by Laline Paull
- Black Remote by Glyn MaxwellGlyn MaxwellGlyn Maxwell is a British poet.-Early life:Though his parents are Welsh, Maxwell was born and raised in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire. He studied English at Worcester College, Oxford. He began an MLitt there, but in 1987 moved to America to study poetry and drama with Derek Walcott at...
2006
- Pass It On by Doug Lucie
- The Spider Men by Ursula Rani Sarma
- Broken Hallelujah by Sharman MacdonaldSharman MacdonaldSharman Macdonald is a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, and former actress. She is the mother of Academy Award-nominee Keira Knightley.-Career:...
- Pack Up Your Troubles by Snoo WilsonSnoo WilsonSnoo Wilson, , born Andrew James Wilson, is an English playwright, screenwriter and director. His early plays such as Blow-Job were overtly political, often combining harsh social comment with comedy...
- Shut Up by Andrew PayneAndrew PayneAndrew Payne is an all-round cricketer who was on the books of Lancashire as a teenager but was released without making a first-class appearance, despite playing for England under-19s...
- Feather Boy by Nicky Singer and Peter Tabern with lyrics by Don BlackDon BlackDon Black may refer to:* Don Black , racialist campaigner* Don Black , English lyricist* Don Black , baseball player for the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Athletics...
and music by Debbie WisemanDebbie WisemanDebbie Wiseman MBE is a composer for film and television. She studied at Trinity College of Music Junior Department, and then piano and composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.... - The Shoemaker's Incredible Wife by Federico Garcia LorcaFederico García LorcaFederico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He is believed to be one of thousands who were summarily shot by anti-communist death squads...
- The Miracle by Lin Coghlan
- School Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Daisy CampbellDaisy Campbell-Selected filmography:* Demos * A Woman of No Importance * The White Shadow * The Wonderful Wooing * Irish Destiny * London * Poppies of Flanders * Second to None...
with Ken CampbellKen CampbellKen Campbell was an English writer, actor, director and comedian.Ken Campbell may also refer to:* Ken Campbell , Canadian evangelist* Ken Campbell , former Scotland international goalkeeper... - Liar by Gregory BurkeGregory BurkeGregory Burke is a Scottish playwright from Rosyth, Fife, Scotland.-Life:His family moved to Gibraltar in 1979 and returned to Dunfermline in 1984. He attended St John's Primary in Rosyth, St Christopher's Middle School in Gibraltar, Bayside Comprehensive, Gibraltar and St Columba's High School,...
2005
- Seventeen by Michael GowMichael GowMichael Gow is an Australian playwright and director most famed for his 1986 work Away.As a student at Sydney University, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973-1976. After graduation, Gow went on to act with Nimrod, Thalia and Sydney theatre companies.He has been the Artist...
- Blooded by Isabel Wright
- Burn by Deborah Gearing
- Chatroom by Enda WalshEnda WalshEnda Walsh is an Irish playwright born in Dublin and currently living in London. Walsh attended the same secondary school where both Roddy Doyle and Paul Mercier taught. Having written for the Dublin Youth Theatre, he moved to Cork where he wrote Fishy Tales for the Graffiti Theatre Company,...
- Citizenship by Mark RavenhillMark RavenhillMark Ravenhill is an English playwright, actor and journalist.His most famous plays include Shopping and Fucking , Some Explicit Polaroids and Mother Clap's Molly House . He made his acting debut in his monologue Product, at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe...
- Just by Ali SmithAli SmithAli Smith is a British writer.She was born to working-class parents, raised in a council house in Inverness and now lives in Cambridge. She studied at the University of Aberdeen and then at Newnham College, Cambridge, for a PhD that was never finished. She worked as a lecturer at University of...
- Lunch In Venice by Nick DearNick DearNick Dear is a writer for stage, screen and radio. He received a BAFTA for his first screenwriting credit, a TV adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion....
- Mugged by Andrew PayneAndrew PayneAndrew Payne is an all-round cricketer who was on the books of Lancashire as a teenager but was released without making a first-class appearance, despite playing for England under-19s...
- Samurai by Geoffrey Case
- Through The Wire a musical by Catherine JohnsonCatherine JohnsonCatherine Johnson is a British playwright, producing works for stage and television. She is best known for her script for the musical Mamma Mia! and screenplay for the film of the same name, which became the highest grossing UK film of all time and the biggest selling UK DVD of all time in January...
2004
- The Musicians by Patrick MarberPatrick MarberPatrick Albert Crispin Marber is an English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.-Early life and education:...
- Discontented Winter :House Remix by Bryony LaveryBryony LaveryBryony Lavery is a British dramatist, known for her successful and award-winning 1998 play Frozen. In addition to her work in theatre, she has also written for television and radio...
- Dead End by Letizia (translated by Luca Scarlini and Aleks Sierz)
- Headstrong by April de AngelisApril De AngelisApril De Angelis is a British dramatist of part Sicilian descent. She is a graduate of Sussex University who trained at East 15 Acting School....
- The Willow Pattern by Judith Johnson
- Moonfleece by Philip RidleyPhilip RidleyPhilip Ridley is a British artist working with various media.- Biography :Ridley was born in Bethnal Green, in the East End of London, where he still lives and works. He studied painting at St. Martin’s School of Art and his work has been exhibited throughout Europe and Japan...
- Eclipse by Simon ArmitageSimon ArmitageSimon Armitage CBE is a British poet, playwright, and novelist.-Life and career:Simon Armitage was born in Marsden, West Yorkshire. Armitage first studied at Colne Valley High School, Linthwaite, Huddersfield and went on to study geography at Portsmouth Polytechnic...
- Where I Come From: Scenes From Abroad by Mike WilliamsMike WilliamsMike Williams may refer to:* Mike Williams , former President of the New Zealand Labour Party* Mike Williams, a deputy of Wild Bill Hickock who was accidentally shot and killed by Wild Bill* Mike Williams, current President and CEO of Fannie Mae...
and Richard NelsonRichard NelsonRichard Nelson may refer to:* Richard Nelson , anthropologist and writer* Richard Nelson , Episcopal bishop in America... - Boat Memory by Laline Paull
- Bedbug:The Musical by Snoo WilsonSnoo WilsonSnoo Wilson, , born Andrew James Wilson, is an English playwright, screenwriter and director. His early plays such as Blow-Job were overtly political, often combining harsh social comment with comedy...
with music by Gary KempGary KempGary Kemp is an English pop musician and actor who is the guitar player and chief songwriter for the 1980s Synthpop band Spandau Ballet. His brother, Martin Kemp, plays bass guitar in the band...
and Guy PrattGuy PrattGuy Pratt is a session bassist and also a songwriter, actor and comedian. He is the son of actor Mike Pratt. In Kensington and Chelsea, London, in 1996, Pratt married Gala Wright, the daughter of Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright...
2003
- Brokenville by Philip RidleyPhilip RidleyPhilip Ridley is a British artist working with various media.- Biography :Ridley was born in Bethnal Green, in the East End of London, where he still lives and works. He studied painting at St. Martin’s School of Art and his work has been exhibited throughout Europe and Japan...
- The Crossing Path by Maya Chowdhry
- Dust by Sarah DanielsSarah DanielsSarah Daniels is a British dramatist. She has been a prolific writer since her first performed play was given a production at the Royal Court in 1981. Her plays have appeared at other venues including the National Theatre, the Battersea Arts Centre, the Crucible, Sheffield and Chicken Shed...
- The Ice Palace by Lucinda CoxonLucinda Coxon-Plays:Coxon's plays include Nostalgia and Vesuvius at South Coast Repertory, California; Improbabilities at Soho Poly; Wishbones and Waiting at the Water's Edge at the Bush Theatre, London; Three Graces at Lakeside Theatre, Colchester and the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester...
- An Island Far From Here by Laura RuohonenLaura RuohonenLaura Ruohonen is a Finnish playwright and theatre director. She works also as Professor of Dramaturgy in Theatre Academy of Finland.-Some works:*Olga...
- Moontel Six by Constance Congdon
- Multiplex by Christopher William Hill
- Purple by Jon FosseJon FosseJon Fosse is a Norwegian author and dramatist.Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway and currently lives in Bergen. He debuted in 1983 with the novel Raudt, svart . His first play, Og aldri skal vi skiljast, was performed and published in 1994. Jon Fosse has written novels, short stories, poetry,...
- The Queen Must Die by David FarrDavid FarrDavid Nelson Farr is the Chairman & CEO of Emerson Electric Company, a Fortune 500 company. Mr. Farr has worked at the company since 1981. He is married with two children and is a resident of Ladue, Missouri....
- Totally Over You by Mark RavenhillMark RavenhillMark Ravenhill is an English playwright, actor and journalist.His most famous plays include Shopping and Fucking , Some Explicit Polaroids and Mother Clap's Molly House . He made his acting debut in his monologue Product, at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe...
1999
- After Juliet by Sharman McDonald
- Can You Keep a Secret? by Winsome PinnockWinsome Pinnock-Life:She graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London, and Birkbeck, University of London with an MA in Modern Literature.The Women's Theatre Group, commissioned her work....
- Devil in Drag by Dario FoDario FoDario Fo is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor and composer. His dramatic work employs comedic methods of the ancient Italian commedia dell'arte, a theatrical style popular with the working classes. He currently owns and operates a theatre company with his wife, actress...
- Don't Eat Little Charlie by Tankred DorstTankred DorstTankred Dorst is a German playwright and storyteller.Tankred Dorst currently lives and works in Munich. His farces, parables, one-act-plays and adaptations are inspired by the theatre of the absurd and the works of Ionesco, Giraudoux and Beckett...
with Ursula Ehler - Early Man by Hannah Vincent
- Friendly Fire by Peter GillPeter Gill (playwright)Peter Gill, theatre director, playwright and former actor, was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 7 September 1939, son of George John Gill and his wife Margaret Mary .He was educated at St Illtyd's College, Cardiff.-Career:...
- Gizmo by Alan AyckbournAlan AyckbournSir Alan Ayckbourn CBE is a prolific English playwright. He has written and produced seventy-three full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their...
- King of the Castle by Christina ReidChristina ReidChristina Reid is a playwright.-Life:She graduated from Queen’s University, Belfast.She was a writer-in-residence at the Lyric Theatre, and at the Young Vic...
- Pilgrimage by Paul Goetzee
- Taking Breath by Sarah DanielsSarah DanielsSarah Daniels is a British dramatist. She has been a prolific writer since her first performed play was given a production at the Royal Court in 1981. Her plays have appeared at other venues including the National Theatre, the Battersea Arts Centre, the Crucible, Sheffield and Chicken Shed...
1997
- Asleep Under The Dark Earth by Sian EvansSian EvansSiân Evans is a Welsh singer/songwriter from Caerphilly, United Kingdom, born October 9, 1973. She is also a member of the band Kosheen where she has found major success across Europe.-Career:...
- The Chysalids adapted by David HarrowerDavid HarrowerDavid Harrower is a Scottish playwright who lives in Glasgow.His agents are Casarotto Ramsay.-Career:...
from the novel by John WyndhamJohn WyndhamJohn Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was an English science fiction writer who usually used the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes... - Cuba by Liz Lochead
- Dog House by Gina Moxley
- Eclipse by Simon ArmitageSimon ArmitageSimon Armitage CBE is a British poet, playwright, and novelist.-Life and career:Simon Armitage was born in Marsden, West Yorkshire. Armitage first studied at Colne Valley High School, Linthwaite, Huddersfield and went on to study geography at Portsmouth Polytechnic...
- The Golden Door by David AshtonDavid AshtonDavid Hungerford Ashton OAM was an Australian botanist and ecologist. He was the world expert on Eucalyptus regnans forests, claimed to be the most important timber species in Australia....
- In The Sweat by Naomi WallaceNaomi WallaceNaomi Wallace is a playwright, screenwriter and poet from Prospect, Kentucky, United States.-Life:Wallace obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College and did graduate studies at the University of Iowa....
and Bruce McLeodBruce McLeodThe Very Reverend N. Bruce McLeod is a former Moderator of the United Church of Canada . He has a doctorate in preaching from Union Theological Seminary in New York.... - More Light by Bryony LaveryBryony LaveryBryony Lavery is a British dramatist, known for her successful and award-winning 1998 play Frozen. In addition to her work in theatre, she has also written for television and radio...
- Shelter by Simon BentSimon BentSimon Bent is a British screenwriter and playwright, notable for film and tv work including Beau Brummell: This Charming Man and the theatre adaptations of A Prayer for Owen Meany , Royal National Theatre and in America in Washington, Boston, Philadelphia...
- Sparkleshark by Philip RidleyPhilip RidleyPhilip Ridley is a British artist working with various media.- Biography :Ridley was born in Bethnal Green, in the East End of London, where he still lives and works. He studied painting at St. Martin’s School of Art and his work has been exhibited throughout Europe and Japan...
- Travel Club and Boy Soldier by Wole SoyinkaWole SoyinkaAkinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, poet and playwright. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, where he was recognised as a man "who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence", and became the first African in Africa and...
- The Ultimate Fudge by Jane ColesJane Coles-Plays:* Backstroke in a Crowded Pool, 1993* Cat with Green Violin, 1991* Crossing the Equator, 1995* Low Flying Aircraft, 1999* Cat With Green Violin, 2004* The Ultimate Fudge-External links:*...