Anna Furse is an award-winning director and writer. She has created over 50 performance works internationally – devised, text-based and multi-media. Artistic Directorships include bloodgroup in the 1980’s and Paines
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Angela Turvey was born in East London and grew up in Hornchurch, Essex. She studied German at University and worked for Lufthansa before embarking on her career as a writer.
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Benjamin Zephaniah born in Handsworth, Birmingham. His poetry is strongly influenced by the music and poetry of Jamaica. Page One Books published his first book Pen Rhythm, when he was
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Biyi Bandele was born in Nigeria in 1967, and now lives in London. He has written several plays, and worked with the Royal Court Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company,
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Judy Upton was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Her first stage play, Everlasting Rose, was produced at London New Play Festival in 1992. In 1994 she won the George Devine Award
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Joe Penhall (b. Surrey, 1967) is an English playwright. His early work was championed by the Royal Court and he became resident dramatist at the Donmar Warehouse. From Some Voices (1994) and Pale
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Phil Setren – Writer, Director, teacher primarily in theatre. Artistic Director and co-founder of London New Play Festival where he has developed scripts with some of Britain’s most up-and-coming writers.
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Marcus Romer born in Blackburn, following his degree from Leeds University he has worked as an actor, director and writer for a variety of companies. He is currently the artistic
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Sheila Yeger has written extensively for the theatre, radio and television. She is a published poet and the author of The Sound of One Hand Clapping (Amber Lane Press.) Theatre
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J.B. Rose started her career in 1983 as a vocalist and actress. Her strong interests in working with young people, moved on to teaching drama and singing, as well as
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Naomi Wallace was born in Kentucky, and presently lives in North Yorkshire, England. Her plays include Things of Dry Hours, One Flea Spare, The Trestle of Pope Lick Creek, In
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Michael Harvey first became interested in theatre when taken to rehearsals as a baby by his father who was a theatre musician. He started writing in earnest when he gave
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