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Simon Stephens (born 6 February 1971) is a British-Irish playwright and Professor of Scriptwriting at Manchester Metropolitan University. Having taught on the Young Writers' Programme at the Royal Court Theatre for many years, he is now an Artistic Associate at the Lyric Hammersmith.
Simon Stephens is a contemporary English playwright, whose recent works include The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (2013 Olivier Award Best New Play, 2015 Tony Award Best Play), Heisenberg (2015 Off-Broadway), numerous adaptations of shows like the National Theatre's 2016 The Threepenny Opera, Chekov's The Seagull (2017) and The ...
Simon Stephens is a prolific playwright who has continued the tradition of theatre into the 21st Century with a run of gritty tragedies.
Mar 12, 2020 · Now with the recent tour announcement and a new London run at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, there's no better time than now to cast the spotlight on award-winning English playwright Simon Stephens, the mastermind behind the West End Curious phenomenon.
Contemporary Dramatists. playtext. Roles: Total (13), Female (5), Male (8), Unassigned (0) ...Bluebird is a sensitive and melancholy play, composed of brief conversations and lifelong sorrow. Taxi driver Jimmy hears about other people’s lives, just for a few moments.
Oct 16, 2014 · 10 Questions for Playwright Simon Stephens. The celebrated dramatist on adapting his idol Chekhov’s seminal work. by Marianka Swain Thursday, 16 October 2014. The write stuff: Simon Stephens conveys his vision Simon Kane.
Simon Stephens joined Manchester Met as Professor of Scriptwriting in 2017. Stephens is perhaps best known for his stage adaptation of the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, for which he won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play.
