Anne Devlin was born in Belfast. She was a teacher from 1974
- 1978 and started writing fiction in 1976 in Germany. She now
lives in London.
Anne has won numerous awards including the Hennessy Literary
Award (1982) for short stories, the Samuel Beckett Ward for TV
Drama, 1995 and the Lloyds PLaywright of the Year award for AFTER
EASTER in 1994. |
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FILM/ TELEVISION |
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THE TELLING |
60 minute episodes for Company Pictures/ Chanel Four |
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TITANIC TOWN |
Feature film for Company Pictures released in 1998, directed
by Roger Michell starring Julie Walters and Ciaran Hinds. Published
by Faber |
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MRS JORDAN'S PROFESSION |
Script commission for Free Range Films, based on the biography
by Claire Tomalin, 1998. |
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VIGO |
Co-written for Impact Pictures/ Channel Four, 1998. Dircected
by Julian Temple. |
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WUTHERING HEIGHTS |
Adaptation of Emily Bronte's novel for Paramount Films, 1992.
Directed by Peter Kosminsky. |
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THE RAINBOW |
Adaptation of the D.H Lawrence novel for BBC, 1988. Directed
by Stuart Burge. Winner of a San Francisco TV and Film Award
and an 11th International American Cable ACE Award |
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THE VENUS DE MILO INSTEAD |
BBC Television, 1987. Directed by Danny Boyle. Winner of Best
Entertainment Drama Award at the San Francisco Fil m and Television
Festival |
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NAMING THE NAMES |
BBC Television , 1987, directed by Stuart Burge. Winer of Best
Drama at the Celtic Film Festival |
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THE LONG MARCH |
BBC Television, 1983. Directed by Chris Parr. Winner of the Samuel
Beckett Award |
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A WOMAN CALLING |
BBC Television, 1983. directed by Sarah Pia Anderson |
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THEATRE: |
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AFTER EASTER |
RSC at the Other PLace. Directed by Michael Attenborough, 1994.
Published by Faber |
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HEARTLANDERS |
Co- writer Birmingham Community play, 1989. Directed by Chris
Parr. Published by Nick Hern Books |
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OURSELVES ALONE |
The Liverpool Playhouse, Royal Court Theatre and Dublin Theatre,
1985. 1986 winner of the George Devine Award, Irish Post Award,
Time out Fringe Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and a Laurence
Olivier Best Fringe Play nomination. Published by Faber. |
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RADIO: |
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THE UNCLE FROM A MIRACLE |
BBC Radio 4, 1991. Read by the author |
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FIRST BITE |
BBC Radio 4, 1990. Read by the author |
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FIVE NOTES AFTER A VISIT |
BBC Radio 4, 1986. Read by the author |
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Anne has also adapted some of her screenplays for radio: AFTER
EASTER (1997), NAMING THE NAMES (1986) and THE LONG MARCH (1986) |
