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DAVID EDGAR

David Edgar is one of England's foremost political playwrights. He took up full time writing in 1972 after a short career in journalism. Since 1976 his main theatre involvement has been with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also worked at the Royal National Theatre and is on the board at the Birmingham Repertory Company.

He founded, and until 1999 directed Britains's first post-graduate course in Playwrighting at the University of Birminghgam where he held an honorary professorship.

He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Arts Council's John Whiting Award for DESTINY, the Society of West End Theatres and a New York Tony (Best Play) for THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY and the Plays and Players' Best Play Award for MAYDAYS. he also won the Evening standard Award (Best Play) for PENTECOST.

 
 
 Theatre:  
   
 CONTINENTAL DIVIDE Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 2003
   
 THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA  RSC, 2001
   
 ALBERT SPEER  RNT, 2000
   
 PENTECOST RSC, 1994
The Young Vic 1995
   
 THE SHAPE OF THE TABLE  RNT, 1990
   
HEARTLANDERS   Birmingham Rep, 1989
   
 THAT SUMMER  Hampstead, 1987
   
 ENTERTAINING  STRANGERS  RNT, 1987
   
 THE LIFE AND  ADVENTURES  OF  NICHOLAS NICKLEBY  RSC, 1980
   
 MARY BARNES  Birmingham Rep 1978
Royal Court Theatre, 1979
   
 TEENDREAMS Monstrous Regiment, 1979
   
 THE JAIL DIARY OF ALBIE  SACHS  RSC, 1978
   
 WRECKERS  7:84 Glasgow 1977
   
 DESTINY  RSC, 1976
   
 BLOOD SPORTS/ BALL  BOYS  Bush Theatre, 1976
   
 SAIGON ROSE Traverse Theatre 1976
   
O FAIR JERUSALEM Birmingham Rep, 1975
   
 DICK DETERRED  Bush Theatre, 1974
   
 EXCUSES, EXCUSES  Belgrade, Coventry 1972
   
 DEATH STORY Birmingham Rep, 1972
   
 THE NATIONAL THEATRE  General Will Theatre Group, 1971
   
 TWO KINDS OF ANGEL  Bradford University, 1970
   
 Television:  
   
 CITIZEN LOCKE  Channel 4 Television, 1994
   
 BUYING A LANDSLIDE   BBC, 1992
   
 VOTE FOR THEM  BBC, 1989 
   
 THE JAIL DIARY OF ALBIE  SACHS BBC, 1981
   
 DESTINY   BBC, 1978
   
 THE LIFE AND  ADVENTURES OF  NICHOLAS NICKLEBY  Chennel four Television, 1982
   
 BABY LOVE  BBC, 1974
   
 Film:  
   
 LADY JANE  Paramount Pictures, 1986
   
 Radio:  
   
 TALKING TO MARS  BBC Radio 3, 1996
   
 THE SHAPE OF THE TABLE  BBC Radio 4, 1993
   
 A MOVIE STARRING ME  BBC Radio 4, 1991
   
SAIGON ROSE   BBC Radio 3, 1979
   
 ECCLESIASTES  BBC Radio 4, 1977
   



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