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'''Simon Mendes da Costa''' is a [[playwright]]. |
'''Simon Mendes da Costa''' is a [[playwright]]. |
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His play [[Losing Louis]] was premiered at the [[Hampstead Theatre]], London on the 24 January 2005. It starred [[Alison Steadman]] and [[Linda Bellingham]] and was directed by |
His play [[Losing Louis]] was premiered at the [[Hampstead Theatre]], London on the 24 January 2005. It starred [[Alison Steadman]] and [[Linda Bellingham]] and was directed by Robin Lefevre. Following [[Hampstead Theatre]] it transferred immediately to the West End before embarking on a No 1. Southern tour the following year. It also opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Biltmore Theatre]] on October 12, 2006, in a different production called Losing Louie directed by [[Jerry Zaks]]. |
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He was nominated for 'Most Promising Playwright' at the [[Evening Standard Award]] in 2005. <ref>[http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/news/nov05/eveningstandard10nov05.htm London Theatre Guide]</ref> |
He was nominated for 'Most Promising Playwright' at the [[Evening Standard Award]] in 2005. <ref>[http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/news/nov05/eveningstandard10nov05.htm London Theatre Guide]</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:33, 6 August 2010
Simon Mendes da Costa is a playwright.
His play Losing Louis was premiered at the Hampstead Theatre, London on the 24 January 2005. It starred Alison Steadman and Linda Bellingham and was directed by Robin Lefevre. Following Hampstead Theatre it transferred immediately to the West End before embarking on a No 1. Southern tour the following year. It also opened on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre on October 12, 2006, in a different production called Losing Louie directed by Jerry Zaks.
He was nominated for 'Most Promising Playwright' at the Evening Standard Award in 2005. [1]
His first play, Table for One, opened at the Hen and Chickens Theatre on 6th November 2001. [2]
He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School between 1989 and 1991. [3]
References
External links
- Guardian review of London production by Michael Billington
- Review of London production by Judi Herman
- Review of London production by Rachel Wagstaff
- Extracts of reviews from thisistheatre.com
- IBDB New York production information of Losing Louie
- Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
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