Anna Chatterton
Anna Chatterton is a Canadian playwright,[1] who was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2017 Governor General's Awards for her play Within the Glass.[2][3][4]
She was educated in theatre at Concordia University, and in creative writing at the University of Guelph, before becoming playwright in residence at Tarragon Theatre in 2011.[1] Her first play, Quiver, was written as her master's thesis for her MFA at Guelph.[1] Within the Glass premiered at Tarragon in 2016.[1][5]
She is also a regular collaborator with Evalyn Parry and Karin Randoja in the theatre collective Independent Aunties.[1] Their plays as a collective have included Francesca, Mathilda and Tea,[6] The Mysterious Shorts, Clean Irene and Dirty Maxine,[7] Breakfast and Gertrude and Alice.[1] Gertrude and Alice was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2018 Governor General's Awards.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Chatterton, Anna". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, August 7, 2016.
- ^ "Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards". Montreal Gazette, October 4, 2017.
- ^ Maga, Carly. "Within the Glass review: Two couples, one pregnancy". The Star. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Cushman, Robert. "Within the Glass is a first-rate production of a problematic play". National Post. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Maga, Carly. "Nightwood Theatre's double bill features two feminist plays: review". The Star. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Francesca, Mathilda and Tea". National Post, November 5, 2005.
- ^ "Clean Irene and Dirty Maxine". National Post, April 1, 2006.
- ^ "The finalists for the 2018 Governor General's Literary Award for drama". CBC Books, October 3, 2018.
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