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David Byrne (playwright)

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David Byrne is a British playwright and artistic director of the New Diorama Theatre in London.[1]

David has written for radio, television[2] and has won several major awards for his writing and directing for theatre, including the Writers' Guild and List Magazine Awards for Drama,[3] Les Enfants Terribles Prize and the London OffWestEnd award for Best Artistic Director.[4]

His latest production, the first adaptation of Down & Out in Paris and London, sold out at the Edinburgh Festival in 2015 and received multiple four and five star reviews[5] before transferring to London.[6]

New Diorama Theatre, under his artistic directorship, has won two Peter Brook Awards.[7]

References

  1. ^ "NDT Staff Members". New Diorama Theatre. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. ^ "JTM". www.jtmanagement.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ^ http://feastcreative.com, Feast Creative |. "NDT Staff Members | New Diorama". newdiorama.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  4. ^ "Southwark Playhouse's Titanic wins big at Off West End Theatre Awards | News | The Stage". The Stage. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ^ Jones, Ralph (9 August 2015). "Edinburgh fringe theatre 2015 review – a feast of shock, awe, robotic acting and bad French accents". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Down And Out In Paris And London". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  7. ^ "New Diorama Theatre (@newdiorama) | Twitter". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.