Lucy Prebble
Lucy Prebble FRSL (born 1981) is a British playwright. She is the author of the plays The Sugar Syndrome, The Effect and ENRON, as well as the television series Secret Diary of a Call Girl.[1]
Biography
Prebble grew up in Haslemere, Surrey, and was educated at Guildford High School.[2] While studying English at the University of Sheffield,[3] Prebble wrote a short play called Liquid, which won the PMA Most Promising Playwright Award.[4] She received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014.[5]
Prebble subsequently won the George Devine Award for her debut play The Sugar Syndrome in May 2004, followed by the TMA Award for Best New Play in October 2004.
Since The Sugar Syndrome she has worked on other plays and TV shows and is the creator of Secret Diary of a Call Girl.[6] The Effect, which premiered at the National Theatre in 2012, won the 2012 Critics' Circle Award for Best Play.[7] The Effect is expected to premiere in the US Off-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre on 2 March 2016 (previews). Directed by David Cromer, the cast will feature Kati Brazda, Susannah Flood, Carter Hudson and Steve Key.[8]
In June 2018 Prebble was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in its "40 Under 40" initiative.[9]
Works
- Liquid, 2002
- The Sugar Syndrome, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London, November 2003
- ENRON, which was produced by Headlong Theatre, premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2009 before transferring first to the Royal Court,[10] and then into the Noël Coward Theatre in the West End.[11]
- The Effect, National Theatre, 2012[12]
References
- ^ Tim Adams (5 July 2009). "'I hate to be told somewhere is out of bounds for women.' Enter Enron". The Guardian.
- ^ Dominic Cavendish (29 December 2009). "Lucy Prebble interview for Enron". The Telegraph.
- ^ ALASTAIR GEE (17 February 2010). "Drama! Music! Financial Shenanigans!". The New York Times.
- ^ Andy Barker (24 July 2009). "Introducing... Playwright Lucy Prebble". The Evening Standard Magazine.
- ^ "'Enron' playwright, Lucy Prebble, receives Distinguished Alumni Award" sheffield.ac.uk, 24 July 2014
- ^ "Lucy Prebble Listing" imdb.com, accessed 29 January 2016
- ^ Edwardes, Jane. "The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2012" criticscircle.org.uk, 16 January 2013
- ^ Clement, Olivia. "David Cromer Sets Cast for Lucy Prebble's 'The Effect' Off-Broadway" playbill.com, 28 January 2016
- ^ Flood, Alison (28 June 2018). "Royal Society of Literature admits 40 new fellows to address historical biases". the Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Enron extends London engagement". The Official London Theatre Guide. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ Loveridge, Lizzie. "A CurtainUp London Review. 'Enron'" curtainup.com, 26 January 2010
- ^ The Effect Archived 22 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine nationaltheatre.org.uk, accessed 29 January 2016
External links
- Lucy Prebble at Doollee.com Playwrights Database
- "Enron: much ado about money", Prospect, Michael Coveney
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