Judy Upton (born 1967) is a British

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

Life

She collaborated with

Lisa Goldman Lisa Goldman is a British theatre director, dramaturg, writer and author. She was Artistic Director and joint Chief Executive of Soho Theatre (2006–10) and The Red Room Theatre Company which she founded (1995-2006). In 2008 Lisa was included ...

at The Red Room Theatre Company. She also wrote radio plays for the BBC. ''Ashes and Sand'' has been adapted into film.

Awards

*1994 George Devine Award, for ''Ashes and Sand''

Works

*''Everlasting Rose'', Old Red Lion Theatre, London, 1992 *''Ashes And Sand'', Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1994 *''Bruises'', Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1995 *''The Shorewatchers' House'', The Red Room Theatre (first production), London, 1995 *''Temple'', Orange Tree, Richmond, 1995 *''Stealing Souls'', The Red Room Theatre, London, 1996 *''Sunspots'', The Red Room Theatre, London, 1996 *''People On The River'', The Red Room at the Finborough, London, 1997 *''To Blusher With Love'', The Man In The Moon/Worthing Ritz, 1997 *''Confidence'', Birmingham Rep, Birmingham, 1998 *''The Girlz'', Orange Tree, Richmond, 1998 *''Know Your Rights'', The Red Room at Battersea Arts Centre, 1998 *''Pig In The Middle'', Y Touring Theatre Company, Schools tour and the House of Commons, 1998 *''The Ballad Of A Thin Man'', Channel Theatre Company Spring Tour, 2000 *''Hotmail From Helsinki'', Vienna English Theatre, 2001 *''Sliding With Suzanne'', Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 2001 *''Team Spirit'', Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 2002 *'' My Imprisoned Heart'', short film, 2007 *''Noctropia'', Hampstead Theatre, London, 2009

Bibliography

*''Judy Upton Plays'', Methuen Drama (24 Jan 2002), * "Everlasting Rose" in ''Best of the Fest'', Aurora Metro Books (6 June 1998),

References

External links

Artist's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Upton, Judy British dramatists and playwrights 1967 births Living people