Laurence Peacock is an English playwright and dramaturg based in
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...
, South Yorkshire. His ''Canary Girls'', about the
canary girls (munitions workers) of
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, was one of
Mikron Theatre Company
The Mikron Theatre Company is an English touring theatre company, founded in 1972, which is notable for its tours by canal boat during the summer months, and by road in the spring and autumn. The company believes itself to be the only theatre ...
's two touring productions in 2016, and his ''In At The Deep End'', about the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest of the lifeboat (rescue), lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on s ...
, is one of their two productions in 2017.
In 2013 he contributed ''A Romance to Sheffield in Many Voices'' to the
Crucible Theatre
The Crucible Theatre, or simply The Crucible, is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1971. Its name refers to crucible steel, which was developed in Sheffield in 1740 and drove the industrialisation of the city.
...
's ''Twenty Tiny Plays about Sheffield''.
Peacock is a member of
Sheffield Creative Guild.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century British dramatists and playwrights
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