Phoebe Eclair-Powell (born 1989) 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 ...

from South-East London. Her plays include ''WINK'' (

Theatre503 Theatre503 is a theatre based at 503 Battersea Park Road in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, above The Latchmere pub. The venue is known for promoting the work of new writers. History The theatre was founded in 1982 as the La ...

) and ''One Under'' (Pleasance Below). As an actress, she appeared in ''Peckham: The Soap Opera'' at the

Royal Court A royal court, often called simply a court when the royal context is clear, is an extended royal household in a monarchy, including all those who regularly attend on a monarch, or another central figure. Hence, the word ''court'' may also be app ...

. Her play ''Fury'' was a finalist for the Verity Bargate Award at

Soho Theatre Soho Theatre is a theatre and registered charity in the Soho district of the City of Westminster, and Soho Theatre Walthamstow in north-east London. It produces and presents new works of theatre, together with comedy and cabaret, across three pe ...

. In the summer of 2016, Eclair Powell had three new shows running: ''Fury'', at Soho Theatre, ''Torch'' at

Underbelly Underbelly is the side of something that is not normally seen. Figuratively, it means a vulnerable or weak part, similar to the term Achilles' heel, or alternatively, a hidden, illicit side of society. This term could refer to: Business * U ...

and ''Epic Love and Pop Songs'' at

Pleasance Pleasance may refer to: People * Pleasance Pendred (1864–1948), British women's rights activist and suffragette * Pleasance Smith (1773–1877), English letter writer, literary editor and centenarian * Richard Pleasance, Australian rock musici ...

, both at the

Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featur ...

. In 2019, Eclair Powell won the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting for her play ''Shed: Exploded View''. Eclair-Powell's mother is comedian

Jenny Eclair Jenny Eclair (born Jenny Clare Hargreaves; 16 March 1960) is an English comedian, novelist, and actress, best known for her roles in '' Grumpy Old Women'' between 2004 and 2007 and in '' Loose Women'' in 2011 and 2012. Early life Eclair was bor ...

. She studied English at

Oxford University The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second-oldest continuously operating u ...

Plays

*''TORCH'' *''Epic Love and Pop Songs'' *''Fury'' *''WINK'' *''One Under'' *''Mrs Spine'' *''Bangin' Wolves'' *''These Bridges''

References

1989 births Living people English women dramatists and playwrights 21st-century English dramatists and playwrights 21st-century English women writers Alumni of the University of Oxford People from Camberwell Writers from the London Borough of Southwark {{UK-playwright-stub