Shelley Silas is a British playwright of

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heritage. She grew up in

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. She is married to

Stella Duffy Stella Frances Silas Duffy (born 1963) is a London-born writer and theatremaker. Born in London, she spent her childhood in New Zealand before returning to the UK. Early life and education Born in London in 1963 to a New Zealand father and an ...

, writer, campaigner, co-director of Fun Palaces.

Career

In 2002, she won a Pearson award and was writer-in-residence at London's

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. Her stage plays are published by Oberon. Her work for

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includes ''The Sound of Silence'' (short-listed for the 2003 Imison Award, creating and co-writing ''The Magpie Stories'';, adapting

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's novel '' Only in London'' and co-adapting Paul Scott's ''The

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'' (with John Harvey). She has also compiled and edited an

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, ''12 Days'', published by

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Stage plays

* ''Shrapnel'' (1999) * ''Falling'' (2002) * ''Calcutta Kosher'' (2004) * ''Mercy Fine'' (2005) * ''Eating Ice Cream on Gaza Beach'' (2008)

Radio plays

* ''The Sound of Silence'' (2002) * ''The Magpie Stories'' (2002) * ''Collective Fascination'' (2005) * ''Ink'' (2005) * ''Nothing Happened'' (2005, co-written with Luke Sorba) * ''Molly's Story'' (2007) * ''I Am Emma Humphreys'' (2009) * ''The People Next Door (2010)'' * ''Mr Jones Goes Driving (2010)'' *''Comfort Girl (2014)'' *''Dead Weight – Series 4 of Val McDermid's DEAD comedy crime series (2018)'' *''Dead Cert – Series 5 of Val McDermid's DEAD comedy crime series (2019)'' *''The Trial of The Well of Loneliness. (2020)''

Radio adaptations

* ''Calcutta Kosher'' (2002) * '' Only in London'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2005) *''Heat & Dust (2015)'' *''VR SHORT'' THE TURNING FOREST. Script for BBC R&D, Naked Prods, S3A, project in partnership to demonstrate immersive 3D sound. Selected for the Experimental Storytelling programme for the 2016 Tribeca Festival Hub, VR. Oscar Raby, director and visuals. Eloise Whitmore, soundscape. Jon Nicholls, original score. Subsequently, chosen for MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival), Pi Centre Montreal, Toronto International Film Festival, Edinburgh Digital Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, London, I Love Transmedia Festival, Paris. Sydney Film Festival 2017. One of Wired.com's eight favourite pieces at the Tribeca Film Festival. Achievement in Sound WINNER TVB Awards 2016. Chosen to launch Google Pixel and Daydream headset. Google have nominated this for best VR Experience in the 2017 Play Awards.

TV

* ''The Barkers'' Treatment commission, Monkey Kingdom

References

External links

List of Shelley's plays on Doollee
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