Sam Holcroft
Sam Holcroft is a British playwright.
Early life
Holcroft studied Biology at the
Ph.D.
, she questioned her choices and took a year out from education, during which time she was commissioned for her first play.
Currently, Holcroft is a "Writer-in-Residence"[2] at the Royal National Theatre.
Awards and honours
- 2014 Windham–Campbell Literature Prize (Drama), valued at $150,000 one of the largest prizes in the world of its kind.[3]
Plays
- Cockroach (2008), produced by the Traverse Theatre and published by Nick Hern Books.[4]
- Vanya (2009), inspired by .
- Edgar and Annabel (2011), produced by the National Theatre[5] and directed by Lyndsey Turner.
- The Wardrobe (2014), produced by the National Theatre in their studio space. The play was chosen for the National Theatre's Connections Festival, the annual festival of new plays curated for young performers.[6]
- Rules for Living (13 March 2015), produced by the National Theatre in the Dorfman auditorium.[7]
- A Mirror (2023), produced by Jeremy Herrin.[8]
References
- ^ "Crawling with ideas » the Journal". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "Sam Holcroft (U.K.)". AO International Agency. AO International Agency. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Prize Citation for Sam Holcroft". Windham–Campbell Literature Prize. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Theatre review: Cockroach, Traverse, Edinburgh". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Sam Holcroft - complete guide to the Playwright, Plays, Theatres, Agent". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ Clarke, Caitlyn (27 June 2014). "Features: Sam Holcoft, The Wardrobe and NT Connections - A Younger Theatre". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ISBN 9781848424692.
- ^ https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/a-mirror-almeida-theatre-review-jonny-lee-miller-micheal-ward-b1102532.html