Barney Norris

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Barney Norris, FRSL [1] (born 1987) is a British writer. [2]

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Early life

Norris was born in Chichester in West Sussex, later moving to Wiltshire where he attended Bishop Wordsworth's School, Salisbury. He read English at Keble College, Oxford, and creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Career

After leaving university, he set up the touring Up in Arms Theatre Company [3] with the director Alice Hamilton, and worked in the theatre as assistant to Thelma Holt, Michael Frayn, Peter Gill and Max Stafford-Clark, before becoming a full-time writer. He is an associate artist at the Watermill Theatre, [4] teaches creative writing at the University of Oxford and writes regularly in the national press, including book reviews for The Guardian and articles for The Author.

He is an amabassador for Alabaré Christian Care, a charity supporting homeless adults, young people, veterans and those with learning disabilities based in his home city of Salisbury, and a patron of Studio Theatre Salisbury and Salisbury Literary Festival. His advocacy work on behalf of writers and writing includes presently serving as Chair of the Society of Authors’ Scriptwriters Committee, and a member of the Writers Guild of Great Britain negotiating team.

Writing

Norris's early plays were produced by his company Up in Arms, usually on tour and often in partnership with other theatres. [5] Following the success of his first full-length play Visitors , [6] he began to write for other companies, and has since worked with Salisbury Playhouse, [7] the Bush Theatre, [8] Oxford Playhouse, the Arcola Theatre, the Royal and Derngate, Out of Joint and the Bridge Theatre, among others. His first novel, Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain, was published in 2016; he has since published three other novels, including Undercurrent in 2022, and two books of non-fiction.

Politics

In February 2024, Norris was announced as the Green Party of England and Wales candidate for the Salisbury constituency at the 2024 general election. [9]

Awards

Selected works

Fiction

Theatre

Adaptations

Collaborations

Radio

Non-fiction

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References

  1. ↑ "Royal Society of Literature » Barney Norris". rsliterature.org.
  2. ↑ "Barney Norris | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
  3. ↑ "Up in Arms – A touring theatre company".
  4. ↑ "The Watermill Theatre - Creative Associates". Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Billington, Michael (9 March 2014). "Visitors review – 'Infinitely touching'" – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. ↑ Isherwood, Charles (2 January 2015). "Fusillades Piercing a Fog of Dementia". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ "Echo's End : Wiltshire Creative". www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "While We're Here". bushtheatre.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Barney Norris named Green Party candidate for Salisbury". Salisbury Journal . 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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