Denise Deegan

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Denise Deegan
Born1952 (age 7071)
London, England
OccupationPlaywright, director
NationalityBritish
Alma mater East 15 Acting School
Notable works Daisy Pulls It Off

Denise Deegan (born 1952) is an English novelist and playwright. She is best known for her play, Daisy Pulls It Off .

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Biography

Deegan was born in London, England, where she trained in stage management at East 15 Acting School. [1] Prior to writing Daisy Pulls It Off (1983), she worked as a freelance stage manager. [2] Deegan is the resident writer for the prison, HMP Featherstone, where she teaches writing to inmates. [3]

Work

Deegan is best known for Daisy Pulls It Off (1983), a comedy that which spoofs "schoolgirl novels" of the type written by Angela Brazil. [4] The play was called a "pitch-perfect spoof" by The Guardian and it ran for three years in the West End theatre. [5] Her play, The Hiring Fair, is based on a true story of events that took place at the Portfield Fair. [6]

Playwright and critic, Michelene Wandor, identifies Deegan's plays as feminist in nature. [7]

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Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Denise Deegan". Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. "The Upper Crust Returns to the Stage". Burlington Hawk Eye. 5 June 1983. Retrieved 11 May 2016 via Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Life as a Writer Behind Bars". BBC News. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. Wolf, Matt (10 May 2012). "Review: 'Daisy Pulls It Off'". Variety. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. Gardner, Lyn (24 January 2010). "Daisy Pulls It Off". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  6. Stephens, Chris S. (2007). Welsh Traditions and Traits. Gomer Press. p. 15. ISBN   9781843237679.
  7. Lamont, Rosette C. (1988). "Carry On, Understudies: Theatre and Sexual Politics by Michelene Wandor (review)". Modern Drama. 31 (1): 135–137. doi:10.1353/mdr.1988.0047. ISSN   1712-5286. S2CID   145694103.

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