Judy Upton

Judy Upton (born 1967) is a British playwright. ^[1]

Life

She collaborated with Lisa Goldman at The Red Room Theatre Company. ^[2] She also wrote radio plays for the BBC. ^[3]

Ashes and Sand has been adapted into film. ^[4]

Awards

• 1994 George Devine Award, for Ashes and Sand

Works

• Everlasting Rose, Old Red Lion Theatre, London, 1992
• Ashes And Sand, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1994
• Bruises, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1995
• The Shorewatchers' House, The Red Room Theatre (first production), London, 1995
• Temple, Orange Tree, Richmond, 1995
• Stealing Souls, The Red Room Theatre, London, 1996
• Sunspots, The Red Room Theatre, London, 1996
• People On The River, The Red Room at the Finborough, London, 1997
• To Blusher With Love, The Man In The Moon/Worthing Ritz, 1997
• Confidence, Birmingham Rep, Birmingham, 1998
• The Girlz, Orange Tree, Richmond, 1998
• Know Your Rights, The Red Room at Battersea Arts Centre, 1998
• Pig In The Middle, Y Touring Theatre Company, Schools tour and the House of Commons, 1998 ^[5]
• The Ballad Of A Thin Man, Channel Theatre Company Spring Tour, 2000
• Hotmail From Helsinki, Vienna English Theatre, 2001
• Sliding With Suzanne, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 2001
• Team Spirit, Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 2002
• My Imprisoned Heart , short film, 2007
• Noctropia, Hampstead Theatre, London, 2009 ^[6]

Bibliography

• Judy Upton Plays, Methuen Drama (24 Jan 2002), ISBN   978-0-413-77020-2
• "Everlasting Rose" in Best of the Fest, Aurora Metro Books (6 June 1998), ISBN   978-0951587782

References

1. "In-Yer-Face Theatre".
2. Elaine Aston (2003). Feminist views on the English stage: women playwrights, 1990-2000. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-80003-7.
3. "Judy Upton radio plays - DIVERSITY".
4. "Ashes and Sand Cast Information". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
5. Y Touring Theatre Company#Y Touring Theatre of Debate Productions
6. "Judy Upton".

External links

• Artist's website