Laurence Peacock

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Laurence Peacock is an English playwright and dramaturg based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. His Canary Girls, about the canary girls (munitions workers) of World War I, was one of Mikron Theatre Company's two touring productions in 2016, [1] [2] and his In At The Deep End, about the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, is one of their two productions in 2017. [3]

In 2013 he contributed A Romance to Sheffield in Many Voices to the Crucible Theatre's Twenty Tiny Plays about Sheffield. [4] [5]

Peacock is a member of Sheffield Creative Guild. [6]

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References

  1. "Canary Girls". Mikron Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. "Review: Canary Girls, Mikron Theatre Company, Clements Hall, York, and on tour until October 22". The Press, York. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. "In At The Deep End". Mikron Theatre Co. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. Brennan, Clare (14 April 2013). "20 Tiny Plays About Sheffield – review". The Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. Peacock, Laurence. "CV" (PDF). Sheffield Creative Guild. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. "Laurence Peacock Playwright / Dramaturg". Sheffield Creative Guild. Retrieved 27 October 2016.