Lisa Evans (playwright)

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Lisa Evans is a British playwright and has been a Royal Literary Fund fellow at several universities. [1]

She trained as an actor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and performed in the United Kingdom and the United States before becoming a playwright. [1]

Her work includes the stage adaptation of Melvyn Bragg 's The Maid of Buttermere , [2] and The Day the Waters Came, about the effects of Hurricane Katrina. [3]

She has written for television including EastEnders , Holby City , Casualty , Peak Practice and The Bill . [1] Her work for radio includes Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home (BBC Radio 4 Monday Play, 1987), [4] Ring o'Roses (Afternoon Theatre, 1981) [5] and Hanging Fire, about the Red Barn Murder (Monday Play, 1990). [6]

She won the British Theatre Association award in 1986 for Under Exposure and in 1988 for The Red Chair, [7] and the Writers' Guild award for best play for young audiences in 2011 for The Day the Waters Came and in 2017 for Rise Up. [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lisa Evans". Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Hickling, Alfred (26 March 2009). "The Maid of Buttermere". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Day The Waters Came". Official London Theatre. 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "BBC Radio Plays, Radio 4, 1987". www.suttonelms.org.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 1981". www.suttonelms.org.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Monday Play: 25th Jun 1990". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 25 June 1990. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Lisa Evans". MBA Literary Agents. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Writers' Guild Awards 2011". Writers' Guild of Great Britain. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Writers' Guild Awards 2017". Writers' Guild of Great Britain. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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