Lucinda Coxon

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Lucinda Coxon
Born1962 (age 6061)
Derby, England
OccupationPlaywright and screenwriter
NationalityEnglish
Education Somerville College, Oxford
Notable worksThe Danish Girl
Children1

Lucinda Coxon (born 1962) is an English playwright and screenwriter. She was born in Derby.

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Education

In 1981, Coxon enrolled at Somerville College, Oxford.

Works

Plays

Coxon's plays include Improbabilities [1] [2] at Soho Poly; Waiting at the Water's Edge [3] and Wishbones [4] at the Bush Theatre, London; Three Graces at Lakeside Theatre, Colchester and the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester; Nostalgia [5] [6] [7] at South Coast Repertory, California; The Ice Palace [8] from the novel by Tarjei Vesaas – for the National Theatre Connections scheme. Vesuvius [9] [10] at South Coast Repertory, California; The Shoemaker's Incredible Wife [11] from Federico García Lorca – also for the National Theatre Connections scheme. Her play – Happy Now? – premiered at the Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, London [12] in 2008. It has since been produced for Yale Repertory Theater's 2008–2009 Season, and Primary Stages Theater's 25th Anniversary Season in 2009–2010. "The Eternal Not" was winner of the Best Script and Best Comedy Awards at the Screentest Festival 2013. [13] A new play, Herding Cats was first seen at the Ustinov Studio, Bath in December 2010 and revived at the Hampstead Theatre, London in December 2011. Olivia Hallinan starred as Justine in both productions.

Screenplays

Screenplays include The Heart of Me , [14] Lily and the Secret Planting, Spaghetti Slow, The Danish Girl (adapted from David Ebershoff's novel). Mrs Gonzalez and Wild Target .

Coxon adapted Michel Faber's novel The Crimson Petal and the White as a miniseries on BBC, which aired in April 2011.

Personal life

Coxon lives in north-west London with her husband and daughter. [15] [16]

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