Rebecca Prichard

Rebecca Prichard (born 1971) is an English author and playwright, and one of the major contributors to the in-yer-face theatre movement.

Biography

She was born and raised in Essex. Prichard studied drama at Exeter University and made her playwriting debut with Essex Girls, which premiered in 1994 at the Royal Court Young Writer's festival. ^[1] It is regarded by playwright Mark Ravenhill as one of the best post-Top Girls all female plays. ^[2] The play was translated into Swedish by Nils Gredeby  [ sv ] and staged as Ur Funktion at Uppsala City Theater in 1999, with direction by Birgitta Englin  [ sv ]. ^{[3] [4]}

In 1998, she was presented with the Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright. ^[5]

Selected works

• Essex Girls
• Charged
• Futures
• Fair Game
• Yard Gal

References

1. Benedict, David (22 October 1997). "'Essex girl writes play' shock horror". The Independent . p. 18. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
2. Aston, Elaine 2003, Feminist views on the English stage: women playwright, Cambridge University Press
3. HANSELL, SVEN (12 October 1999). "Teater: Unga ger järnet. Fenomenalt spel laddat med viljan att nå ut". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 July 2025.
4. Kellman, Martin; Tackaberry, Rosanne (2 September 2003). Tropical Environments. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-134-81959-1.
5. "Grammar, Style, and Usage".