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Rob Evans (also known as Robert Evans and Robert Alan Evans) born 14 March 1978 is a playwright.
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Rob Evans (also known as Robert Evans and Robert Alan Evans) born 14 March 1978 is a playwright.
Born in Oxford, UK, he grew up in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. He studied for an MA in English Literature and History at the University of Edinburgh before moving to Glasgow in 2000 where he began writing professionally for theatre.
After working as Assistant Director at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh on Gagarin Way by Gregory Burke and Iron by Rona Munro, Evans was sent to Townsville, Australia by the Traverse to take part in World Interplay, a worldwide conference for young playwrights. There his first play A Girl in a Car with a Man [1] was picked up by playwright Simon Stephens and subsequently produced at the Royal Court Theatre in 2004 for which actor Andrew Scott subsequently received the 2005 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre for his portrayal of Alex.
His work with People Can Run theatre company led to the writing of Aruba [2] which, after a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival went on to tour the UK and play off Broadway. [3] [4]
His work for young people includes Pinocchio (Northampton Theatre Royal); [5] Kappa, [6] an adaptation of Ben Rice's short story Pobby and Dingan , [7] an adaptation of Barry Hines’ Kes [8] and The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk for Catherine Wheels Theatre Company; [9] Peter Pan [10] for the Sherman Cymru; Mikey and Addie [11] for London 2012 Festival.
His radio play The Cracks [12] was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Monday 6 September 2010. His abridgement of A Patriot for Us by John Helpern was broadcast on 8 May 2006.
He was nominated for the Brian Way Award for The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk. He is the winner of the 2010 TMA Award for Best show for Children and Young people for Pobby and Dingan.
His work in the UK is published by Faber and Faber, Samuel French and Oberon and in France by L'Arche (éditeur).
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