Simon Stephens




British playwright
























Simon Stephens
Born
(1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 48)
Manchester, England
Occupation Playwright
Nationality British
Spouse Polly Heath



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Simon Stephens (born 6 February 1971) is an English playwright. Having taught on the Young Writers' Programme at the Royal Court Theatre for many years, he is now an Artistic Associate at the Lyric Hammersmith. He is the inaugural Associate Playwright of Steep Theatre Company, Chicago, where four of his plays, Harper Regan, Motortown, Wastwater, and Birdland had their U.S. premieres.[1][2][3] His writing is widely performed throughout Europe and, along with Dennis Kelly and Martin Crimp, he is one of the most performed English-language writers in Germany.[4]




Contents






  • 1 Life


  • 2 Plays


  • 3 Awards


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Life


Originally from Stockport, Greater Manchester, Stephens graduated from the University of York with a degree in History. After university, he lived in Edinburgh for several years, where he met his future wife Polly, before later completing a PGCE at the Institute of Education. He worked as a teacher for a few years, before quitting to become a professional playwright.


He was a member of Scottish art punk band Country Teasers.


He lives in London with his wife and three children.



Plays




  • Obsession (2017). (English translation of Jan Peter Gerrits' play) Premiered at the Barbican Centre directed by Ivo Van Hove[5]


  • The Seagull (2017). Premiered at the Lyric Hammersmith directed by Sean Holmes


  • Fatherland (2017). Co-created with Frantic Assembly's Scott Graham and Karl Hyde for the Manchester International Festival at the Royal Exchange.


  • The Threepenny Opera (2016) premiered at the National Theatre, directed by Rufus Norris, a new adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's book and lyrics (music by Kurt Weill)[6]


  • Heisenberg (2015) premiered Off-Broadway at the New York City Center-Stage II, directed by Mark Brokaw[7]


  • Song From Far Away (2015) premiered at the Young Vic, directed by Ivo van Hove[8]


  • The Cherry Orchard (2014) premiering at the Young Vic, directed by Katie Mitchell


  • Carmen Disruption (2014) premiering at Deutsches Schauspielhaus, directed by Sebastian Nübling[9]


  • Blindsided (2014) premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre, directed by Sarah Frankcom[10]


  • Birdland (2014) premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Carrie Cracknell[11]


  • London (2012) incorporating Sea Wall and T5 premiered at Salisbury Playhouse, directed by George Perrin[12]


  • Morning (2012) premiered at the Traverse Theatre, directed by Sean Holmes[13]


  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2012) premiered at the National Theatre, directed by Marianne Elliott, adapted from the Mark Haddon novel of the same name[14]


  • A Doll's House (2012) premiered at the Young Vic, directed by Carrie Cracknell[15] American premiere at Brooklyn Academy of Music (2014)[16]


  • Three Kingdoms (2011) premiered at Theatre NO99 in Tallinn, Estonia, directed by Sebastian Nübling,[17] English premiere at the Lyric Hammersmith (2012)[18] | German premiere at the Munich Kammerspiele (2011)


  • I Am the Wind (2011) translation of the Jon Fosse play premiered at the Young Vic, directed by Patrice Chéreau[19]


  • Wastwater (2011) premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Katie Mitchell[20]


  • The Trial of Ubu (2010) premiered at the Toneelgroep in Amsterdam, (2012) English premiere at the Hampstead Theatre, directed by Katie Mitchell[21]


  • T5 (2010) premiered at DryWrite at the Roundhouse, directed by Vicky Jones, and further developed at the Traverse Theatre as part of Traverse Live!, directed by Dominic Hill[22]


  • A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky (2010) written with David Eldridge and Robert Holman premiered at the Lyric Hammersmith, directed by Sean Holmes[23]


  • Marine Parade (2010) with music by Mark Eitzel premiered at the Brighton Festival directed by Jo McInnes[24]


  • Punk Rock (2009) premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre, directed by Sarah Frankcom[25]


  • Canopy of Stars (2008) premiered at the Tricycle Theatre as part of the 'Great Game' series


  • Sea Wall (2008) premiered in the Broken Space Season at Bush Theatre, directed by George Perrin[26]


  • Pornography (2007) premiered at the Traverse Theatre directed by Sean Holmes[27]


  • Harper Regan (2007) premiered at the National Theatre, directed by Marianne Elliott[28]


  • Motortown (2006) premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Ramin Gray[29]


  • On the Shore of the Wide World (2005) premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre, directed by Sarah Frankcom[30]


  • Country Music (2004) premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Gordon Anderson[31]


  • Christmas (2004) premiered at the Bush Theatre, directed by Joanne McInnes[32]


  • One Minute (2003) premiered at the ATC, directed by Gordon Anderson[33]


  • Port (2002) premiered at the Royal Exchange, directed by Marianne Elliott[34]


  • Herons (2001) premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Simon Usher[35]


  • Bluebird (1998) premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Gordon Anderson[36]


  • Bring Me Sunshine (1997) premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, directed by Heather Davies



Awards




  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time won the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2013 and the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play[37][38]


  • Punk Rock was nominated at the TMA Awards for Best New Play in 2010, and was also nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play in 2010[39][40]


  • Pornography won the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland for Best New Play in 2008-09[41]


  • On the Shore of The Wide World won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2006[42]


  • One Minute won at the Tron Theatre Awards as Best New Play in 2003


  • Port won the Pearson Award for Best New Play in 2001



References





  1. ^ "Steep Theatre Opens 13th Season with Simon Stephens' MOTORTOWN Premiere Tonight". broadwayworld.com. BMW News Desk. Retrieved 2016-12-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Jones, Chris. "'Wastwater' plumbs depths of human despair". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.


  3. ^ "Steep Theatre's 2017-18 Season Includes New Simon Stephens Play". AMERICAN THEATRE. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2018-05-04.


  4. ^ Haydon, Andrew (2015-05-21). "Going Deutsch: Britain and Germany's theatre exchange". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-02-09.


  5. ^ variety.com | Variety https://variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/obsession-review-jude-law-1202402714/ | Variety Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 2019-01-28. Missing or empty |title= (help)


  6. ^ "The Threepenny Opera | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-21.


  7. ^ Heisenberg lortel.org, accessed February 3, 2016


  8. ^ Gardner, Lynn. "'Song from Far Away' review – Simon Stephens sneaks a late emotional punch" The Guardian, 6 September 2015


  9. ^ "Carmen Disruption", Deutsches Schauspielhaus, 2014


  10. ^ "Blindsided", Royal Exchange Theatre, 2014


  11. ^ "Birdland", Royal Court Theatre, 2014


  12. ^ "London", Salisbury Playhouse, 2012, archived from the original on 2012-07-28


  13. ^ "Morning", Lyric Hammersmith, 2012, archived from the original on 19 July 2012


  14. ^ "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", Royal Court Theatre, 2012


  15. ^ "A Doll's House", Young Vic, 2012, archived from the original on 17 July 2012


  16. ^ "A Doll's House", Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2014


  17. ^ "Three Kingdoms", Theatre NO99, 2011, archived from the original on 2012-01-11


  18. ^ "Three Kingdoms", Lyric Theatre, 2011, archived from the original on 8 December 2011


  19. ^ "I Am The Wind", Young Vic, 2011, archived from the original on 13 January 2015


  20. ^ "Wastwater", Royal Court Theatre, 2011


  21. ^ "The Trial of Ubu", Hampstead Theatre, 2012, archived from the original on 25 November 2011


  22. ^ "T5", Picture House, 2010


  23. ^ "A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky", Lyric Hammersmith, 2010, archived from the original on 4 June 2012


  24. ^ "Marine Parade", ETT, 2010


  25. ^ "Punk Rock", Royal Exchange Theatre, 2009, archived from the original on 7 October 2011


  26. ^ "Sea Wall", Bush Theatre, 2008, archived from the original on 11 January 2012


  27. ^ Walker, Lynne (2007), "Pornography Review", The Independent, London


  28. ^ "Harper Regan", National Theatre, 2007, archived from the original on 27 September 2011


  29. ^ "Motortown", Royal Court Theatre, 2006


  30. ^ "Premieres; On the Shore of the Wide World" (PDF), Royal Exchange Theatre, 2005, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2012


  31. ^ "Country Music", Royal Court Theatre, 2004


  32. ^ "Christmas", Bush Theatre, 2004, archived from the original on 11 January 2012


  33. ^ "One Minute", ATC, 2003


  34. ^ Hickling, Alfred (14 November 2002), "Port Review", The Guardian, London


  35. ^ "Herons", Royal Court Theatre, 2001


  36. ^ "Bluebird", Royal Court Theatre, 1998


  37. ^ "'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' Broiadway" playbillvault.com, accessed February 3, 2016


  38. ^ "Olivier Awards, 2013" olivierawards.com, accessed February 3, 2016


  39. ^ "Evening Standard theatre awards" standard.co.uk, 9 November 2009


  40. ^ "Awards 2010" uktheatre.org, accessed February 3, 2016


  41. ^ "Awards, 2008-09" criticsawards.theatrescotland.com, accessed February 3, 2016


  42. ^ "Olivier Awards, 2006" olivierawards.com, accessed February 3, 3016




External links



  • Simon Stephens at Doollee




  • Official website of the Sea Wall movie, performed by Andrew Scott









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