| Penelope Skinner | |
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| Occupation | Playwright |
| Nationality | British |
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Penelope Skinner is a British playwright[1] who came to prominence after her play Fucked was first produced in 2008 at the Old Red Lion Theatre and the Edinburgh Festival to huge critical acclaim[2] and has had successive plays staged in London including at the Bush Theatre, National Theatre with an upcoming one at the Royal Court Theatre where she is a member of the Young Writers Programme.[3]
Her play Eigengrau staged at the Bush Theatre in 2010 was a critical and box office hit and Skinner was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright in 2010.
Her play The Village Bike is her first play to be staged Royal Court Theatre where it has enjoyed a sell out extended run starring Romola Garai directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins winning her the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright.
In 2011 she also wrote an episode for the new Channel 4 series Fresh Meat. Her latest play The Sound of Heavy Rain is to be produced in Sheffield Theatres before going on tour sponsored by Paines Plough.