Samuel Beckett Award
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The Samuel Beckett Award was a British award set up in 1983 and awarded during the 1980s and 1990s to writers who, in the opinion of a committee of critics, producers and publishers, showed particular promise in writing for the performing arts. The award was established in honour of Samuel Beckett and in recognition of his distinctive contribution to world theatre and literature.
Award winning writers included:
- Farrukh Dhondy[1]
- Nick Perry[2]
- Karim Alrawi[3]
- Anne Devlin[4]
- Shirley Gee[5]
- Jim Cartwright[6]
- Ronald Frame[7]
In 2003 The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust was formed to support the showcasing of new innovative theatre and is for a company or individual to create a production to be performed at the Barbican's Pit Theatre in the City of London.
Related Links
- Arts Council England
- The Oxford Samuel Becket Theatre Trust
- Channel 4 Television
- BBC Drama
- British Council
- Royal Court Theatre
- Royal National Theatre
References
- ↑ Alison Donnell (2002). Companion to contemporary Black British culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-415-16989-9. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ Arrivederci Millwall and Smallholdings by Nick Perry. Faber and Faber, 1987, ISBN 978-0571147748
- ↑ Ritchie, R. (ed), "The Joint Stock Book: Making of a Theatre Collective," Methuen, London, 1987, ISBN 0-413-41030-7
- ↑ "Author Biography: Anne Devlin". E-Notes. Retrieved 08 August 2012.
- ↑ Never in My Lifetime, http://www.chancetheater.com/season_2006/2b_never/#top
- ↑ British Council, Writers: Jim Cartwright, http://literature.britishcouncil.org/jim-cartwright
- ↑ Debrett’s, Ronald Frame, http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/f/14217/Ronald%20William%20Sutherland+FRAME.aspx/
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