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David Edgar (born 26 February 1948) is a British playwright and writer who has had more than sixty of his plays published and performed on stage, radio and television around the world, making him one of the most prolific dramatists of the post-1960s generation in Great Britain.
Biography. Playwright David Edgar was born in Birmingham on 26 February 1948. He was educated at Oundle School and read Drama at Manchester University. After a short career in journalism, he took up writing full-time in 1972.
- Birmingham, England
- Nick Hern Books Ltd
Jun 24, 2020 · An interview with playwright David Edgar from May 2020 on life, writing, plays, theatre, craft and lockdown, particularly focusing on his play Maydays.
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- Dan Rebellato
Jan 8, 2015 · Playwright David Edgar has been announced as this year's Humanitas Visiting Professor of Drama Studies at Oxford University. He will discuss the future of the playwright in a week-long series of talks and discussions next month.
Oct 11, 2014 · Edgar was setting out to write the hugely successful play, Destiny [BBC adaptation, 1978, YouTube – it was first staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company], about the National Front, and was eager to discover what members of the far right were really like.
David Edgar is a British playwright and writer who has had more than sixty of his plays published and performed on stage, radio and television around the world, making him one of the most prolific dramatists of the post-1960s generation in Great Britain.
Sep 26, 2011 · A second interview with playwright David Edgar and director Greg Doran where they discuss the historical background to Written On The Heart, a play that dramatises a the turmoil and...
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- Royal Shakespeare Company
