Lisa Evans (playwright) explained

Lisa Evans (playwright) should not be confused with Lissa Evans.

Lisa Evans is a British playwright and has been a Royal Literary Fund fellow at several universities.[1]

She trained as an actor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and performed in the United Kingdom and the Unitied States before becoming a playwright.

Her work includes the stage adaptation of Melvyn Bragg The Maid of Buttermere,[2] and The Day the Waters Came, about the effects of Hurricane Katrina.[3]

She has written for television including EastEnders, Holby City, Casualty, Peak Practice and The Bill. Her work for radio includes Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home (BBC Radio 4 Monday Play, 1987),[4] Ring o'Roses (Afternoon Theatre, 1981)[5] and Hanging Fire, about the Red Barn Murder (Monday Play, 1990).[6]

She won the British Theatre Association award in 1986 for Under Exposure and in 1988 for The Red Chair,[7] and the Writers' Guild award for best play for young audiences in 2011 for The Day the Waters Came and in 2017 for Rise Up.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lisa Evans . Royal Literary Fund . 27 May 2024.
  2. News: Hickling . Alfred . The Maid of Buttermere . 27 May 2024 . The Guardian . 26 March 2009.
  3. Web site: The Day The Waters Came . Official London Theatre . 27 May 2024 . 2011.
  4. Web site: BBC Radio Plays, Radio 4, 1987 . www.suttonelms.org.uk . 27 May 2024.
  5. Web site: BBC Radio 4 1981 . www.suttonelms.org.uk . 27 May 2024.
  6. Web site: The Monday Play: 25th Jun 1990 . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk . BBC . 27 May 2024 . 25 June 1990.
  7. Web site: Lisa Evans . MBA Literary Agents . 27 May 2024.
  8. Web site: Writers' Guild Awards 2011 . Writers' Guild of Great Britain . 27 May 2024.
  9. Web site: Writers' Guild Awards 2017 . Writers' Guild of Great Britain . 27 May 2024.