Louise Page Explained

Louise Mary Page (7 March 1955 – 30 May 2020) was a British playwright.^{[1] [2]}

Life

Page was born on 7 March 1955 in London.^[2]

Page studied at University College Cardiff (now Cardiff University) and at the University of Birmingham.^[2] She was commissioned by the Birmingham Arts Lab, and was Yorkshire Television Fellow at Sheffield University. She was Royal literary Fellow^[3] at Leeds Trinity University 2003–04, Edge Hill University,^[4] and the Huddersfield University, 2007–2009.

Page was the first Fellow to be placed at the University of Huddersfield; she made a significant contribution to the academic development of many students, particularly in health and social care education, drawing on her personal experience of health and ill-health^[5]

Page's legacy was a well-established fellowship which has been continuous since. During her time at Huddersfield her play Salonika was produced at the Leeds Playhouse^[6] and she led a creative writing masterclass at the Huddersfield Literary Festival in 2008.^{[7] [8]}

After Huddersfield she continued to collaborate with the Fellowship coordinator there to produce a Reflective Practice textbook, using a creative, narrative style.^[9]

With her husband, Christopher Hawes, Page ran Words4work.^[10]

Page died of cancer on 30 May 2020, aged 65.^[2]

Awards

• 1977 International Student Playscript Award for Lucy.
• 1982 George Devine Award, for Salonika.
• 1985 J.T. Grein Award

Works

• Glasshouse, Edinburgh, 1977
• Want-Ad, Birmingham Rep, Birmingham, 1977
• Tissue, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, 1978
• Hearing, Birmingham Rep, Birmingham, 1979
• Lucy, Old Vic, Bristol, 1979
• Flaws, Sheffield University Drama Studio, Sheffield, 1980
• House Wives, Derby, 1981
• Salonika, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1982
• Falkland Sound/Voces De Malvinas, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1983
• Golden Girls Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1984
• Real Estate, Tricycle Theatre, London, 1984
• Beauty and the Beards, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1985
• Beauty And The Beast, Playhouse, Liverpool, 1985
• Goat, Croydon, 1986
• Diplomatic Wives, Watford Place Theatre, Hertford, 1989
• Adam Was A Gardener, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 1991
• Hawks And Doves, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, 1992
• Spare Parts, Studio Theatre, Sacramento, 1992
• Like To Live, New York, 1992
• Another Nine Months, New End Theatre, London, 1995
• The Statue Of Liberty, Playhouse, Derby, 1997^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louise Page Summary . www.BookRags.com . 2010-11-02 . 2020-06-16.
2. News: Coveney. Michael. Louise Page obituary. The Guardian. 4 June 2020. 4 June 2020.
3. Web site: Royal literary Fund Fellows. 2020-06-11. Royal literary Fund.
4. Web site: Louise Page . 2010-03-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101217115557/http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth207 . 2010-12-17 .
5. Web site: 2008-03-01. Louise passes on her knowhow. 2020-06-11. Huddersfield Examiner.
6. Web site: Gardner. Lyn. 2008-01-25. Salonika. 2020-06-11. The Guardian.
7. Web site: Huddersfield Literary Festival. 2020-06-11. Wikipedia.
8. Web site: Poets on Fire Blog. 2020-06-11.
9. Hargreaves, J. and Page, L. (2013) Reflective Practice: Polity Press.
10. Book: The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama, Volume 2 . Gabrielle H. Cody . Evert Sprinchorn. Columbia University Press. 2007. 978-0-231-14424-7 .
11. Web site: Louise Page - complete guide to the Playwright, Plays, Theatres, Agent . 13 March 2010 . 22 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122055737/http://doollee.com/PlaywrightsP/page-louise.html . dead .