Lucinda Coxon Explained

Lucinda Coxon
Birth Place:Derby, England
Occupation:Playwright and screenwriter
Nationality:English
Notableworks:The Danish Girl
Children:1
Education:Somerville College, Oxford

Lucinda Coxon (born 1962) is an English playwright and screenwriter. She was born in Derby.

Education

In 1981, Coxon enrolled at Somerville College, Oxford.

Works

Plays

Coxon's plays include Improbabilities[1] [2] at Soho Poly; Waiting at the Water's Edge[3] and Wishbones[4] at the Bush Theatre, London; Three Graces at Lakeside Theatre, Colchester and the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester; Nostalgia[5] [6] [7] at South Coast Repertory, California; The Ice Palace[8] from the novel by Tarjei Vesaas – for the National Theatre Connections scheme. Vesuvius[9] [10] at South Coast Repertory, California; The Shoemaker's Incredible Wife[11] from Federico García Lorca – also for the National Theatre Connections scheme. Her play – Happy Now? – premiered at the Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, London[12] in 2008. It has since been produced for Yale Repertory Theater's 2008–2009 Season, and Primary Stages Theater's 25th Anniversary Season in 2009–2010. "The Eternal Not" was winner of the Best Script and Best Comedy Awards at the Screentest Festival 2013.[13] A new play, Herding Cats was first seen at the Ustinov Studio, Bath in December 2010 and revived at the Hampstead Theatre, London in December 2011. Olivia Hallinan starred as Justine in both productions.

Screenplays

Screenplays include The Heart of Me,[14] Lily and the Secret Planting, Spaghetti Slow,The Danish Girl (adapted from David Ebershoff's novel). Mrs Gonzalez and Wild Target.

Coxon adapted Michel Faber's novel The Crimson Petal and the White as a miniseries on BBC, which aired in April 2011.

Personal life

Coxon lives in north-west London with her husband and daughter.[15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: soho poly 1972–90 . Soho Theatre . London . 19 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100509085054/http://www.sohotheatre.com/p67.html . 2010-05-09.
  2. Web site: Lucinda Coxon – complete guide to the Playwright and Plays . Doollee.com . 3 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Review of Waiting at the Water's Edge . Cix.co.uk . 8 January 1993 . 3 January 2012.
  4. Web site: writers list. 19 December 2015. Bush Theatre. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002333/http://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/writers_list.html. 2007-09-27.
  5. Web site: Nostalgia, a CurtainUp review . Curtainup.com . 3 January 2012.
  6. News: Gardner . Nostalgia . arts.guardian.co.uk . 3 January 2012 . London . 6 March 2008 . Lyn . https://web.archive.org/web/20080512041211/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/reviews/story/0%2C%2C2262498%2C00.html . 12 May 2008 . dead.
  7. News: Oxman . Steven . Theater Review: Nostalgia – Theater and Musical Production Reviews . Variety . 6 November 2001 . 3 January 2012.
  8. Web site: Going Out in Bristol – Old Vic – new season . BBC . 22 January 2003 . 3 January 2012.
  9. Web site: South Coast Repertory presents 'Vesuvius' . 19 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107102728/http://www.scr.org/season/04-05season/vesuvius.asp . 2009-01-07.
  10. News: Hirschhorn . Joel . Theater Review: Vesuvius – Theater and Musical Production Reviews . Variety . 2 May 2005 . 3 January 2012.
  11. Web site: Productions : The Shoemaker's Incredible Wife . National Theatre . 3 January 2012.
  12. Web site: Happy Now? . National Theatre . 19 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081212034035/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/happynow . 2008-12-12.
  13. Web site: Winners and Nominees. https://web.archive.org/web/20130703195902/http://www.screentestfest.org.uk/bestof2013/. 19 December 2015. 2013-07-03. Screentest.
  14. News: The Heart of Me – Production Credits – New York Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520003350/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/274896/The-Heart-of-Me/credits . dead . 20 May 2011 . Movies & TV Dept. . . . 2011 . 3 January 2012.
  15. Web site: Armstrong. Rebecca. How We Met: Lucinda Coxon & Olivia Williams. The Independent.
  16. Web site: Bowerman. Jeanne. WRITERS ON WRITING: Lucinda Coxon on Theatre, Breaking in and 'The Danish Girl'.

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