Chris Dunkley
Chris Dunkley is an English playwright from Northamptonshire.[1] He was awarded a PhD in Performance Practice by the University of Exeter.[2]
Stage Plays[edit]
Mirita was given a public rehearsed reading at the Royal Court Theatre on 5 April 2001, directed by Sacha Wares.[3] The play received its first full production at the Cherry Lane Theatre, New York in August 2001[4] and was subsequently produced at the Finborough Theatre in London, 5-30 March 2002, directed by Martin Harvey.[5][6]
How to Tell the Truth was produced at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough from 28 January to 15 February 2003, directed by Lu Kemp.[7]
Almost Blue, an adaptation of the novella by Carlo Lucarelli, was produced at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith in November and December 2005, also directed by Lu Kemp.[8]
The Soft of Her Palm opened at the Finborough Theatre in October 2012, directed by Ola Ince.[9]
Smallholding was produced at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton,[10] followed by a run at the High Tide Festival[11] in 2013. It then opened at the Soho Theatre in 2014, directed by Patrick Sandford.[12]
The Precariat was produced at the Finborough Theatre in 2013, directed by Chris New.[13][14]
Screen[edit]
Dunkley co-adapted his play Smallholding for the screen with Chris New. Filming was completed in 2013, with New directing and Dunkley producing. New completed the final edit in 2014.[15][16]
Radio[edit]
His first radio play, The All-Colour Vegetarian Cookbook was produced for BBC Radio 4 as an Afternoon Play, directed by Lu Kemp.[17] His second radio play, also for Radio 4's Afternoon Play slot, was The Architects, directed by Lu Kemp.[18]
Published Texts[edit]
The Soft of Her Palm[19]
Smallholding[20]
The Precariat[21]
Awards[edit]
Chris Dunkley was recipient of the 2001 PMA Writers' Award for Mirita and he won the International Student Playscript Competition in 2002 with his play How to Tell the Truth.[22] Almost Blue was the recipient of the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award 2005.[23]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lucy is a Minger". Where I Live—Northamptonshire. BBC News. 27 April 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "University of Exeter - Department of Drama - News and Events". spa.exeter.ac.uk. October 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ Shearman, Colin (15 March 2002). "Mirita". The Stage.
- ^ Peterson, Tyler. "Chris Dunkley's THE PRECARIAT to Play Finborough Theatre, July 14-30". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Johns, Ian (25 March 2002). "Short Cuts, Brief Lives". The Times.
- ^ Aguinaldo. "MIRITA In rep to 30 March". Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Hickling, Alfred (1 February 2003). "How to Tell the Truth". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (26 November 2005). "Almost Blue". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Review: The Soft of her Palm, Finborough Theatre". There Ought To Be Clowns. 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Smallholding, The Nuffield". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "Review: Smallholding, by Chris Dunkley, HighTide Festival, Halesworth,". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Billington, Michael (2014-02-21). "Smallholding – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Review: The Precariat, Finborough Theatre". There Ought To Be Clowns. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Hogg, Emily J.; Simonsen, Peter (2020). "The Potential of Precarity? Imagining Vulnerable Connection in Chris Dunkley's the Precariat and Amy Liptrot's the Outrun". Criticism. 62 (1): 1–28. ISSN 1536-0342.
- ^ A Smallholding - IMDb, retrieved 2023-04-16
- ^ Mitchell2014-03-06T10:02:00+00:00, Wendy. "Weekend star wraps directorial debut". Screen. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Architects". BBC. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Dunkley, Chris (2012). The Soft of Her Palm. Oberon. ISBN 978-1849433938.
- ^ Dunkley, Chris (2013). Smallholding. Oberon. ISBN 978-1849433983.
- ^ Dunkley, Chris (2013). The Precariat. Oberon. ISBN 978-1783190300.
- ^ Peterson, Tyler. "Chris Dunkley's THE PRECARIAT to Play Finborough Theatre, July 14-30". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "2005 Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award". www.osbttrust.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.