Deborah Levy
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Deborah Levy is a British playwright, novelist, and poet.
, an academic, a historian. The family emigrated to Wembley Park
, in 1968. Her parents divorced in 1974.
Levy trained at Dartington College of Arts
, leaving in 1981 to write a number of plays, including Pax, Heresies for the Royal Shakespeare Company
, and others which are published in Levy: Plays 1 (Methuen)
She was director and writer for Manact Theatre Company, Cardiff
.
Deborah wrote and published her first novel Beautiful Mutants, in 1986. Her second novel, Swallowing Geography, was published in 1993 by Jonathan Cape, while her third one, Billy and Girl, was published in 1996 by Bloomsbury. Swimming Home, her latest novel, has been published in 2011 by the London publishing house And Other Stories.
She has always written across a number of art forms (see Bookworks and Collaborations with visual artists) and was Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge
from 1989–1991.
Life
Levy's father was a member of the African National CongressAfrican National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
, an academic, a historian. The family emigrated to Wembley Park
Wembley Park
Wembley Park is an area of northwest London, UK. It is part of Wembley, and located in the London Borough of Brent. It includes Wembley Stadium, England's primary football stadium and a major sports and entertainment venue, and Wembley Arena, a concert venue...
, in 1968. Her parents divorced in 1974.
Levy trained at Dartington College of Arts
Dartington College of Arts
Dartington College of Arts was a specialist arts institution near Totnes, Devon, South West England, it specialized in post-dramatic theatre, music, choreography, Performance Writing and visual performance, focusing on a performative and multi-disciplinary approach to the arts. In addition to this,...
, leaving in 1981 to write a number of plays, including Pax, Heresies for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
, and others which are published in Levy: Plays 1 (Methuen)
She was director and writer for Manact Theatre Company, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
.
Deborah wrote and published her first novel Beautiful Mutants, in 1986. Her second novel, Swallowing Geography, was published in 1993 by Jonathan Cape, while her third one, Billy and Girl, was published in 1996 by Bloomsbury. Swimming Home, her latest novel, has been published in 2011 by the London publishing house And Other Stories.
She has always written across a number of art forms (see Bookworks and Collaborations with visual artists) and was Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
from 1989–1991.
Plays
- Pax, 1984
- Clam, 1985
- Heresies, 1986
- Our Lady, 1986
- Eva And Moses, 1987
- Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs Of Hell, 1991
- The B File, 1992
- Blood Wedding, 1992
- Call Blue Jane, 1992
- Walks On Water, 1992
- Shiny Nylon, 1994
- Macbeth – False Memory, 2000
- Dream Mamma
- Honey Baby
- Ophelia And The Great Idea
- Pushing The Prince Into Denmark
Radio Plays
- Unless, Carol ShieldsCarol ShieldsCarol Ann Shields, CC, OM, FRSC, MA was an American-born Canadian author. She is best known for her 1993 novel The Stone Diaries, which won the U.S. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as the Governor General's Award in Canada.-Biography:Shields was born in Oak Park, Illinois...
, BBC Radio 4 - Chance Acquaintances, ColetteColetteColette was the surname of the French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette . She is best known for her novel Gigi, upon which Lerner and Loewe based the stage and film musical comedies of the same title.-Early life and marriage:Colette was born to retired military officer Jules-Joseph...
, BBC Radio 4