Diane Samuels
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Diane Samuels is an author and playwright. She was born in Liverpool
in 1960. Samuels studied history at Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge
and then studied for a PGCE
in drama at Goldsmiths, University of London. She worked as a drama teacher in inner London secondary schools for five years and as an education officer at the Unicorn Theatre
for children.
Samuels has been a full time writer since 1992. Her works include Kindertransport
(1993), “Frankie’s Monster” an adaptation of Vivien Alcock's
The Monster Garden, The True Life Fiction of Mata Hari
(2001), and Three Sisters on Hope Street, co-written with Tracy-Ann Oberman
.
Samuels was a Pearson Creative Research Fellow at the British Library
and is a reviewer of books for The Guardian
newspaper.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
in 1960. Samuels studied history at Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and then studied for a PGCE
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
The Postgraduate Certificate in Education is a one-year course in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for undergraduate degree holders that allows them to train to be a teacher....
in drama at Goldsmiths, University of London. She worked as a drama teacher in inner London secondary schools for five years and as an education officer at the Unicorn Theatre
Unicorn Theatre
The Unicorn Theatre is a producer of professional theatre for children in Britain. It is based in a RIBA Award–winning centre in Tooley Street, in the London Borough of Southwark, opened in 2005...
for children.
Samuels has been a full time writer since 1992. Her works include Kindertransport
Kindertransport (play)
Kindertransport is a play by Diane Samuels, which examines the life, during World War II and afterwards, of a Kindertransport child. Though fictitious, it is based upon many real kinder stories...
(1993), “Frankie’s Monster” an adaptation of Vivien Alcock's
Vivien Alcock
Vivien Alcock was an author of children's books. Born in Worthing, West Sussex in England, her family moved to Devizes in Wiltshire when she was aged 10. She then studied at the Oxford School of Art....
The Monster Garden, The True Life Fiction of Mata Hari
Mata Hari
Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida "M'greet" Zelle , a Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy who was executed by firing squad in France under charges of espionage for Germany during World War I.-Early life:Margaretha Geertruida Zelle was born in Leeuwarden, Friesland,...
(2001), and Three Sisters on Hope Street, co-written with Tracy-Ann Oberman
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Tracy-Ann Oberman is an English television, theatre and radio actress, known for her role as Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera Eastenders...
.
Samuels was a Pearson Creative Research Fellow at the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
and is a reviewer of books for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper.