Molly Davies is a British playwright

Playwright

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 originally from Norfolk

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...

 but now living in London

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A graduate of the university of Kent at Canterbury, she is currently writing and works part-time as a teacher

Teacher

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Davies is a product of the Royal Court Theatre

Royal Court Theatre

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's programme for young playwrights, and her debut play 'A Miracle

A Miracle

A Miracle by Molly Davies was her first professionally staged play and was staged first at the upstairs Jerwood Theatre at Royal Court Theatre in London in 2009. It starred Russell Tovey and Sorcha Cusack.-Overview:...

' was staged at the Court from 27 February to 21 March 2009.
The play met with instant acclaim from the critics. Evelyn Curlet wrote in The Stage

The Stage

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 "Davies writes with punch and panache and has made a spare, powerful debut", Charles Spencer

Charles Spencer (journalist)

Charles Spencer is a British journalist. He has been the drama critic of The Daily Telegraph since 1991. In 2006, Compton Miller of The Independent wrote in a profile: "This convivial ex-alcoholic is best remembered for his description of Nicole Kidman's nude scene in The Blue Room as 'pure...

 wrote in the Telegraph: "this proves a shattering full-length debut" and Dominic Maxwell gave her a 4 star review saying she was "another striking success from the Court's new writers season".
'A Miracle' also received strong reviews in several of the UK newspaper

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s and Davies was longlisted for the award for Most Promising Playwright in the 2009 Evening Standard Awards

Evening Standard Awards

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"There ent much use for reality out here, but I could tell you a few truths. I could sing you a song of welly boots and blood, knitting needles and caster oil. There will be pigs that scream, a girl who cannot feed herself, a miracle baby - and a flatness that consumes us." '
A Miracle' M Davies.