Judy Upton (born 1967) is a British playwright.
Life
She collaborated with Lisa Goldman at The Red Room Theatre Company. She also wrote radio plays for the BBC.
Ashes and Sand has been adapted into film.
Awards
- 1994 George Devine Award, for Ashes and Sand
Works
- Everlasting Rose, Old Red Lion Theatre, London, 1992
- Ashes And Sand, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1994
- Bruises, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1995
- The Shorewatchers' House, The Red Room Theatre (first production), London, 1995
- Temple, Orange Tree, Richmond, 1995
- Stealing Souls, The Red Room Theatre, London, 1996
- Sunspots, The Red Room Theatre, London, 1996
- People On The River, The Red Room at the Finborough, London, 1997
- To Blusher With Love, The Man In The Moon/Worthing Ritz, 1997
- Confidence, Birmingham Rep, Birmingham, 1998
- The Girlz, Orange Tree, Richmond, 1998
- Know Your Rights, The Red Room at Battersea Arts Centre, 1998
- Pig In The Middle, Y Touring Theatre Company, Schools tour and the House of Commons, 1998
- The Ballad Of A Thin Man, Channel Theatre Company Spring Tour, 2000
- Hotmail From Helsinki, Vienna English Theatre, 2001
- Sliding With Suzanne, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 2001
- Team Spirit, Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 2002
- My Imprisoned Heart, short film, 2007
- Noctropia, Hampstead Theatre, London, 2009
Bibliography
- Judy Upton Plays, Methuen Drama (24 Jan 2002), ISBN 978-0-413-77020-2
References
- "In-Yer-Face Theatre".
- Elaine Aston (2003). Feminist views on the English stage: women playwrights, 1990-2000. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-80003-7.
- "Judy Upton radio plays - DIVERSITY".
- "Ashes and Sand Cast Information". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- Y Touring Theatre Company#Y Touring Theatre of Debate Productions
- "Judy Upton".