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Tony Harrison was a poet and playwright born in Leeds in 1937 who was famed for his controversial work.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

In the audience was the "Medaaye" playwright Femi Osofisan, the first African to receive the prestigious Thalia Prize, in 2016.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

He worked years as a stage manager with his father, a playwright and director, assisting on shows such as “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” starring Moore and Richard Chamberlain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

In fact Wilder wrote several scenes, and the playwright Kirk Lynn, whom Mr. Tapper is essentially here portraying, delved through Wilder’s archives and “completed” the play that follows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

“My dear Mr. Harley-Dickinson,” she wrote, addressing a playwright friend of hers who had briefly and memorably visited Ashton Place some weeks before, and who was never very far from her mind.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Soon after, wannabe authoritarians attack the comedians, essayists, playwrights and poets.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

ATG Entertainment said renaming the venue the Tom Stoppard Theatre would be a "lasting tribute... to one of the most influential playwrights in British theatre".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

That prospect was growing dimmer a few years later when playwrights such as Suzan-Lori Parks and Lynn Nottage came into prominence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Lucy Kirkwood, Penelope Skinner, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti are also among more than 70 UK-based playwrights taking part.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

She did her graduate work at NYU, and for three weeks the four of us stayed in the city and socialized with her former teachers and classmates—novelists, playwrights, screenwriters, poets.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven