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Michael Symmons Roberts nominated for BBC Audio Drama Awards
Congratulations to Michael Symmons Roberts whose BBC Radio 4 play, MEN WHO SLEEP IN CARS, has been shortli
Michael Symmons Roberts' MANCUNIA is longlisted for the Portico Prize 2019
MANCUNIA, the latest poetry collection by Michael Symmons Roberts, has been longlisted for the Portico Prize 2019! Once described as ‘the Booker of the North’, The Portico Prize awards £10,000 to the book that best evokes the spirit of the North of England. The biennial prize is the UK’s only award of its kind, and accepts submissions across all formats including fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
Joelle Taylor and Michael Symmons Roberts are shortlisted for the 2021 T. S. Eliot Prize
Congratulations to Joelle Taylor and Michael Symmons Roberts on being shortlisted for the 2021 T. S. Eliot prize for their poetry collections C+nto & Othered Poems (The Westbourne Press) and Ransom (Cape Poetry) respectively. The T. S. Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings will take place on Sunday 9th January 2022 in the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, hosted by Ian McMillan. Tickets for the readings in-person in the Royal Festival or livestreamed online are available from www.southbankcentre.co.uk.
Gerald Garutti
As a theatre director, a writer and translator, Gerald Garutti has worked on multi-Awarded plays in France and in the UK.
Russell Davies
Russell Davies has been a freelance writer and broadcaster since 1970. He has written biographies of the cartoonist Vicky and the graphic artist Ronald Searle, and edited the diaries and letters of the actor Kenneth Williams.
Ali Little
John Mortimer (Estate)
John Mortimer was a playwright, novelist and, prior to that, a practising barrister. During the war he worked for the Crown Film Unit and published a number of novels before turning to the theatre. He wrote many film scripts and radio and television plays including six plays on the life of S
Robin Driscoll
Robin has co-written with Richard Curtis the television series "MR BEAN", starring Rowan Atkinson for Thames Television and co-wrote the film "BEAN". He is a writer, performer and co-founder of the Cliffhanger Theatre Company and his productions with them include:
