David Greig
David Greig (* 1969 in Edinburgh ) is a Scottish playwright.
Life
Greig grew up in Nigeria . He studied English and Drama at Bristol University . His first play premiered in Glasgow in 1992 . In 1996/97 he was a resident writer for the Royal Shakespeare Company .
His play The Architect was filmed by Matt Tauber in 2006 , with Anthony LaPaglia and Isabella Rossellini in the leading roles . Greig wrote the script together with Tauber.
Works (selection)
- The architect , German by Reinhard Kaiser
- Remote islands , German by Barbara Christ
- Europe , German by Nils Tabert
- Mainstream , in German by Barbara Christ
- Pyrenees , German by Barbara Christ
- San Diego , German by Barbara Christ
- Timeless , German by Thomas Oberender
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , musical adaptation of the children's book ofthe same name by Roald Dahl
Awards
- 2014: German Youth Theater Prize for Monster (The Monster in the Hall) , together with Barbara Christ
Web links
- David Greig in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Author's biography at contemporarywriters.com
- Review of the first performance of Remote Islands in Basel ( memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung
- Greig's pieces by Rowohlt Verlag
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Greig, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |