David Spencer
David Spencer (born February 18, 1958 in Halifax , West Yorkshire ) is a German-British playwright, radio play author and writing tutor.
Life
David Spencer first completed a degree in biology (B.Sc.) from the University of Nottingham . From 1983 to 1986 he attended the City Lit Institute in London and studied with Carol Burns, Philip Sydney Jenning and Laurie Smith.
In 1989 he moved to Berlin (West). He works as a recurring guest lecturer at the Universität der Künste Berlin for dramatic writing / text work , at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, at the Burgtheater in Vienna and at the Schauspielhaus (Vienna) . At the University of the Arts David Spencer a. a. the playwrights Dirk Laucke , Bernhard Studlar and Andreas Sauter .
He currently lives in Berlin and Huddersfield .
Awards
- 1986: Verity Bargate Award for RELEEVO
- 1990: Verity Bargate Award for KILLING THE CAT
- 2009: Royal Literary Fellow
World premieres
- 1987: Soho Theater - RELEEVO
- 1988: New Dramatists New York - SPACE
- 1988: Royal National Theater - BLUE HEARTS
- 1990: Royal Court Theater - KILLING THE CAT
- 1993: Royal Court Theater - LAND OF THE LIVING
- 1994: Royal National Theater - HURRICANE ROSES
- 2000: Sadler's Wells - ARCANE (the Opera)
- 2004: Deutsches Schauspielhaus - CLAMOR
- 2005: Volksbühne - RED STARS
- 2009: Darmstadt State Theater - RAUM
Web links
- private website
- Bachmann scholarship holder Sandra Gugic
- Publishing appearance at Kiepenheuer Medien
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trevor R. Griffiths & Carole Woddis, The Theater Guide: A Comprehensive AZ of the World's Best Plays and Playwrights , Methuen Drama, page 314ff
- ↑ The Practice of Writing , accessed January 5, 2011
- ↑ Press conference on September 26, 2007 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 148 kB), accessed on January 5, 2011
- ↑ The Royal Literary Fund ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 5, 2011
- ^ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , accessed on January 5, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spencer, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-British playwright and radio play author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halifax (West Yorkshire) |