David Edgar Awards and Nominations
Olivier Awards - 1996 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year | ||
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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1982 - Best Play ![]() |
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David Edgar, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | ||
Tony Awards - 1982 - Best Play ![]() |
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David Edgar News

by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2022
China Plate's invigorating one-day festival of theatrical talent from the Midlands returns to the Warwick Arts Centre this April. From family-friendly theatre about a yeti to a full-length evening show about concealing the truth, the festival celebrates the best in new and established theatre-making from across the region.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 7, 2022
WGGB has agreed a groundbreaking set of principles to govern the digital broadcasts of stage plays by the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.

by A.A. Cristi - Apr 1, 2022
Burning Coal Theatre Company will present its production of The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, adapted by David Edgar, April 7 - 24, 2022.

by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2022
The New Play Commission Scheme (NPCS), led by WGGB in partnership with HighTide Theatre, UK Theatre and the Independent Theatre Council, has been designed to respond to the decline in new theatre commissions during the Covid-19 pandemic.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2022
A new report released by the Rural Touring Dance Initiative (RTDI) has shown that taking dance into rural spaces can be a gateway to finding new audiences.

by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2022
Birmingham Rep have announced that five of their new commissions filmed as part of The Park Bench Plays will be broadcast on Sky Arts (Freeview Channel 11) on Monday 7 February 2022 at 11pm.

by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2022
Midlands-based independent theatre studio China Plate have announced the appointment of their first ever Executive Director, Chloe Courtney, and Sarah Preece as the Chair of the Board. Chloe Courtney takes up their role in March, joining the leadership team of Artistic Directors Ed Collier and Paul Warwick and in May Sarah will take over from Phyllida Hancock who was in the role for four years.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 30, 2021
Following the celebratory reopening of Birmingham Rep this autumn with critically acclaimed productions of East is East, the brand new musical What’s New Pussycat? and the presentation of Grenfell: Value Engineering, Artistic Director Sean Foley announces a new collection of work to follow his own production of the classic comedy The Play What I Wrote.

by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2021
Ten brand new work-in-progress shows by companies and artists based in the Midlands will have their first outing for audiences and industry professionals at this year's First Bite festival. The free online micro-festival, produced by independent theatre studio China Plate, will take place over a week in four lunchtime events hosted by Georgie Jones.

by Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2021
Leading playwrights and WGGB members Caryl Churchill, April de Angelis, Nick Dear, David Edgar, David Eldridge, Lee Hall, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, Lucy Kirkwood, Bryony Lavery, Simon Stephens, Sir Tom Stoppard, Jack Thorne and Roy Williams OBE have backed new digital principles for theatre launched today.
David Edgar Videos
by Stage Tube - Jun 25, 2012
Manhattan Theatre Club has created a special short film in celebration of Lynne Meadow's 40th anniversary as the visionary and artistic leader of the organization. The film premiered on Monday, June 18 during a special tribute event honoring Meadow at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre - now view the video below!