Louise Page

Louise Mary Page (7 March 1955 – 30 May 2020) was a British playwright.[1][2]

Life

Page was born on 7 March 1955 in London.[2]

Page studied at University College Cardiff (now Cardiff University) and at the University of Birmingham.[2] She was commissioned by the Birmingham Arts Lab, and was Yorkshire Television Fellow at Sheffield University. She was Royal literary Fellow[3] at Leeds Trinity University 2003–04, Edge Hill University,[4] and the Huddersfield University, 2007–2009.

Page was the first Fellow to be placed at the University of Huddersfield; she made a significant contribution to the academic development of many students, particularly in health and social care education, drawing on her personal experience of health and ill-health[5]

Page's legacy was a well-established fellowship which has been continuous since. During her time at Huddersfield her play Salonika was produced at the Leeds Playhouse[6] and she led a creative writing masterclass at the Huddersfield Literary Festival in 2008.[7][circular reference][8]

After Huddersfield she continued to collaborate with the Fellowship coordinator there to produce a Reflective Practice textbook, using a creative, narrative style.[9]

With her husband, Christopher Hawes, Page ran Words4work.[citation needed][10]

Page died of cancer on 30 May 2020, aged 65.[2]

Awards

  • 1977 International Student Playscript Award for Lucy.
  • 1982 George Devine Award, for Salonika.
  • 1985 J.T. Grein Award

Works

  • Glasshouse, Edinburgh, 1977
  • Want-Ad, Birmingham Rep, Birmingham, 1977
  • Tissue, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, 1978
  • Hearing, Birmingham Rep, Birmingham, 1979
  • Lucy, Old Vic, Bristol, 1979
  • Flaws, Sheffield University Drama Studio, Sheffield, 1980
  • House Wives, Derby, 1981
  • Salonika, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1982
  • Falkland Sound/Voces De Malvinas, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1983
  • Golden Girls Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1984
  • Real Estate, Tricycle Theatre, London, 1984
  • Beauty and the Beards, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1985
  • Beauty And The Beast, Playhouse, Liverpool, 1985
  • Goat, Croydon, 1986
  • Diplomatic Wives, Watford Place Theatre, Hertford, 1989
  • Adam Was A Gardener, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 1991
  • Hawks And Doves, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, 1992
  • Spare Parts, Studio Theatre, Sacramento, 1992
  • Like To Live, New York, 1992
  • Another Nine Months, New End Theatre, London, 1995
  • The Statue Of Liberty, Playhouse, Derby, 1997[11]

References

  1. ^ "Louise Page Summary". www.BookRags.com. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Coveney, Michael (4 June 2020). "Louise Page obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Royal literary Fund Fellows". Royal literary Fund. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Louise Page". Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Louise passes on her knowhow". Huddersfield Examiner. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. ^ Gardner, Lyn (25 January 2008). "Salonika". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Huddersfield Literary Festival". Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Poets on Fire Blog". Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  9. ^ Hargreaves, J. and Page, L. (2013) Reflective Practice: Polity Press. ISBN 9780745654232
  10. ^ Gabrielle H. Cody; Evert Sprinchorn, eds. (2007). The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama, Volume 2. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14424-7.
  11. ^ "Louise Page - complete guide to the Playwright, Plays, Theatres, Agent". Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.