Christina Reid
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Christina Reid is a playwright
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She was a writer-in-residence at the Lyric Theatre, and at the Young Vic. She is mother to 3 daughters Heidi, Tara and Suibhan.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
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Life
She graduated from Queen’s University, Belfast.She was a writer-in-residence at the Lyric Theatre, and at the Young Vic. She is mother to 3 daughters Heidi, Tara and Suibhan.
Awards
- Thames Television Playwriting Award for "Tea in a China Cup"
- 1980 Ulster Television Drama Award, "Did You Hear the One About the Irishman?"
- 1986 George Devine Award for "The Belle of the Belfast City"
Works
- Tea In A China Cup, Lyric Theatre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1983
- Did You Hear The One About The Irishman . . .?, New York, 1985
- Joyriders, Tricycle Theatre, London, 1986
- The Belle Of Belfast City, Lyric Theatre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1989
- My Name, Shall I Tell You My Name? Andrews Lane Theatre, Dublin, 1989
- Les Misérables, Nottingham Playhouse, 1992
- The King of the Castle, Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, London, 1999
- Clowns, The Room, Orange Tree, Richmond, 1996
- A Year And A Day, National Theatre, London, 2007