Rebecca Prichard is English author and playwright, and one of the major contributors to the In-yer-face theatre

In-yer-face theatre

In-yer-face theatre describes drama that emerged in Great Britain in the 1990s. This category coined by British theatre critic Aleks Sierz is the title of his book, In-Yer-Face Theatre, first published by Faber and Faber in March 2001...

 movement.

Biography

She studied drama at Exeter University and in 1994, went on to her playwriting debut in 1994 in the Royal Court Young Writer's festival. In 1998 she was presented with the Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright. Her play Essex Girls is regarded by playwright Mark Ravenhill

Mark Ravenhill

Mark Ravenhill is an English playwright, actor and journalist.His most famous plays include Shopping and Fucking , Some Explicit Polaroids and Mother Clap's Molly House . He made his acting debut in his monologue Product, at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe...

 as one of the best post-Top Girls

Top Girls

Top Girls is a 1982 play by Caryl Churchill. It is about a woman named Marlene, a career-driven woman who is employed at the 'Top Girls' employment agency. The play examines issues of gender discrimination present in the Thatcherite society that it is set in...

all female plays.