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Diane Samuels

ダイアン・サミュエルズ

Daian Samyueruzu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1960-01-01 （Liverpool）
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Liverpool → London

Career

Occupations
playwright, author, drama teacher
Active Years
1991-
Affiliations
Unicorn Theatre, British Library, Regent's University London, The Guardian

Education

King David High School, Liverpool
Country: United Kingdom
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
History
Degree: BA
Country: United Kingdom
Goldsmiths, University of London
Drama
Degree: PGCE
Country: United Kingdom

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kindertransport

1993 play

Examines the life, during World War II and afterwards, of a Kindertransport child. Though fictitious, it is based upon many real kindertransport stories.

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Frankie's Monster

1991 play

An adaptation of Vivien Alcock's children's book The Monster Garden.

The True Life Fiction of Mata Hari

2001 play

First performed at the Palace Theatre, Watford, in 2002.

3 Sisters on Hope Street

2008 play

Co-written with Tracy-Ann Oberman, a reinterpretation of Chekhov's The Three Sisters, transferring events to Liverpool after World War II.

The A-Z of Mrs P

2011 musical

A musical co-written with composer Gwyneth Herbert, tells the story of Phyllis Pearsall's creation of the London A to Z street atlas.

Poppy + George

2016 play

Another collaboration with Gwyneth Herbert, performed at the Palace Theatre, Watford in February 2016.

This is Me

2018 monologue

An autobiographical monologue, performed at Chickenshed in Southgate, London in 2018.

The Rhythm Method

2018 musical

A musical about contraception, collaboration with Gwyneth Herbert.

Legacy

British playwright known for works like Kindertransport dealing with historical themes such as the Holocaust.