Meyer-Whitworth Award
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Edition 7 (1998) Winner
Moira Buffini
モイラ・バフィニ
Moira Buffini
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1965-05-29 （Cheshire）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cheshire → Rhos-on-Sea (Wales) → London → Cardiff
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Dramatist, Director, Actor
- Active Years
- 1992-2025
- Affiliations
- Monsterists, Royal National Theatre Studio
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (2014)
- Nominations
- Olivier Award nomination for Best Comedy (Dinner, 2003)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsmiths College | English and Drama | English and Drama | — | 1983-1986 | United Kingdom |
| Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama | — | Drama | — | 1986以降 | United Kingdom |
Goldsmiths College
English and Drama
/ English and Drama
Period:
1983-1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United Kingdom
London University
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Drama
Period:
1986以降
Country:
United Kingdom
Actor training
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Time Out Award | Jordan | — | Time Out | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Writers' Guild Award for Best Fringe play | Jordan | — | Writers' Guild | 受賞 |
| 1997 | LWT Plays on Stage award | Gabriel | — | LWT | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Meyer-Whitworth Award | Gabriel | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Susan Smith Blackburn Prize | Silence | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2025 | YA Book Prize | Songlight | YA | Edinburgh International Book Festival | 受賞 |
Time Out Award
1992
Work:
Jordan
Organization:
Time Out
Result:
受賞
Writers' Guild Award for Best Fringe play
1992
Work:
Jordan
Organization:
Writers' Guild
Result:
受賞
LWT Plays on Stage award
1997
Work:
Gabriel
Organization:
LWT
Result:
受賞
Meyer-Whitworth Award
1997
Work:
Gabriel
Result:
受賞
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
1999
Work:
Silence
Result:
受賞
YA Book Prize
2025
Work:
Songlight
Category:
YA
Organization:
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Songlight
2024 Young adultDystopian debut novel.
dystopia
Silence
1999 PlayPlay that won Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
silence
Dinner
2002 PlayPerformed at National Theatre, transferred to West End.
dinner
Gabriel
1997 PlayPerformed at Soho theatre, multiple awards.
Bibliography
- Songlight (2024)
- Jordan (1992)
- Gabriel (1997)
- Blavatsky's Tower (1998)
- Silence (1999)
- Loveplay (2001)
- Dinner (2002)
- Dying For It (2007)
- A Vampire Story (2008)
- Welcome to Thebes (2010)
- Greenland (2011)
- Handbagged (2013)
- wonder.land (2015)
- Manor (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Advocates big, imaginative plays rather than naturalistic soap opera dramasDescribed as a metaphysical playwright
Legacy
Renowned English dramatist, novelist, and screenwriter with numerous awards. Founder member of the Monsterists, won the YA Book Prize in 2025.
Trivia
- Born in Cheshire to Irish parents.
- Founder member of the Monsterists.
- All her plays published by Faber.