Shelagh Stephenson

Shelagh Stephenson: Her first play, THE MEMORY OF WATER, was produced at Hampstead Theatre and subsequently in the West End, where it won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy. Its American premiere was at Steppenwolf, and it was then seen at Manhattan Theatre Club. Her play AN EXPERIMENT WITH AN AIR PUMP won the Peggy Ramsay Award and opened at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester and then played at Hampstead Theatre in London. It received its American premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club. Other plays include ANCIENT LIGHTS (Hampstead Theatre) and MAPPA MUNDI (Royal National Theatre). Her radio play “Five Kinds of Silence,” winner of the Writers Guild Award and Sony Radio Best Play award, was subsequently produced as a stage play at the Lyric Hammersmith. Her play ENLIGHTENMENT was written under commission to the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and was subsequently produced at the Hampstead Theatre. She has been commission by theaters including the Atlantic. She has written extensively for film, television, and radio in the UK. Ms. Stephenson was born in Northumberland and attended Manchester University. She lives in London and France.