David Harrower (born 1966) is a Scottish playwright who (as of 2005) lives in Glasgow. Harrower has published over 10 original works, as well as numerous translations and adaptations.
Harrower's first play, Knives in Hens, which premiered at Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre in 1995, was considered a critical and popular success. It deals with a relationship triangle in a rural setting, and a woman's internal quest to find out what she wants from life.
Subsequent plays include Kill the Old Torture Their Young (Traverse, 1998), which follows a disparate group of characters across an unnamed city, mixing realism with poetry and fantasy. Presence (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, April 2001) takes another look at the Beatles' residency at the Indra club in Hamburg on the eve of their success, and Dark Earth (Traverse, August 2003) begins as a broad comedy and turns into a speculation about the meaning of history and the land.
He has also translated The Girl on the Sofa (2002), by Jon Fosse, presented in a joint production by the Edinburgh International Festival and the Schaubuhne, Berlin, and Schiller's Mary Stuart for the National Theatre of Scotland/Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh/Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow.
In 2005, his play Blackbird was produced by the Edinburgh International Festival, directed by Peter Stein and transferred in February 2006 to the Albery Theatre in London's West End[1] It depicts the meeting between a young woman and a middle-aged man who, fifteen years earlier when she was twelve years old, kidnapped and raped her. In April 2008 the play was revived by David Grindley at the Rose Theatre, Kingston prior to a national tour [1]. In 2011, this play was produced by Rogue Machine in Los Angeles. This production won the LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Writing and Lead Performance by Sam Anderson.
His play 365 was presented by the National Theatre of Scotland at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2008, directed by Vicky Featherstone. The play recounts the stories of 14 young people who have been in care are now living on their own in 'practice flats'. It was subsequently performed in London at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources David Harrower news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message David Harrower born 1966 is a Scottish playwright who as of 2005 lives in Glasgow Harrower has published over 10 original works as well as numerous translations and adaptations David HarrowerBorn1966 age 57 58 Edinburgh ScotlandOccupationPlaywrightLanguageEnglishNationalityScottishYears active1995 presentNotable worksKnives in Hens Blackbird Contents 1 Career 2 Plays 2 1 Original plays 2 2 Adaptations and translations 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksCareer editHarrower s first play Knives in Hens which premiered at Edinburgh s Traverse Theatre in 1995 was considered a critical and popular success It deals with a relationship triangle in a rural setting and a woman s internal quest to find out what she wants from life Subsequent plays include Kill the Old Torture Their Young Traverse 1998 which follows a disparate group of characters across an unnamed city mixing realism with poetry and fantasy Presence Royal Court Theatre Upstairs April 2001 takes another look at the Beatles residency at the Indra club in Hamburg on the eve of their success and Dark Earth Traverse August 2003 begins as a broad comedy and turns into a speculation about the meaning of history and the land Harrower has also written adaptations including The Chrysalids 1999 adapted from John Wyndham s novel for the National Theatre s Connections project Six Characters Looking for an Author a version of Pirandello s Six Characters in Search of an Author first staged at the Young Vic in 2000 Chekhov s Ivanov 2002 performed at the National Theatre and Buchner s Woyzeck performed at the Edinburgh Lyceum in 2002 He has also translated The Girl on the Sofa 2002 by Jon Fosse presented in a joint production by the Edinburgh International Festival and the Schaubuhne Berlin and Schiller s Mary Stuart for the National Theatre of Scotland Royal Lyceum Edinburgh Citizens Theatre Glasgow In 2005 his play Blackbird was produced by the Edinburgh International Festival directed by Peter Stein and transferred in February 2006 to the Albery Theatre in London s West End 1 It depicts the meeting between a young woman and a middle aged man who fifteen years earlier when she was twelve years old kidnapped and raped her In April 2008 the play was revived by David Grindley at the Rose Theatre Kingston prior to a national tour 1 In 2011 this play was produced by Rogue Machine in Los Angeles This production won the LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Writing and Lead Performance by Sam Anderson His play 365 was presented by the National Theatre of Scotland at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2008 directed by Vicky Featherstone The play recounts the stories of 14 young people who have been in care are now living on their own in practice flats It was subsequently performed in London at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith In 2011 he wrote a new version of Gogol s classic text The Government Inspector produced at London s Young Vic Theatre directed by Richard Jones and starring The Mighty Boosh s Julian Barratt and Smack the Pony s Doon Mackichan and Kyle Soller Plays editOriginal plays edit Knives in Hens Kill the Old Torture Their Young Presence Dark Earth Blackbird 365 Lucky Box A Slow Air Ciara 54 AcrylicAdaptations and translations edit Six Characters in Search of an Author The Chrysalids Tales from the Vienna Woods Ivanov Woyzeck The Girl on the Sofa Mary Stuart The Good Soul of Szechuan for Young Vic Sweet Nothings after Arthur Schnitzler s Liebelei for the Young Vic The Government Inspector for Young Vic Calum s Road for the National Theatre of ScotlandBibliography editKnives in Hens Methuen 1997 Kill the Old Torture their Young Methuen 1998 Presence Faber and Faber 2001 Six Characters Looking for an Author Luigi Pirandello in a new version for the Young Vic Methuen 2001 The Chrysalids adaptation Faber and Faber 2001 Ivanov Anton Chekhov in a new version for the Royal National Theatre Oberon 2002 Purple Jon Fosse Faber and Faber NT Connections 2002 The Girl on the Sofa Jon Fosse Oberon 2002 Dark Earth Faber and Faber 2003 Tales from the Vienna Woods Odon von Horvath in a new version for the RNT Faber and Faber 2003References edit Fisher Philip Blackbird review British Theatre Guide 2006 Retrieved 2016 03 05 Sources editTheatre Record and its annual Indexes Aleks Sierz In Yer Face Theatre British Drama Today 2001 ISBN 0 571 20049 4External links editBritish Council profile Guardian interview 2002 British Theatre Guide interview August 2005 Philip Fisher interviewer Harrower at agent Casarotto Ramsay Harrower CV permanent dead link David Harrower at Doollee Archived 13 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine David Harrower at IMDb David Harrower at the Internet Broadway Database David Harrower at the Internet Off Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Harrower amp oldid 1158170159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
