Louise Page

Louise Mary Page (7 March 1955 – 30 May 2020) was a British playwright.^[1][2]

Life

Page was born on 7 March 1955 in London.^[2]

Page studied at University College Cardiff (now Cardiff University) and at the University of Birmingham.^[2] She was commissioned by the Birmingham Arts Lab, and was Yorkshire Television Fellow at Sheffield University. She was Royal literary Fellow^[3] at Leeds Trinity University 2003–04, Edge Hill University,^[4] and the Huddersfield University, 2007–2009.

Page was the first Fellow to be placed at the University of Huddersfield; she made a significant contribution to the academic development of many students, particularly in health and social care education, drawing on her personal experience of health and ill-health^[5]

Page's legacy was a well-established fellowship which has been continuous since. During her time at Huddersfield her play Salonika was produced at the Leeds Playhouse^[6] and she led a creative writing masterclass at the Huddersfield Literary Festival in 2008.^{[7][circular reference][8]}

After Huddersfield she continued to collaborate with the Fellowship coordinator there to produce a Reflective Practice textbook, using a creative, narrative style.^[9]

With her husband, Christopher Hawes, Page ran Words4work.^{[citation needed][10]}

Page died of cancer on 30 May 2020, aged 65.^[2]

Awards

• 1977 International Student Playscript Award for Lucy.
• 1982 George Devine Award, for Salonika.
• 1985 J.T. Grein Award

Works

• Glasshouse, Edinburgh, 1977
• Want-Ad, Birmingham Rep, Birmingham, 1977
• Tissue, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, 1978
• Hearing, Birmingham Rep, Birmingham, 1979
• Lucy, Old Vic, Bristol, 1979
• Flaws, Sheffield University Drama Studio, Sheffield, 1980
• House Wives, Derby, 1981
• Salonika, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1982
• Falkland Sound/Voces De Malvinas, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1983
• Golden Girls Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1984
• Real Estate, Tricycle Theatre, London, 1984
• Beauty and the Beards, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1985
• Beauty And The Beast, Playhouse, Liverpool, 1985
• Goat, Croydon, 1986
• Diplomatic Wives, Watford Place Theatre, Hertford, 1989
• Adam Was A Gardener, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 1991
• Hawks And Doves, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, 1992
• Spare Parts, Studio Theatre, Sacramento, 1992
• Like To Live, New York, 1992
• Another Nine Months, New End Theatre, London, 1995
• The Statue Of Liberty, Playhouse, Derby, 1997^[11]

References

1. "Louise Page Summary". www.BookRags.com. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
2. Coveney, Michael (4 June 2020). "Louise Page obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
3. "Royal literary Fund Fellows". Royal literary Fund. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
4. . Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
5. "Louise passes on her knowhow". Huddersfield Examiner. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
6. Gardner, Lyn (25 January 2008). "Salonika". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
7. "Huddersfield Literary Festival". Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
8. "Poets on Fire Blog". Retrieved 11 June 2020.
9. Hargreaves, J. and Page, L. (2013) Reflective Practice: Polity Press. ISBN 9780745654232
10. Gabrielle H. Cody; Evert Sprinchorn, eds. (2007). The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama, Volume 2. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14424-7.
11. . Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.