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Winsome Pinnock

January 01, 1970

Winsome Pinnock FRSL (born 1961) is a British playwright of Jamaican heritage, who is "probably Britain's most well known black female playwright".[1] She was described in The Guardian as "the godmother of black British playwrights".[2]

Winsome Pinnock

FRSL
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Islington, London, England
OccupationPlaywright
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
EducationElizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Alma materGoldsmiths, University of London
Notable worksLeave Taking; Talking in Tongues; Mules
Notable awardsGeorge Devine Award
Alfred Fagon Award
Windham-Campbell Literature Prize

Life edit

Winsome Pinnock was born in Islington, North London, to parents who were both migrants from Smithville, Jamaica. Her mother was a cleaner, and her father a checker at Smithfield Meat Market.[3] Pinnock attended Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Comprehensive Girls' School (formerly Starcross School) in Islington, and graduated from Goldsmiths' College, University of London (1979–82) with a BA (Joint Honours) degree in English and Drama,[4] and in 1983 from Birkbeck College, University of London, with an MA degree in Modern Literature in English.[5]

Pinnock's award-winning plays include The Winds of Change (Half Moon Theatre, 1987), Leave Taking (Liverpool Playhouse Studio, 1988; National Theatre, 1995),[6] Picture Palace (commissioned by the Women's Theatre Group, 1988),[7] A Hero's Welcome (Women's Playhouse Trust at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 1989), A Rock in Water (Royal Court Young People's Theatre at the Theatre Upstairs, 1989; inspired by the life of Claudia Jones),[8] Talking in Tongues (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 1991), Mules (Clean Break, 1996) and One Under (Tricycle Theatre, 2005).[9] She also adapted Jean Rhys' short story "Let Them Call It Jazz" for BBC Radio 4 in 1998, and has written screenplays and television episodes.[6] Pinnock's work is included in the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby.

Pinnock has been Visiting Lecturer at Royal Holloway College, University of London, and Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge. She lectures at Kingston University, London.[5] In 2020, she was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL).[10]

In 2022, Pinnock was the recipient of a Windham-Campbell Literature Prize for drama.[11]

Awards edit

Selected works edit

  • The Winds Of Change, Half Moon Theatre, London, 1987.
  • Leave Taking, Playhouse, Liverpool, and National Theatre, London, 1988. Bush Theatre, May 2018.[15]
  • Picture Palace, Women's Theatre Group, London, 1988.
  • A Rock In Water, Royal Court Young People's Theatre at the Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1989.[16] Published in Black Plays: 2, ed. Yvonne Brewster, London: Methuen Drama, 1989.
  • A Hero's Welcome, Women's Playhouse Trust at the Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1989.
  • Talking In Tongues, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1991. Published in The Methuen Drama Book of Plays by Black British Writers, Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2011, ISBN 978-1408131244
  • Mules, Clean Break, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1996
  • Can You Keep a Secret?, Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, London, 1999
  • Water, Tricycle Theatre, London, 2000.
  • One Under, Tricycle Theatre, London, 2005.
  • IDP, Tricycle Theatre, London, 2006[17]
  • Taken, Soho Theatre, London, 2010.
  • Her Father's Daughter, BBC Radio 4.
  • The Dinner Party, BBC Radio 4.
  • Lazarus, BBC Radio 3, 2013.
  • The Principles of Cartography, Bush Theatre, 2017.
  • Rockets and Blue Lights, 2018

Further reading edit

References edit

  1. ^ Goddard, Lynette (2004). "West Indies vs England in Winsome Pinnock's Migration Narratives". Contemporary Theatre Review. 14 (4): 23–33. doi:10.1080/10486800412331296291. S2CID 191553025.
  2. ^ Kolawole, Helen (26 July 2003). "Look who's taking the stage". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Dowd, Vincent (18 March 2020). "The playwright spotlighting Britain's black history". BBC News. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ Bartholomew, Roy (23 April 1996). "A bare shoulder to cry on". The Independent.
  5. ^ a b Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Kingston University London.
  6. ^ a b Nicola, Abram (2015). "Looking Back: Winsome Pinnock's Politics of Representation". In Brewer, Mary F.; Lynette Goddard; Deirdre Osborne (eds.). Modern and Contemporary Black British Drama. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 95–111. ISBN 9781137506290.
  7. ^ Aston, Elaine (2003). Feminist Views on the English Stage: Women Playwrights, 1990-2000. Cambridge University Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-521-80003-7.
  8. ^ Peacock, D. Keith, "Chapter 9: So People Know We're Here: Black Theatre in Britain" in Thatcher's Theatre: British Theatre and Drama in the Eighties, Greenwood Press, 1999, p. 179.
  9. ^ "Winsome Pinnock", Drama Online.
  10. ^ a b "Winsome Pinnock". RSL. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  11. ^ Brown, Lauren (29 March 2022). "Jefferson, Dangarembga and Pinnock among winners of Windham-Campbell Prizes". The Bookseller. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  12. ^ "2018 Award", Alfred Fagon Award.
  13. ^ Snow, Georgia (9 November 2018). "Winsome Pinnock wins 2018 Alfred Fagon Award"". The Stage.
  14. ^ "Winsome Pinnock". Windham-Campbell Prizes. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  15. ^ Leave Taking at Bush Theatre (24 May–30 June 2018).
  16. ^ "Rock In Water, A". National Theatre Black Plays Archive. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  17. ^ Winsome Pinnock page at Doolee.com.

Sources edit

  • Griffin, Gabriele (2006). "The Remains of the British Empire: The Plays of Winsome Pinnock". In Luckhurst, Mary (ed.). A Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama. ISBN 978-1-4051-2228-3.
  • "Bibliography: Winsome Pinnock", Contemporary Theatre and Drama in English
  • IDP - A play by Winsome Pinnock
  • Winsome Pinnock at Black Plays Archive, National Theatre.

External links edit

  • Winsome Pinnock at IMDb
  • "Writer Winsome Pinnock on why she enjoyed writing Lazarus for radio", BBC Radio 3, 19 December 2012.
  • "Something to be Reclaimed" (first published 1999). Jim Mulligan interviews Winsome Pinnock on Can You Keep a Secret? The collected interviews of Jim Mulligan.
  • Winsome Pinnock on how Feminism influenced her writing. 1976–2014, Black Plays at the National Theatre.
  • "5 Reasons You Should Know About Winsome Pinnock", Bush Theatre, 4 April 2018.
  • "Meet the Writer | Winsome Pinnock | Leave Taking", YouTube, 11 April 2018.
  • "Q&A with Winsome Pinnock", Alfred Fagon Award.

January 01, 1970
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Winsome Pinnock FRSL born 1961 is a British playwright of Jamaican heritage who is probably Britain s most well known black female playwright 1 She was described in The Guardian as the godmother of black British playwrights 2 Winsome PinnockFRSLBorn1961 age 62 63 Islington London EnglandOccupationPlaywrightLanguageEnglishNationalityBritishEducationElizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolAlma materGoldsmiths University of LondonNotable worksLeave Taking Talking in Tongues MulesNotable awardsGeorge Devine AwardAlfred Fagon AwardWindham Campbell Literature Prize Contents 1 Life 2 Awards 3 Selected works 4 Further reading 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksLife editWinsome Pinnock was born in Islington North London to parents who were both migrants from Smithville Jamaica Her mother was a cleaner and her father a checker at Smithfield Meat Market 3 Pinnock attended Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Comprehensive Girls School formerly Starcross School in Islington and graduated from Goldsmiths College University of London 1979 82 with a BA Joint Honours degree in English and Drama 4 and in 1983 from Birkbeck College University of London with an MA degree in Modern Literature in English 5 Pinnock s award winning plays include The Winds of Change Half Moon Theatre 1987 Leave Taking Liverpool Playhouse Studio 1988 National Theatre 1995 6 Picture Palace commissioned by the Women s Theatre Group 1988 7 A Hero s Welcome Women s Playhouse Trust at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs 1989 A Rock in Water Royal Court Young People s Theatre at the Theatre Upstairs 1989 inspired by the life of Claudia Jones 8 Talking in Tongues Royal Court Theatre Upstairs 1991 Mules Clean Break 1996 and One Under Tricycle Theatre 2005 9 She also adapted Jean Rhys short story Let Them Call It Jazz for BBC Radio 4 in 1998 and has written screenplays and television episodes 6 Pinnock s work is included in the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa edited by Margaret Busby Pinnock has been Visiting Lecturer at Royal Holloway College University of London and Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge She lectures at Kingston University London 5 In 2020 she was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature FRSL 10 In 2022 Pinnock was the recipient of a Windham Campbell Literature Prize for drama 11 Awards edit1991 George Devine Award Unity Theatre Trust Award Pearson Plays on Stage Award For Best Play of the Year 2018 Alfred Fagon Award 12 13 2020 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 10 2022 Windham Campbell Literature Prize drama 14 Selected works editThe Winds Of Change Half Moon Theatre London 1987 Leave Taking Playhouse Liverpool and National Theatre London 1988 Bush Theatre May 2018 15 Picture Palace Women s Theatre Group London 1988 A Rock In Water Royal Court Young People s Theatre at the Theatre Upstairs Royal Court Theatre London 1989 16 Published in Black Plays 2 ed Yvonne Brewster London Methuen Drama 1989 A Hero s Welcome Women s Playhouse Trust at the Theatre Upstairs Royal Court Theatre London 1989 Talking In Tongues Royal Court Theatre Upstairs London 1991 Published in The Methuen Drama Book of Plays by Black British Writers Bloomsbury Methuen Drama 2011 ISBN 978 1408131244 Mules Clean Break Royal Court Theatre London 1996 Can You Keep a Secret Cottesloe Theatre National Theatre London 1999 Water Tricycle Theatre London 2000 One Under Tricycle Theatre London 2005 IDP Tricycle Theatre London 2006 17 Taken Soho Theatre London 2010 Her Father s Daughter BBC Radio 4 The Dinner Party BBC Radio 4 Lazarus BBC Radio 3 2013 The Principles of Cartography Bush Theatre 2017 Rockets and Blue Lights 2018Further reading editMichael Earley Philippa Keil eds 1995 Talking in Tongues The Contemporary Monologue Women Taylor amp Francis ISBN 978 0 87830 060 0 References edit Goddard Lynette 2004 West Indies vs England in Winsome Pinnock s Migration Narratives Contemporary Theatre Review 14 4 23 33 doi 10 1080 10486800412331296291 S2CID 191553025 Kolawole Helen 26 July 2003 Look who s taking the stage The Guardian Dowd Vincent 18 March 2020 The playwright spotlighting Britain s black history BBC News Retrieved 19 March 2020 Bartholomew Roy 23 April 1996 A bare shoulder to cry on The Independent a b Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Kingston University London a b Nicola Abram 2015 Looking Back Winsome Pinnock s Politics of Representation In Brewer Mary F Lynette Goddard Deirdre Osborne eds Modern and Contemporary Black British Drama London Palgrave Macmillan pp 95 111 ISBN 9781137506290 Aston Elaine 2003 Feminist Views on the English Stage Women Playwrights 1990 2000 Cambridge University Press p 125 ISBN 978 0 521 80003 7 Peacock D Keith Chapter 9 So People Know We re Here Black Theatre in Britain in Thatcher s Theatre British Theatre and Drama in the Eighties Greenwood Press 1999 p 179 Winsome Pinnock Drama Online a b Winsome Pinnock RSL Retrieved 3 March 2024 Brown Lauren 29 March 2022 Jefferson Dangarembga and Pinnock among winners of Windham Campbell Prizes The Bookseller Retrieved 30 March 2022 2018 Award Alfred Fagon Award Snow Georgia 9 November 2018 Winsome Pinnock wins 2018 Alfred Fagon Award The Stage Winsome Pinnock Windham Campbell Prizes Retrieved 30 March 2022 Leave Taking at Bush Theatre 24 May 30 June 2018 Rock In Water A National Theatre Black Plays Archive Retrieved 14 January 2021 Winsome Pinnock page at Doolee com Sources editGriffin Gabriele 2006 The Remains of the British Empire The Plays of Winsome Pinnock In Luckhurst Mary ed A Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama ISBN 978 1 4051 2228 3 Bibliography Winsome Pinnock Contemporary Theatre and Drama in English IDP A play by Winsome Pinnock Winsome Pinnock at Black Plays Archive National Theatre External links editWinsome Pinnock at IMDb Writer Winsome Pinnock on why she enjoyed writing Lazarus for radio BBC Radio 3 19 December 2012 Something to be Reclaimed first published 1999 Jim Mulligan interviews Winsome Pinnock on Can You Keep a Secret The collected interviews of Jim Mulligan Winsome Pinnock on how Feminism influenced her writing 1976 2014 Black Plays at the National Theatre 5 Reasons You Should Know About Winsome Pinnock Bush Theatre 4 April 2018 Meet the Writer Winsome Pinnock Leave Taking YouTube 11 April 2018 Q amp A with Winsome Pinnock Alfred Fagon Award Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winsome Pinnock amp oldid 1211609295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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