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  2. David Edgar (born 26 February 1948) is a British playwright and writer who has had more than sixty of his plays published and performed on stage, radio and television around the world, making him one of the most prolific dramatists of the post-1960s generation in Great Britain.

  3. He was appointed Professor of Playwriting Studies in 1995. His latest works are Arthur and George (2010), based on the novel by Julian Barnes, and The Master Builder (2010), a new version of Ibsen's classic. David Edgar is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in Birmingham.

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  4. Jan 8, 2015 · Oxford News blog. 8 Jan 2015. Playwright David Edgar has been announced as this year's Humanitas Visiting Professor of Drama Studies at Oxford University. He will discuss the future of the playwright in a week-long series of talks and discussions next month.

  5. British playwright. Learn about this topic in these articles: contribution to English literature. In English literature: Drama. David Edgar developed into a dramatist of impressive span and depth with plays such as Destiny (1976) and Pentecost (1994), his masterly response to the collapse of communism and rise of nationalism in eastern Europe.

  6. David Edgar. David Edgar is a leading UK playwright, author of many original plays and adaptations. He also pioneered the teaching of playwriting in the UK, founding the Playwriting Studies course at Birmingham University in 1989. His plays include: Here in America (Orange Tree Theatre, 2024); Trying It On (UK tour, 2018); A Christmas Carol ...

  7. About us. News, Features and Updates. Q&A with David Edgar. Playwright David Edgar talks about reviving his 1983 play Maydays, performing in his one man show, and why he owes the theatre everything. You come from a family with a strong links to theatre and broadcasting – what’s your background?

  8. Oct 10, 2018 · Playwright David Edgar: ‘Becoming an actor has given me an insight into my own failings’. Features Oct 10, 2018 by Mark Shenton. Over more than four decades, the playwright has become the...

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