Coronation Street
1960
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Stephenson was born in Tynemouth, Northumberland in 1955. She read drama at Manchester University. Career Acting. Stephenson worked as an actress with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in bit parts in television. She appeared in Coronation Street in 1981 as the minor character Sandra Webb.
Learn about Shelagh Stephenson, a prolific and award-winning writer of drama, fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Explore her themes, styles and influences, from The Memory of Water to An Experiment with an Air Pump.
- Northumberland
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
Shelagh Stephenson is known for Murder in Provence (2022), Downton Abbey (2010) and Sapphire & Steel (1979).
- Actress, Writer, Producer
- Shelagh Stephenson
Aug 8, 2022 · Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Shelagh Stephenson’s poignant and painfully funny comedy is about conflicting memories, life and loss.
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- Ensemble Theatre
The Memory of Water is a comedy written by English playwright Shelagh Stephenson, first staged at Hampstead Theatre in 1996. It won the 2000 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy.
- Dragon Theatre, Ana-Catrina Buchser, Starring Lessa Bouchard, Meredith Hagedorn, Laura Jane Bailey, ...
- 1996
Shelagh Stephenson is known for Murder in Provence (2022), Downton Abbey (2010) and Sapphire & Steel (1979).
An Experiment with an Air Pump is a play by English playwright Shelagh Stephenson inspired by the painting An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump by Joseph Wright. It shared the Peggy Ramsay Award for 1997, was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester in 1998, and has since been staged by a number of other companies worldwide.
