Bryony Lavery

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Biography

Her play Frozen won the TMA best play award, the Eileen Anderson Central Television award was produced at Birmingham Rep, then the National Theatre, then on Broadway where it was nominated for four Tony awards. Stockholm, for Frantic Assembly, won the Wolff-Whiting award for Best Play of 2008.  Beautiful Burnout for The National Theatre of Scotland and Frantic Assembly received a Fringe First at Edinburgh, before productions in the UK, New York, Australia and New Zealand.Dirt was nominated for the Charles McArthur award for most outstanding play or musical of 2013, Washington DC]

Recent work includes: The Believers[Frantic Assembly] Queen Coal [Sheffield Crucible] Treasure Island [National Theatre] 101 Dalmatians[Chichester Festival Theatre] Brideshead Revisited[York Theatre Royal/ETT] Our Mutual Friend[Hull Truck/City of Culture 2017] and Balls [One Year Lease/Stages Theatre- Houston and NYC.

She is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature, an honorary Doctor of Arts at De Montford University and an Associate Artist at Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Credits

Theatre

Production Company Notes
THE BOOK OF DUST – LA BELLE SAUVAGE
2020 		Bridge Theatre

Based on Philip Pullman novels and directed by Nicholas Hytner
THE BORROWERS
2019 		Storyhouse

Based on Mary Norton novel

THE LOVELY BONES
2019 		Birmingham Rep/ UK Tour

Based on Alice Sebold novel

THE MIDNIGHT GANG
2018 		Chichester Festival Theatre

By David Walliams. Adapted by Bryony Lavery. Music & Lyrics by Joe Stilgoe
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS
2018 		Storyhouse

Based on the children’s novels by Arthur Ransome
BRIGHTON ROCK
2018 		Pilot Theatre

Directed by Esther Richardson
FROZEN
2018 		Theatre Royal Haymarket

Directed by Jonathan Munby
Starring Suranne Jones and Jason Watkins
BALLS
2018 		59E59 Theatre

Directed by Ianthe Demos & Nick Flint
Written by Kevin Armento & Bryony Lavery
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED
2016 		York Theatre Royal/ETT
QUEEN COAL
2014 		Sheffield
THE BELIEVERS
2014 		Frantic Assembly

Plymouth and Tricycle
TREASURE ISLAND
2014 		National Theatre

Adaptation of the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
BEAUTIFUL BURNOUT
2010 		National Theatre Scotland
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
2009 		Birmingham Rep/Leeds Theatre Trust

Adaptation
The play will be performed in Birmingham from 25th November 2009 and January 2010, and Leeds from 19th November 2010 until 15th January 2011.
THE ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES
2009 		Primavera Productions

Revival at the Arcola
WICKED LADY
2009 		New Vic Theatre, Stoke

Adaptation
KURSK
2009 		A collaboration with Sound&Fury at the Young Vic
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
2008 		Chichester Festival Youth Theatre

Adaptation
STOCKHOLM
2007 		A Collaboration with Frantic Assembly
LAST EASTER
2007 		Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Director: Douglas Hodge
UNCLE VANYA
2007 		Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Director: Rachel Kavanaugh
YIKES
2006 		Unicorn Theatre

Director: Rebecca Gatward
SMOKE
2006 		New Vic Theatre

Director: Gwenda Hughes
DRACULA
2005 		The Touring Consortium in association with Churchill Theatre Bromley

Director: Rachel Kavanaugh
LAST EASTER
2004 		Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway

Director: Doug Hughes
With Veanne Cox, Jerffrey Carlson, Clea Lewis, Florencia Lozano & Jeffrey Scott Green
FROZEN
2004 		East 13th Street Theatre, Off-Broadway Transferred to Circle In The Square, On-Broadway

Director: Doug Hughes
With Brian F O’Bryne, Swoosie Kurtz and Laila Robins
2004 Tony Award Nomination for Best Play
A DOLLS HOUSE
2004 		Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Director: Rachel Kavanaugh
With Tara Fitzgerald
THYESTES (Furies)
2003 		RSC Boot Camp

Director: Rebecca Gatward
PRECIOUS BANE
2003 		Pentabus

Director: Theresa Heskins
ILLYRIA
2002 		Royal National Theatre Connections
FROZEN
2002 		Cottesle Theatre, RNT

Director: Bill Alexander
Cast: Anita Dobson, Tom Georgeson and Josie Lawrence
THE MAGIC TOYSHOP
2001 		Shared Experience
CHERISHED DISAPPOINTMENTS IN LOVE
2001

English version of Finnish play
A WEDDING STORY
2000 		Sphinx/Soho Theatre Company Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Jackie Clune, Kika Markham
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MUSEUM
2000 		Theatre Royal, York

Adaptation
ILLYRIA
2000 		ACT in San Francisco
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART
2000 		Ludlow Castle

site-specific multi-media piece
FROZEN
1998 		Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Anita Dobson, Tom Georgeson and Josie Lawrence
Winner – TMA Best New Play, 1998
Winner – Eileen Anderson Central Television Award for Best Play
MORE LIGHT
1997 		Royal National Theatre BT Connections
GOLIATH
1997 		The Bush & Sphinx National Tour

with Nichola McAuliffe
OPHELIA
1996
DOWN AMONG THE MINI-BEASTS
1996
NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU
1995 		Birmingham Repertory Theatre
FLIGHT
1991 		Perspectives Theatre, Denmark
HER ACHING HEART
1991 		Sphinx Theatre Company
WICKED
1990
KITCHEN MATTERS
1990 		Gay sweatshop, Royal Court
THE TWO MARIAS
1988 		Theatre Centre & national tour
WITCHCRAZE
1985
ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES
1984 		Birmingham Repertory Theatre
CALAMITY
1983 		Tricycle & national tour
HOT TIME
1980 		Common Stock Theatre Tour

Pink Paper Play of The Year – 1991
MISSING
1979 		Sheffield Crucible & national tour
GRANDMOTHERS FOOTSTEPS
1978 		Kings Head Theatre
FLOORSHOW
1977 		Monstrous Regiment

Cabaret
With Caryl Churchill
BAG
1977 		Young Vic & 2 national tours
THE CATERING SERVICE
1976 		Edinburgh Festival & tour

Radio

Production Company Notes
WISE CHILDREN
2003 		Radio 4

adaptation for 11.30 slot
LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET
2000 		Radio 4

adaptation for Classic Serial Slot
REQUIEM
2000 		Radio 3
A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA
2000 		Radio 4

2 part adaptation
THE SMELL OF HIM
1998 		Radio 4

Nominated for a Sony Award
NO JOAN OF ARC
1997 		Radio 4

Nominated for a Sony Award
VELMA AND THERESE
1996 		Radio 4
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
1994 		Radio 4
MY COUSIN RACHEL Radio 4

adaptation for Classic Serial Slot
WUTHERING HEIGHTS Radio 4

adaptation for Classic Serial Slot
LAYING GHOSTS
1992 		Erotic Plays by Women series

Television

Production Company Notes
BUY
2009 		Channel Four
REVOLTING WOMEN BBC 2

Other

Production Company Notes
GOODBYE?
RESTLESS FAREWELL

Developed with PAL Screenwriting Lab
WEDDING STORY Faber & Faber
FROZEN Faber & Faber
PRECIOUS BANE Oberon
TALLULAH BANKHEAD Absolute Press
MORE LIGHT Faber & Faber
BRYONY LAVERY - PLAYS ONE Faber & Faber
IT ISN'T OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS Bodley Head
MASKS AND FACES Macmillan
WOMEN IN THEATRE Faber & Faber
WOMEN WRITERS HANDBOOK Aurora Metro Press
WITCHCRAZE Sheffield Academic Press
ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES in Plays by Women Volume 6 Methuen
THE WILD BUNCH AND OTHER PLAYS Nelson
HER ACHING HEART AND OTHER PLAYS Methuen

Film

Production Company Notes
LAST DAYS ON MARS Mars Movie Ltd / Andrea Cornwell

Rewrite
KURSK Sound & Fury

Adapted from her play of the same name.
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