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'''David Byrne''' is a British playwright and artistic director of the [[New Diorama Theatre]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newdiorama.com/about-us/ndt-staff-members| title=NDT Staff Members | publisher=New Diorama Theatre | accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref>
'''David Byrne''' is a British [[playwright]] and the artistic director of the [[New Diorama Theatre]] in [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]], London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newdiorama.com/about-us/ndt-staff-members| title=NDT Staff Members | publisher=New Diorama Theatre | accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref>Byrne has also written for radio and television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jtmanagement.co.uk/clients/david-byrne/|title=JTM|website=www.jtmanagement.co.uk|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref>


David has written for radio, television<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jtmanagement.co.uk/clients/david-byrne/|title=JTM|website=www.jtmanagement.co.uk|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref> and has won several major awards for his writing and directing for theatre, including the Writers' Guild and List Magazine Awards for Drama,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newdiorama.com/about-us/ndt-staff-members|title=NDT Staff Members {{!}} New Diorama|last=http://feastcreative.com|first=Feast Creative {{!}}|website=newdiorama.com|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref> Les Enfants Terribles Prize and the London OffWestEnd award for Best Artistic Director.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/titanic-southwark-playhouse-scoops-prizes-offies/|title=Southwark Playhouse's Titanic wins big at Off West End Theatre Awards {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage|date=2014-03-02|newspaper=The Stage|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref>
Byrne has won the [[Writers' Guild of Great Britain]] and [[The List (magazine)|the List]] Awards for Drama,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newdiorama.com/about-us/ndt-staff-members|title=NDT Staff Members {{!}} New Diorama|last=http://feastcreative.com|first=Feast Creative {{!}}|website=newdiorama.com|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref> a Les Enfants Terribles Prize and the London [[Off West End]] award for Best Artistic Director.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/titanic-southwark-playhouse-scoops-prizes-offies/|title=Southwark Playhouse's Titanic wins big at Off West End Theatre Awards {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage|date=2014-03-02|newspaper=The Stage|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref>


His latest production, the first adaptation of '''Down & Out in Paris and London''', sold out at the Edinburgh Festival in 2015 and received multiple four and five star reviews<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/aug/09/edinburgh-fringe-theatre-2015-review|title=Edinburgh fringe theatre 2015 review – a feast of shock, awe, robotic acting and bad French accents|last=Jones|first=Ralph|date=2015-08-09|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref> before transferring to London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadwaybaby.com/shows/down-and-out-in-paris-and-london/715350|title=Down And Out In Paris And London|website=Broadway Baby|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref>
Byrne's adaptation of ''[[Down and Out in Paris and London]]'' sold out at the [[Edinburgh Festival]] in 2015 and received multiple four and five star reviews<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/aug/09/edinburgh-fringe-theatre-2015-review|title=Edinburgh fringe theatre 2015 review – a feast of shock, awe, robotic acting and bad French accents|last=Jones|first=Ralph|date=2015-08-09|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref> before transferring to London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadwaybaby.com/shows/down-and-out-in-paris-and-london/715350|title=Down And Out In Paris And London|website=Broadway Baby|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref>


New Diorama Theatre, under his artistic directorship, has won two Peter Brook Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/newdiorama|title=New Diorama Theatre (@newdiorama) {{!}} Twitter|website=www.twitter.com|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref>
The New Diorama Theatre, under Byrne's artistic directorship, has won two [[Empty Space Peter Brook Award]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/newdiorama|title=New Diorama Theatre (@newdiorama) {{!}} Twitter|website=www.twitter.com|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:50, 4 June 2018

David Byrne is a British playwright and the artistic director of the New Diorama Theatre in Camden, London.[1]Byrne has also written for radio and television.[2]

Byrne has won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain and the List Awards for Drama,[3] a Les Enfants Terribles Prize and the London Off West End award for Best Artistic Director.[4]

Byrne's adaptation of Down and Out in Paris and London sold out at the Edinburgh Festival in 2015 and received multiple four and five star reviews[5] before transferring to London.[6]

The New Diorama Theatre, under Byrne's artistic directorship, has won two Empty Space Peter Brook Awards.[7]

References

  1. ^ "NDT Staff Members". New Diorama Theatre. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. ^ "JTM". www.jtmanagement.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ^ http://feastcreative.com, Feast Creative |. "NDT Staff Members | New Diorama". newdiorama.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  4. ^ "Southwark Playhouse's Titanic wins big at Off West End Theatre Awards | News | The Stage". The Stage. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ^ Jones, Ralph (9 August 2015). "Edinburgh fringe theatre 2015 review – a feast of shock, awe, robotic acting and bad French accents". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Down And Out In Paris And London". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  7. ^ "New Diorama Theatre (@newdiorama) | Twitter". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.