Samuel Beckett Award

The Samuel Beckett Award is a British award set up in 1983 and awarded to writers and directors, who in the opinion of a committee of critics, producers and publishers, showed excellence in writing or directing for the performing arts. The award was established in honour of Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet Samuel Beckett and in recognition of his distinctive contribution to world theatre and literature.

Award winning writers/directors included:

• Farrukh Dhondy^[1]
• Nick Perry^[2]
• Karim Alrawi^[3]
• Anne Devlin^[4]
• Shirley Gee^[5]
• Jim Cartwright^[6]
• Ronald Frame^[7]

The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award was formed in 2003 to support the showcasing of new innovative theatre and is for a company or individual to create a production to be performed at Barbican's Pit Theatre in the City of London.

• 2003- Dan Hine and Kirsty Housley^[8]
• 2004- Lucy Ellinson, Wendy Hubbard, Mamoru Iriguchi, Sarah Levinsky and Ben Pacey^[9]
• 2005- Gareth Fry, Lu Kemp, Dominic Leclerc, Neil Laidlaw and Chris Dunkley^[10]
• 2006- The Work Theatre Collective^[11]
• 2007- Sophie Hunter,^[12] Megan Hefferman, Vanessa Faye-Stanley,^[13] Seiriol Cywfan Davies,^[14] Kevin Albi Gravener^[15]
• 2008- Slung Low^[16]
• 2009- Levantes Dance Theatre^[17]
• 2010- You Me Bum Bum Train^[18]
• 2013- Kristin McGuire and Davy McGuire^[19]
• 2014- Dickie Beau^[20]
• 2015- Nigel Barett and Louise Mari^[21]

External links

• Official website

References

1. Alison Donnell (2002). Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-415-16989-9. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
2. Arrivederci Millwall and Smallholdings by Nick Perry. Faber and Faber, 1987, ISBN 978-0571147748
3. Ritchie, R. (ed), "The Joint Stock Book: Making of a Theatre Collective," Methuen, London, 1987, ISBN 0-413-41030-7
4. "Author Biography: Anne Devlin". E-Notes. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
5. Never in My Lifetime, http://www.chancetheater.com/season_2006/2b_never/#top
6. British Council, Writers: Jim Cartwright.
7. "Ronald William Sutherland", Debrett's People of Today.
8. "Winners 2003". Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.
9. "Winners 2004". Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.
10. "Winners 2005". Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.
11. "Winners 2006". Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.
12. "Cantata in a Castle". The Guardian. I have my own links to Beckett as the recipient of the Oxford Samuel Beckett award that champions emerging experimental theatre-makers.
13. "Vanessa Fay Stanley Biography". Vanessa Faye Stanley Official Website. Awards: Samuel Beckett Theatre Award 2007 for Boileroom and The Terrific Electric (director, co-director).
14. "About Me Seiriol Davies". Seiriol Davies Official Website. I've won awards including... the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award (for Boileroom's "The Terrific Electric") .
15. "Winners 2007". Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.
16. "Winners 2008". Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.
17. "Winners 2009". Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.
18. "Winners 2010". Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.
19. "Winners 2013". Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.
20. "Winners 2014". Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.
21. "Winners 2015". Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.