Amy Rosenthal (born 1974) is a British

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from

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. She is a recipient of ''

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'' Drama Award.

Biography

Amy Rosenthal was born in 1974, the daughter of dramatist

Jack Rosenthal Jack Morris Rosenthal (8 September 1931 – 29 May 2004) was an English playwright. He wrote 129 early episodes of the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' and over 150 screenplays, including original TV plays, feature films, and adaptations. ...

and actress

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. She is Jewish. Rosenthal studied to be a playwright at the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

, where she took a Masters in Playwriting. She won ''

'' Drama Award with her debut play ''Henna Night'' in 1999. In 2015, she wrote the libretto to the opera '' Entanglement'' by the composer

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. Rosenthal was shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for female dramatists. Rosenthal teaches playwriting on the Arvon courses, and at

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Plays

Her plays include: *''Sitting Pretty'' (1998) *''Henna Night'' (1999) (winner of the ''Sunday Times'' Drama Award 1999) *''Jerusalem Syndrome'' (2000) *''Little Words'' (radio play) *''Jack Rosenthal's Last Act'' (4-part series adapted from book for BBC Radio 4) *''Thank God It's Friday'' (co-written with Cosh Omar 2007) *''

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'' (2008) (about

D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English writer, novelist, poet and essayist. His works reflect on modernity, industrialization, sexuality, emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct. His best-k ...

and his circle, shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2009) *''The Jitterbug Blitz'' (2009) *''The Workroom'' (adapted from ''L'Atelier'' by

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) *''Fear of Cherry Blossom'' (premiere at Cheltenham Everyman Studio Theatre, 2016)Everyman programme of events Jan–Aug 2016

References

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