David "D. C." Moore (born 1980) is a British

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and television screenwriter.

Biography

He was raised in Duston, Northamptonshire. Now based in

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, he started out as an

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and worked with

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on productions of ''

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'' and '' Waiting for Godot''. He was then part of the

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's Young Writers' Programme. His first play ''Alaska'' was produced upstairs at the Royal Court in 2007, and he won the inaugural Tom Erhardt Award for promising new playwright in 2008. His second play at the Royal Court, '' The Empire'', about young men in the

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, opened in 2010 and received positive reviews. On the strength of that play he was nominated for the 2010

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for Most Promising Playwright. The play was nominated for the 2010

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in the Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre category. ''Honest'', a 45-minute

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, was produced by

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in Northampton in 2010 at the Mailcoach pub and also received good reviews. It was then revived at the 2010

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at Milne's Bar as part of the Assembly programme. It is being revived once more for the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014 by Organised Crime Theatre Company at The Space @ Jury's Inn. Commissioned by Royal & Derngate, Moore's play ''Town'' is a contemporary story inspired by local 19th-century poet

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's struggle with madness and his walk from

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. His play ''The Swan'' premiered as part of a double feature in a production staged in the National Theatre's Paintframe, where the sets are usually painted, in 2011. He has also written for television, contributing episodes of ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Bibliography

* ''Alaska'' (2007): Jerwood Theatre Upstairs,

* '' The Empire'' (2010): Jerwood Theatre Upstairs,

* ''Honest'' (2010): Mailcoach Pub (Northampton) * ''Town'' (2010):

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* ''The Swan'' (2011): The Paintframe, National Theatre * ''

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'' (2012): Sheffield Crucible and

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* ''Another Place'' (2014):

Theatre Royal, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Plymouth, is a theatre venue in Plymouth, Devon. It consists of a 1,300-seat main auditorium, The Lyric, which regularly hosts large-scale musicals, opera and ballet; a 200-seat studio, The Drum; and a 50-seat studio, The Lab. ...

* ''Common'' (2017):

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References

External links

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