Douglas Maxwell (born 1974 in

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) is a

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, whose work has been performed throughout Scotland, the UK and abroad.

Life & work

He was born to two teachers in Girvan on the

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south-west coast of Scotland. He has one sister. He came to fame when ''Decky Does a Bronco'' was performed in 2000 by the Grid Iron Theatre Company. The play won numerous awards including a

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, the Stage Award for Ensemble Acting and was nominated for The

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Stage Award for Best Touring Production. ''Variety'', a comic drama about the impact of cinema on Scotland's variety entertainers, was staged as at The

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in 2002 and was subsequently broadcast on

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. Maxwell was also the subject of a

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Scotland Artworks documentary in 2002. In 2009 Maxwell was awarded

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's Brian Way Award for Best New Play for ''The Mothership''.

Plays

* ''Decky Does a Bronco'' (2000) Pub. Oberon (2001) * ''Our Bad Magnet'' (2000) Pub. Oberon (2001) * ''Variety'' (2002) Pub. Oberon (2002) * ''Helmet'' (2002) Pub. Oberon (2002) * ''Mancub'' (2005) Pub. Oberon (2005) * ''If Destroyed True'' (2005) Pub. Oberon (2005) * ''The Backpacker Blues'' (2005) * ''Melody'' (2006) Pub. Oberon (2006) * ''The Mother Ship'' (2008) Pub. Oberon (2008) * ''The Miracle Man'' (2010) * ''A Respectable Widow Takes To Vulgarity'' (2013) * ''Fever Dream: Southside'' (2015) * ''Yer Granny'' (2015) * ''Charlie Sonata'' (2015) * Build Your Own Utopia (2020)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maxwell, Douglas Scottish dramatists and playwrights Living people 1974 births