Phoebe Eclair-Powell (born 1990) is a British

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from South-East

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. Her plays include ''WINK'' (

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) and ''One Under'' (Pleasance Below). As an actress, she appeared in Peckham: The Soap Opera at the

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. Her play Fury was a finalist for the Verity Bargate Award at

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In the summer of 2016, Eclair Powell had three new shows running: Fury, at

, Torch at

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and Epic Love and Pop Songs at Pleasance, both at the

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. In 2019, Eclair Powell won the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting for her play Shed: Exploded View. Eclair-Powell's mother is comedian

Jenny Eclair Jenny Eclair (born Jenny Clare Hargreaves; 16 March 1960) is an English comedian, novelist, and actress, best known for her roles in ''Grumpy Old Women'' between 2004 and 2007 and in '' Loose Women'' in 2011 and 2012. Early life Eclair was born ...

Plays

*"TORCH" *"Epic Love and Pop Songs" *"Fury" *''WINK'' *''One Under'' *'' Mrs Spine'' *''Bangin' Wolves'' *"These Bridges"

References

1990 births Living people English women dramatists and playwrights 21st-century British dramatists and playwrights 21st-century English women writers People from Camberwell Writers from London {{UK-playwright-stub