David Spencer (born 1958) is a British playwright. He was born in
Halifax, England
Halifax () is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It is the commercial, cultural and administrative centre of the borough, and the headquarters of Calderdale Council. In the 15th cen ...
to Irish parents. He moved to
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
in 1989 where he has lived ever since. He teaches at the
Universität der Künste
The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research universiti ...
in Berlin. He was a Fellow at the
University of Huddersfield
, mottoeng = Thus not for you alone
, established = 1825 – Huddersfield Science and Mechanics' Institute1992 – university status
, type = Public
, endowment = £2.47 million (2015)
, chancellor = George W. Buckley
, vice_chancel ...
between 2009 and 2011.
Spencer has won the
Verity Bargate Award The Verity Bargate Award is a British theatre award for new writing. It was established in 1981–82 in memory of Verity Bargate, the founder of the Soho Theatre.
Winners 1983
* Shona, by Tony Craze
* Lunch Girls, by Ron Hart
* The Shelter, by ...
twice, for his plays ''Releevo'' and ''Killing the Cat''.
Awards
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In 2019, his play 'BURIED', based on his father's experiences in World War II, was performed at the Tristan Bates Theatre, in a production by theatre collective Bag of Beard. Spencer's nephew played 'Max', the character representing Spencer's father. This production transferred to the Old Red Lion Theatre in a triple bill with Simon Stephen's 'Nuclear War' and Max Saunders-Singer's 'Graceland'.
References
1958 births
British dramatists and playwrights
Living people
British male dramatists and playwrights
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