debbie tucker green facts for kids

debbie tucker green
Born	London, UK
Nationality	British
Genre	Playwright
Notable awards	BAFTA, ARIA

Debbie Tucker Green (who writes her name as debbie tucker green) is a talented British writer and director. She creates plays for the stage, writes screenplays for movies, and directs films. She has won several important awards for her work, including an Olivier Award and a BAFTA Award. People often say she is one of the most creative and thoughtful playwrights in Britain today.

Her Creative Journey

Debbie Tucker Green was born in London. Before she started writing plays, she worked as a stage manager for ten years. A stage manager helps make sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes during a play.

Early Plays and Awards

Her play dirty butterfly was shown in 2003. Later that year, her play born bad was performed. For born bad, she won the Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 2004. This award is a big deal in British theatre. Many of her plays have been shown at famous theatres like the Royal Court Theatre and the Young Vic in London. Her plays have also been performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Making Movies

Debbie Tucker Green also writes and directs films. She wrote and directed a film called Second Coming in 2014. This movie was set in London and starred famous actors like Idris Elba. The film was first shown at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.

In 2015, Second Coming was released in the UK. This was a special moment because it made Debbie Tucker Green only the fourth Black British woman to have her movie shown widely in the UK. She was also nominated for a BAFTA Award for her amazing work on the film.

Work in Television and Radio

In 2012, she won a BAFTA Award for her television play random, which was shown on Channel 4.

She also creates radio plays. In 2016, she won an ARIA (Audio and Radio Industry Award) for her radio play Lament. This play was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and won the Gold Best Audio Dramatisation prize. In 2018, she directed an episode for a short film series called Random Acts on Channel 4.

Her Important Works

Debbie Tucker Green has created many different types of works.

Plays for the Stage

• two women (2000)
• dirty butterfly (2003)
• born bad (2003)
• trade (2004)
• stoning mary (2005)
• generations (2005)
• random (2008)
• laws of war (2010)
• truth and reconciliation (2011)
• nut (2013)
• hang (2015)
• a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun) (2017)
• ear for eye (2018)

Films She Made

• Second Coming (2014)
• ear for eye (2021)

Radio Shows

• Gone (2010)
• Lament (2016)
• Assata Shakur: The FBI's Most Wanted Woman (2017)

TV Projects

• Random Acts (2018)

Awards and Recognitions

Debbie Tucker Green has received many awards for her creative work:

• 1998: Shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award for her play She Three.
• 2003: Shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award for born bad.
• 2004: Won the Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for born bad.
• 2012: Won the Best Single Drama BAFTA Award for random.
• 2016: Won the Audio and Radio Industry Award (ARIA) for Best Audio Dramatisation for Lament.