Jenny McLeod (playwright) facts for kids
Jenny McLeod is a talented British writer who creates plays for the stage. She was born in 1963 and grew up in Nottingham, England. Jenny started writing plays when she was still in school, after seeing an advertisement that sparked her interest.
One of her early plays, Cricket at Camp David, won a special workshop award. She then wrote Island Life for the Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company. Jenny was also a "writer-in-residence" at the Nottingham Playhouse from 1991 to 1992. This means she worked closely with the theatre. Later, she won an award from Thames Television and worked at the Tricycle Theatre in 1995.
Her play Island Life was first shown at the Nottingham Playhouse. It told the stories of three women living in an old people's home. Another play, Raising Fires (1994), was about a young orphan girl named Tilda. She was brought to England in the 1600s and was wrongly accused of witchcraft. Jenny McLeod also wrote Poison (2000). This play was based on a South African musical version of Othello, a famous story by Shakespeare.
Jenny McLeod's Plays
Plays Performed on Stage
Here are some of the plays Jenny McLeod has written that have been performed for audiences:
- Cricket at Camp David. This play was shown at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton in 1988.
- Island Life. Performed by Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company at the Nottingham Playhouse in 1988.
- The Mango Tree. This play was performed by Strange Fruit Theatre Company in 1990.
- Raising Fires. It was shown at The Bush Theatre in London in 1994.
- The Wild at Heart Club. Performed by the National Youth Theatre in 1995.
- Victor and the Ladies. This play was shown at the Tricycle Theatre in 1995.
- It's You!. Performed in 1995.
- Poison. This play was performed at the Tricycle Theatre in 2000.
Published Plays
Some of Jenny McLeod's plays have also been published, so people can read them:
- The Wake (a TV play) was included in a book called Debut on Two by BBC Books in 1990.
- Island Life was published in a book called Monstrous Regiment: A Collective Celebration in 1991.
- Raising Fires was part of a collection called Bush Plays in 1993.
