Lyn Gardner facts for kids
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Lyn Gardner
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Kent |
| Occupation | Theatre critic and children's writer |
Lyn Gardner is a British writer. She is known for writing about plays and for creating exciting books for children. She has shared her work in well-known newspapers like The Guardian and The Stage. She also writes for Stagedoor.
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Lyn Gardner's Career
Becoming a Theatre Critic
Lyn Gardner studied drama and English at the University of Kent. After university, she helped start a magazine called City Limits. She was in charge of the theatre section there. Later, she also wrote for The Independent newspaper.
In 1995, Lyn joined The Guardian newspaper as a theatre critic. She worked there for 23 years. She especially enjoyed writing about fringe shows. These are often smaller, more experimental plays. Another critic, Michael Billington, covered the bigger, more traditional shows.
Lyn wrote many articles and reviews each year for The Guardian. She also had an online blog that started in 2008. She wrote many posts for her blog every year. In 2017, The Guardian stopped her blog. The next year, she left the newspaper.
Working with The Stage
Since June 2017, Lyn Gardner has been an Associate Editor at The Stage newspaper. She still writes her theatre blog there. The Stage is a newspaper all about theatre. Lyn also taught a special writing course. It was for students studying dramatic writing at Drama Centre London. This school is part of Central Saint Martins.
Lyn Gardner's Children's Books
Lyn Gardner is also a talented writer of children's novels. Her first books were Into the Woods (published in 2006) and Out of the Woods (published in 2010). These books were illustrated by Mini Grey. They were published by David Fickling Books. These two books are part of a series called "Storm Eden."
She has written six more children's novels for Nosy Crow. These books are known as the "Stage School Series." They are about a young girl named Olivia who goes to a stage school. The books have been very popular. The first book in this series was called Olivia's First Term. A seventh book in the series was released in July 2013.
