Stephenson, Shelagh

Shelagh Stephenson was born in Northumberland and read drama at Manchester University. Her first stage play, "The Memory of Water", premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1996 and subsequently transferred to the West End, where it won an Olivier Award for Best Comedy in 2000. Her second play, "An Experiment With An Air Pump", opened at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. It was joint recipient of the Peggy Ramsay Award and later transferred to the Hampstead Theatre. Both plays subsequently ran at New York's Manhattan Theatre Club. Her third play, "Ancient Lights", was produced at Hampstead Th...