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Alice Birch

For the National:

Theatre

For the National Theatre: The House of Bernarda Alba and We Want You to Watch with RashDash

Other theatre includes: [BLANK] with Clean Break at the Donmar; an adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando at the Schaubühne Berlin; La Maladie de la Mort (adaptation) at the Théâtre Bouffes du Nord; Anatomy of a Suicide at the Royal Court; Little Light at the Orange Tree; Revolt, She Said, Revolt Again for the RSC; The Lone Pine Club, adapted from Malcolm Saville’s books for Pentabus Theatre; Little on the Inside for Clean Break; Salt for Comédie de Valence; and Many Moons at Theatre503

Alice Birch has collaborated extensively with director Katie Mitchell, writing the text for productions of Schatten (adapted from Elfriede Jelinek) and Ophelias Zimmer (also at the Royal Court) at the Schaubühne Berlin.

TV

Dead Ringers, Normal People and Succession

Film

The Wonder, Mothering Sunday and Lady Macbeth

Radio

Absolutely Delish

Awards

Anatomy of a Suicide – Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

She Said, Revolt Again – George Devine Award

Normal People – Emmy nomination with author Sally Rooney for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series

Lady Macbeth – BIFA Best Screenplay, European Film Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival International Critics’ Prize, Critics’ Choice for Best First Feature at Zurich Film Festival and Best Screenplay at Turin Film Festival

 

(Published November 2023.)