Chris Dunkley is an English playwright from Northamptonshire.[1] He was awarded a PhD in Performance Practice by the
University of Exeter.[2]
Stage Plays
Mirita was given a public rehearsed reading at the
Royal Court Theatre on 5 April 2001, directed by Sacha Wares.[3] The play received its first full production at the
Cherry Lane Theatre, New York in August 2001[4] and was subsequently produced at the
Finborough Theatre in London, 5-30 March 2002, directed by Martin Harvey.[5][6]
How to Tell the Truth was produced at the
Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough from 28 January to 15 February 2003, directed by
Lu Kemp.[7]
Almost Blue, an adaptation of the novella by
Carlo Lucarelli, was produced at the
Riverside Studios in Hammersmith in November and December 2005, also directed by Lu Kemp.[8]
The Soft of Her Palm opened at the Finborough Theatre in October 2012, directed by
Ola Ince.[9]
Smallholding was produced at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton,[10] followed by a run at the
High Tide Festival[11] in 2013. It then opened at the
Soho Theatre in 2014, directed by Patrick Sandford.[12]
The Precariat was produced at the Finborough Theatre in 2013, directed by
Chris New.[13][14]
Screen
Dunkley co-adapted his play Smallholding for the screen with
Chris New. Filming was completed in 2013, with New directing and Dunkley producing. New completed the final edit in 2014.[15][16]
Radio
His first radio play, The All-Colour Vegetarian Cookbook was produced for BBC Radio 4 as an Afternoon Play, directed by Lu Kemp.[17] His second radio play, also for Radio 4's Afternoon Play slot, was The Architects, directed by Lu Kemp.[18]
Chris Dunkley was recipient of the 2001 PMA Writers' Award for Mirita and he won the International Student Playscript Competition in 2002 with his play How to Tell the Truth.[22]Almost Blue was the recipient of the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award 2005.[23]