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Paula B. Stanic

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Paula B. Stanic
OccupationPlaywright
NationalityBritish
Notable worksMonday
Notable awardsAlfred Fagon Award, 2008

Paula B. Stanic (also known as Paula Bardowell Stanic) is a British playwright and the winner of the 2008 Alfred Fagon Award for the best new play by a Black playwright of African or Caribbean descent living in the United Kingdom.[1] Her play Monday was short-listed for the 2009 John Whiting Award.[2] She has been a writer-in-residence at the Royal Court Theatre and Soho Theatre (2012-13), and a writer on attachment at the National Theatre Studio.[1][3][4]

She grew up in Manor Park, East London.[5] Her parents are from Jamaica, and her husband is from Serbia.[6]

Plays[edit]

  • Love & Marriage, [contributor] 2001[7]
  • What's Lost, 2008[1]
  • Late-night Shopping, [short] 2009[8]
  • 6 Minutes, [short] 2009[9]
  • Monday, 2009[2]
  • Pancras Boys Club, [co-written with Ben Musgrave and David Watson] 2012[2][5]
  • Under a Foreign Sky, 2011[6]
  • Blair's Children, [contributor] 2013[10]
  • Steering Through Stars, 2015[2]
  • Disconnect
  • Icons, 2017[11]
  • Messiah, 2018[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "2008 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  2. ^ a b c d "Quick Fire Interview with… Paula B Stanic | Tangle | African & Caribbean Theatre". www.tangleinternational.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  3. ^ Afridiziak.com. "Revolution Mix: writers and partner venues announced". Afridiziak Theatre News. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  4. ^ "Blazon Collaborators". Blazon Theatre. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  5. ^ a b "Soho Theatre Announces Writers for SOHO SIX 2012". BroadwayWorld.com. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  6. ^ a b "In the spotlight: Paula B. Stanic!". www.voice-online.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  7. ^ Martland, John (2001-06-21). "Love & Marriage: Review". The Stage.
  8. ^ Stanic, Paula B (2009). "Late-Night Shopping" (PDF). The Packingtown Review. 1: 22–27.
  9. ^ Billington, Michael (2009-06-26). "Theatre review: Everything Must Go! / Soho, London". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  10. ^ Billington, Michael (2013-06-07). "Blair's Children/Don't Wake Me – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  11. ^ "Productions". Blazon Theatre. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  12. ^ "Bear Trap Theatre Company — Messiah". Bear Trap Theatre Company. Retrieved 2019-01-08.