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Duncan Macmillan
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Agent:
Jessica Cooper
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Described by Charlotte Keatly as an 'electrifying new voice', award winner Duncan is a brilliant young playwright whose latest play MONSTER, won a Bruntwood award and was produced at the Royal Exchange Theatre to critical acclaim. He's currently participating in the prestigious Pearson Playwright scheme and is under commission to BBC Radio. He has just got his first TV commission - a 60-minute episode of the new series TRINITY for Roughcut/ITV2. |
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Radio Work Includes:
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| 2007/08 |
I WISH TO APOLOGISE Commissioned to write an Afternoon Play. |
BBC Radio |
| 2006 |
THE 50 Duncan will receive a bursary and mentoring from an industry professional and will have the opportunity to pitch for BBC radio and TV commissions and a Royal Court Attachment. |
BBC/Royal Court |
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BBC1 EVENING PLAY Made final short list from over 2000 entries. |
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| 2005 |
BBC7'S SEVENTH DIMENSION Selected as one of twelve writers to write a script for this BBC7 season after participating in new writing workshops for BBC Radio Drama. |
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Theatre Work Includes:
Directing CV available on request. |
| 2008 |
PAINES PLOUGH LATER EVENT New short play for this event |
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PEARSON PLAYWRIGHTS SCHEME Commissioned to write new play for scheme |
Paines Plough |
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| 2007 |
MONSTER Directed by Jacob Murray and won 2nd prize at Bruntwood playwriting group. Short listed for the Best New Play Award. |
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PAINES PLOUGH LATER Curated and contributed to event. |
Trafalgar Studios |
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FLAMINGOS New play for the Latitude Festival. |
Nabikov Theatre |
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IMMEDIATE THEATRE COMPANY Working with Immediate on youth project. |
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PAINES PLOUGH Commissioned to write a treatment for a new full length play. |
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PAINES PLOUGH LATER EVENT A response to Simon Steven's PORNOGRAPHY. |
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| 2006/07 |
WINNER AT BRUNTWOOD PLAYWRITING COMPETITION Winner of £10,000 Second Prize and production of his play MONSTER |
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RESIDENCE Writer in residence for 2006/07 and winner of £5000 bursary. |
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ROYAL COURT YOUNG WRITERS FESTIVAL Reading of Duncan's play, SATELLITE on 26th Jan 2007 |
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| 2006 |
NATIONAL THEATRE ATTACHMENT SCHEME |
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WILD LUNCH Following a 2 day residency, Duncan's was one of eight plays chosen to receive its first performance at the Young Vic. |
Paines Plough/Graeae Companies |
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PINS AND NEEDLES Written for Present:Tense and produced by Nabokov Productions at the Old Red Lion. |
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| 2005 |
THIS ONE'S FOR YOU, HULA GIRL Selected form over 1500 applicants to write a play. The performances took play on Sunday 31st July. |
Old Vic New Voices 24 Hour Play |
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FROM HERE TO THE MOON Play of the Season, Court Young Writers Programme |
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| 2003 |
SAFFER Performed at Theatre 503 |
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FIND ME HERE A devised piece by Clare Lizzimore at the Young Vic Studio. |
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| 2001 |
GROUND ZERO Written for the Soho Theatre Young Writers Competition. |
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Reviews:
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MONSTER 'Macmillan's play is a timely and gripping dissection of parenting and responsibilty...this is a mature, intelligent and passionate play', The Guardian, 4 Stars. OLD VIC NEW VOICES 24 HOUR PLAY 'The most impressive effort is Macmillan's own- part romance, part farce and part elegy for London itself. 'I don't know when I'm going to be privileged enough to work at the Old Vic' says its exhausted author...I may be the only theatre's hat consultant but I predict an encore.' The Times. THE MOST HUMANE WAY TO KILL A LOBSTER 'Theatre 503...delivers the goods again with this intriguing debut from new writer Duncan Macmillan. It is a little play about our age of anxiety...that has both the ring of truth and a real spark of originality', The Guardian. 'Such is the intesity of Macmillan's writing...I fell wholly in love with his impressionistic portrait, at once haunting, intense and multi layered. Make the trip.' What's On. 'Macmillan...is capable of combining a complexity of characterisation with sharp twists in a plot that is propelled along on a stream of puncy dialogue...Monster is engrossing and menacing and merits a long run and wider airing', The Independent. 'I loved this, I thought it was a really electrifying new voice coming into the theatre...Duncan Macmillan is absolutely a name to be looking out for in the future', Front Row, R4. 'Duncan Macmillan's gripping new play', The Telegraph. |
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Awards:
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2006 - Bruntwood Playwriting Competition. 2006 - Support of Peggy Ramsay Foundation. 2002 - The Barry Jackson Scholarship. 2001 - Arts and Humanities Research Board Studentship. |
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Film & TV Work Includes:
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| 2008 |
TRINITY Commissioned to write a 60 minute episode. |
Rough Cut/ITV2 |