Judy Upton

Judy Upton was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Her first stage play, Everlasting Rose , was produced at London New Play Festival in 1992. In 1994 she won the George Devine Award for Ashes and Sand , which was produced in that year at the Royal Court Theater Upstairs, and the Verity Bargate award for Bruises , which was co-produced by the Royal Court and Soho Theatre Company at the Theatre Upstairs in 1995. Judy's other stage plays are: Temple (The Room, Richmond Orange Tree, 1995); The...See more

Judy Upton was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Her first stage play, Everlasting Rose , was produced at London New Play Festival in 1992. In 1994 she won the George Devine Award for Ashes and Sand , which was produced in that year at the Royal Court Theater Upstairs, and the Verity Bargate award for Bruises , which was co-produced by the Royal Court and Soho Theatre Company at the Theatre Upstairs in 1995. Judy's other stage plays are: Temple (The Room, Richmond Orange Tree, 1995); The Shorewatchers House (The Red Room, Kentish Town 1996); Stealing Souls (The Red Room, 1996); Sunspots (The Red Room, 1996, transferred to BAC); People on the River (The Red Room at the Finborough, 1997); To Blusher with Love (Winner of the Open Stages Competition, 1997); The Girlz (The Room, Richmond Orange Tree, 1998); Know Your Rights (The Red Room at BAC, 1998) and Sliding with Suzanne (Royal Court/Out-of-Joint, 2001). Upton is currently writer in residence with The Red Room. See less