| Personal Details | Born: | 1951 | | Based: | Bath, Somerset | Work Sought: Commissions with small touring companies | Theatrical Experience/Training Educated at the universities of Kent and Bristol, where he read English and American Literature, and did an M.Phil by research, Dougie Blaxland has been writing plays for small professional companies, schools and amateur dramatic groups for ten years. Together with actor, Trevor Cuthbertson, he was co-founder of Hemingways Emporium. More recently he has written plays for Time Gentlemen, and Badlands Theatre Company. Winner of 2004 best short play in New Plays.co.uk Festival
Moving in and Taking Over was the winner of 2004 Pomegranate New Playwrights Festival, and the New Plays UK Best Short Play 2004. She’s Gone Then was one of the winners of the Pomegranate New Playwrights Festival 2006, and Leaving Samson was runner-up in the New Plays UK competition 2005.
Dougie’s work has been produced at venues such as The Kings Head, Islington; The Rondo, Bath; The Ustinov Studio, Bath; The Burrell Theatre, Truro; The Lane Theatre, Newquay; The Driftwood Spars, St Agnes; Truro High School, The Royal High School, Bath and Falmouth Arts Centre.
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