DaDaAwards Nominations 7
Danny Start
Danny Start writes prose and drama (for stage, radio and screen). His play 'The Anniversary Waltz' played at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough in 2003. His radio play 'I Love You Angela' was a Radio 4 Afternoon play in 2005. He has also been commissioned by Graeae Theatre Company and had work presented at the Soho Theatre, London. He was one of four Disabled UK writers chosen for 'disPlay4'--a series of workshops and commissions organised by Writernet/Graeae/Soho Theatre.
Danny has written reviews/short stories for DAIL magazine and Disability Arts Online. He is currently working in development with Graeae and has made the short list for North West Playwright's 'Striking Silver' Anniversary commission. His play 'Looking for K' is being considered for production by London-based Box of Tricks Theatre Company.
Dolly Sen
Dolly Sen is a writer, director, artist, film-maker, poet, performer, raconteur, playwright, mental health consultant, music-maker and public speaker. Since her much-acclaimed book 'The World is Full of Laughter' was published by Chipmunka in 2002, she has had 3 further books published, had a succession of performance roles around Europe and places like The Young Vic, Trafalgar Square and The Royal Festival Hall; did a poetry tour and won a poetry award from Andrew Motion; directed two plays and several films, appeared on TV, and has done spoken word at City Hall and Oxford University, all on the theme of educating people about mental health issues.
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Nick Sturley
Nick Sturley is a profoundly Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) user and has Usher syndrome which is a visual condition.
After a background in film and TV production, in 2003, he wrote the critically-acclaimed sprawling Deaf fantasy epic novel, MILAN, which cleverly combines actual Deaf history relating to the infamous Milan 1880 saga with science-fiction/fantasy storyline. The book also includes Visual Glossary, a first of its kind showcasing the key characters and key settings in a visual graphic artwork to complement the text aspect of the book. The story took Nick seven years to develop and is self-published.
He has just written his first BSL pantomime script for the BDA which will be performed at ICA in London on January 2007. He currently writes his monthly UsherView column for SignMatters (formerly British Deaf News).
Maggie Willett
Maggie's 'missing people' trilogy consists of 3 plays Katy Clay commission by the New Vic, Two Days as a Tiger (M6, New Vic, Nottingham Playhouse) and Jago's Box (Action Transport, New Vic, Sheffield Theatres). Two days as a Tiger was short listed for a Writers' Guild Award in 1997. Originally a drama / English teacher, Maggie has been professionally writing children's and community plays since 1990 after gaining an MA in educational theatre from Leeds University (Bretton Hall) and directing 1911, nominated for a MEN award and favourably compared to Les Miserables! In 2002, Maggie's television play, Out of Here, was a runner up in the BBC's Story 2K2 competition and as a result she took part in a BBC fast track writers' scheme.
