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This is a list of playwrights either born in Scotland or living/based in Scotland. Playwrights whose work is in [[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic]] and [[Scots language|Broad Scots]] are included. |
This is a list of playwrights either born in Scotland or living/based in Scotland. Playwrights whose work is in [[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic]] and [[Scots language|Broad Scots]] are included. |
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==A – J== |
==A – J== |
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*[[James Bridie]] |
*[[James Bridie]] |
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*[[George Mackay Brown|George MacKay Brown]] |
*[[George Mackay Brown|George MacKay Brown]] |
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*[[Bill Bryden]] |
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*[[George Buchanan]] |
*[[George Buchanan]] |
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*[[Gregory Burke]] |
*[[Gregory Burke]] |
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*[[John Byrne (playwright)|John Byrne]] |
*[[John Byrne (playwright)|John Byrne]] |
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*[[Lord Byron]] |
*[[Lord Byron]] |
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*[[Victor Carin]] |
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*[[Catrìona Lexy Chaimbeul]] ([[Catriona Lexy Campbell]]) |
*[[Catrìona Lexy Chaimbeul]] ([[Catriona Lexy Campbell]]) |
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*[[Glenn Chandler]] |
*[[Glenn Chandler]] |
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*[[J. Storer Clouston]] |
*[[J. Storer Clouston]] |
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*[[Stewart Conn]] |
*[[Stewart Conn]] |
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*[[Grace Corbett]] |
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*[[Joe Corrie]] |
*[[Joe Corrie]] |
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*[[A. J. Cronin]] |
*[[A. J. Cronin]] |
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*[[Anne Downie]] |
*[[Anne Downie]] |
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*[[Arthur Conan Doyle]] |
*[[Arthur Conan Doyle]] |
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*[[Walterina Cunningham]] |
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*[[Carol Ann Duffy]] |
*[[Carol Ann Duffy]] |
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*[[Graham Eatough]] |
*[[Graham Eatough]] |
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*[[Bill Findlay (writer)|Bill Findlay]] |
*[[Bill Findlay (writer)|Bill Findlay]] |
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*[[Tom Gallacher]] |
*[[Tom Gallacher]] |
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*[[Alan Gilmour (playwright)|Alan Gilmour]] |
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*[[William Gillies]] |
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*[[Alan Gilmour]] |
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*[[John Glashan]] |
*[[John Glashan]] |
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*[[Sue Glover (playwright)|Sue Glover]] |
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*[[Janey Godley]] |
*[[Janey Godley]] |
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*[[Alasdair Gray]] |
*[[Alasdair Gray]] |
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*[[Gordon Honeycombe]] |
*[[Gordon Honeycombe]] |
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*[[Jules Horne]] |
*[[Jules Horne]] |
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*[[Armando |
*[[Armando Iannucci]] |
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*[[D C Jackson]] |
*[[D C Jackson]] |
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*[[Robert William Jameson]] |
*[[Robert William Jameson]] |
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*[[Fleeming Jenkin]] |
*[[Fleeming Jenkin]] |
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*[[Ada F Kay]] |
*[[Ada F. Kay]] |
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*[[Robert Kemp (playwright)|Robert Kemp]] |
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*[[William Lauder (poet)|William Lauder]] |
*[[William Lauder (poet)|William Lauder]] |
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*[[Charlotte Lennox]] |
*[[Charlotte Lennox]] |
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*[[Grant Morrison]] |
*[[Grant Morrison]] |
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*[[Rona Munro]] |
*[[Rona Munro]] |
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*[[Kenny Murray]] |
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*[[Anthony Neilson]] |
*[[Anthony Neilson]] |
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*[[Janet Paisley]] |
*[[Janet Paisley]] |
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*[[Archibald Pitcairne]] |
*[[Archibald Pitcairne]] |
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*[[John Purser]] |
*[[John Purser (musician)|John Purser]] |
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*David Purves |
*[[David Purves]] |
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*[[Allan Ramsay (poet)|Allan Ramsay]] |
*[[Allan Ramsay (poet)|Allan Ramsay]] |
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*[[Alexander Reid (playwright)|Alexander Reid]] |
*[[Alexander Reid (playwright)|Alexander Reid]] |
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*[[Tony Roper (actor)|Tony Roper]] |
*[[Tony Roper (actor)|Tony Roper]] |
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*[[Suhayl Saadi]] |
*[[Suhayl Saadi]] |
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*[[Sara Shaarawi]] |
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*[[John Smith (dentist)|John Smith]] |
*[[John Smith (dentist)|John Smith]] |
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*[[Sydney Goodsir Smith]] |
*[[Sydney Goodsir Smith]] |
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*[[Cecil Taylor (playwright)|Cecil Taylor]] |
*[[Cecil Taylor (playwright)|Cecil Taylor]] |
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*[[William Templeton (screenwriter)|William Templeton]] |
*[[William Templeton (screenwriter)|William Templeton]] |
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*[[William Tennant]] |
*[[William Tennant (poet)|William Tennant]] |
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*[[Josephine Tey]] |
*[[Josephine Tey]] |
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*[[Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter)|Margaret Turnbull]] |
*[[Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter)|Margaret Turnbull]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:03, 9 October 2024
This is a list of playwrights either born in Scotland or living/based in Scotland. Playwrights whose work is in Scottish Gaelic and Broad Scots are included.
A – J
[edit]- Marion Adams-Acton
- William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling
- Dave Anderson
- Freddie Anderson
- Hugh Abercrombie Anderson
- James Robertson Anderson
- Arthur Argo
- David Ashton
- Joanna Baillie
- Chris Ballance
- J. M. Barrie
- Alistair Beaton
- Alan Bissett
- James Bridie
- George MacKay Brown
- Bill Bryden
- George Buchanan
- Gregory Burke
- John Byrne
- Lord Byron
- Victor Carin
- Catrìona Lexy Chaimbeul (Catriona Lexy Campbell)
- Glenn Chandler
- Kate Clanchy
- J. Storer Clouston
- Stewart Conn
- Grace Corbett
- Joe Corrie
- A. J. Cronin
- John Davidson
- Ann Marie Di Mambro
- Anne Donovan
- William Douglas-Home
- Alexander Dow
- Anne Downie
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Walterina Cunningham
- Carol Ann Duffy
- Graham Eatough
- Suzy Enoch
- David Erskine
- Henry Brougham Farnie
- Simon Farquhar
- Bill Findlay
- Tom Gallacher
- Alan Gilmour
- John Glashan
- Sue Glover
- Janey Godley
- Alasdair Gray
- Nicholas Stuart Gray
- Stephen Greenhorn
- David Greig
- Gavin Greig
- Catherine Grosvenor
- Kris Haddow
- Andrew Halliday
- Tom Hanlin
- David Harrower
- Jennifer S Hartley
- Ian Hay
- John Home
- Gordon Honeycombe
- Jules Horne
- Armando Iannucci
- D C Jackson
- Robert William Jameson
- Fleeming Jenkin
- Ada F. Kay
K – Z
[edit]- James Kelman
- Robert Kemp
- Jessie Kesson
- William Lauder
- Charlotte Lennox
- Liz Lochhead
- John Logan
- David Lyndsay
- Andrew MacDonald
- Robert David MacDonald
- Sharman MacDonald
- Peter McDougall
- John McGrath
- Tom McGrath
- Henry MacKenzie
- Norman McKinnel
- Robert McLellan
- David MacLennan
- Joseph MacLeod
- Roddy McMillan
- Aonghas MacNeacail
- Kevin MacNeil
- Steven McNicoll
- Willy Maley
- David Mallet
- David Marshall
- Forbes Masson
- Douglas Maxwell
- Peter May
- Denise Mina
- Graham Moffat
- Paul Morris
- Grant Morrison
- Rona Munro
- Anthony Neilson
- Janet Paisley
- Archibald Pitcairne
- John Purser
- David Purves
- Allan Ramsay
- Alexander Reid
- Stanley Robertson
- Tony Roper
- Suhayl Saadi
- Sara Shaarawi
- John Smith
- Sydney Goodsir Smith
- W. Gordon Smith
- Alan Spence
- Gerda Stevenson
- Ena Lamont Stewart
- Zoë Strachan
- Cecil Taylor
- William Templeton
- William Tennant
- Josephine Tey
- Margaret Turnbull
- Joan Ure
- Deborah Wallace
- William Watson
- James Wedderburn
- Irvine Welsh
- Louise Welsh
- Brian Whittingham
- Andrew P. Wilson
See also
[edit]- Theatre of Scotland
- List of theatres in Scotland
- List of Irish dramatists
- Scottish literature
- List of Scottish poets
- List of Scottish novelists
- List of Scottish short story writers
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