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Simon Stephens

Simon Stephens (born 6 February 1971) is a British-Irish playwright, musician and Professor of Scriptwriting at Manchester Metropolitan University. Having taught on the Young Writers' Programme at the Royal Court Theatre for many years, he is now an Artistic Associate at the Lyric Hammersmith. He is the inaugural Associate Playwright of Steep Theatre…

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Playwright
Born
(1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 55) Manchester, England
Spouse
Polly Heath

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Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens → Andrew Scott, DoolleeOfficial, Sea Wall
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Simon StephensBorn(1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 55) Manchester, England1.00infobox
Simon StephensOccupationPlaywright1.00infobox
Simon StephensSpousePolly Heath1.00infobox
Simon Stephensrelated to External linksDoolleeOfficial0.60section
Simon Stephensrelated to External linksSea Wall0.60section
Simon Stephensrelated to External linksAndrew Scott0.60section

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