Mosquitoes

About Lucy Kirkwood

Lucy Kirkwood is a British playwright and screenwriter whose plays include: The Human Body (Donmar Warehouse London 2024); Rapture (promoted as That Is Not Who I Am Royal Court Theatre London 2022); The Welkin (National Theatre London 2020); Mosquitoes (National Theatre 2017); The Children (Royal Court Theatre 2016); Chimerica (Almeida Theatre & West End 2013; winner of the 2014 Olivier Award for Best New Play the 2013 Evening Standard Best Play Award the 2014 Critics Circle Best New Play Award and the Susan Smith Blackburn Award); NSFW (Royal Court 2012); small hours (co-written with Ed Hime; Hampstead Theatre 2011); Beauty and the Beast (with Katie Mitchell; National Theatre 2010); Bloody Wimmin as part of Women Power and Politics (Tricycle Theatre 2010); it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now (Clean Break & Arcola Theatre 2009; winner of the 2012 JohnWhiting Award); Hedda (Gate Theatre London 2008); and Tinderbox (Bush Theatre 2008). She won the inaugural Berwin Lee UK Playwrights Award in 2013.