Woyzeck

About Georg Buchner

Georg Büchner (18131837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose. His plays include Danton's Death Leonce and Lena and Woyzeck. Jack Thorne is a playwright and BAFTA-winning screenwriter. His plays for the stage include: When Winston Went to War with the Wireless (Donmar Warehouse 2023); The Motive and the Cue (National Theatre and West End 2023; Evening Standard Award for Best Play; Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play); After Life an adaptation of a film by Hirokazu Kore-eda (National Theatre 2021); the end of history... (Royal Court London 2019); an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (Old Vic London 2017); an adaptation of Büchner's Woyzeck (Old Vic London 2017); Junkyard (Headlong Bristol Old Vic Rose Theatre Kingston & Theatr Clwyd 2017); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Palace Theatre London 2016); The Solid Life of Sugar Water (Graeae and Theatre Royal Plymouth 2015); Hope (Royal Court London 2015); adaptations of Let the Right One In (National Theatre of Scotland at Dundee Rep the Royal Court and the Apollo Theatre London 2013/14) and Stuart: A Life Backwards (Underbelly Edinburgh and tour 2013); Mydidae (Soho 2012; Trafalgar Studios 2013); an adaptation of Friedrich Durrenmatt's The Physicists (Donmar Warehouse 2012); Bunny (Underbelly Edinburgh 2010; Soho 2011); 2nd May 1997 (Bush 2009); When You Cure Me (Bush 2005; Radio 3's Drama on Three 2006); Fanny and Faggot (Pleasance Edinburgh 2004 and 2007; Finborough 2007; English Theatre of Bruges 2007; Trafalgar Studios 2007); and Stacy (Tron 2006; Arcola 2007; Trafalgar Studios 2007). His television work includes His Dark Materials Then Barbara Met Alan (with Genevieve Barr) The Eddy Help The Accident Kiri National Treasure and This is England 86/88/90. His films include The Swimmers (with Sally El Hosaini) Enola Holmes Radioactive The Aeronauts and Wonder. He was the recipient of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Outstanding Contribution to Writing in 2022.