Vivienne Franzman (born 1971) is a Britishplaywright fromWalthamstow, whose first play,Mogadishu, was critically acclaimed on its première at theRoyal Exchange, Manchester[1] and on its transference to theLyric Theatre,Hammersmith[2] in 2011. Dominic Cavendish ofThe Telegraph called it "the play of the year".[3] The play, based on her own experiences[4] as a school teacher, starredJulia Ford as a teacher victimised by a student's lies after she tries to protect him.
Her next play, "Pests," opened in March, 2014 in The Royal Exchange, London. “Pests” is the story of two young sisters. Both areheroin addicts, haveliteracy issues, have beensexually abused as children, have been inprison, hadabortions and suffer frommental illness. The lives of these two main characters revolve around violence, unemployment and poverty.Clean Break, a theater company that works with women ex-convicts or those at risk of breaking the law, commissioned the play.[5]
Franzman won theGeorge Devine Award for most promising playwright in 2011 forMogadishu.[6] The play was also one of four joint winners of theBruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2008.[7]
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