Lisa Evans (playwright) should not be confused with Lissa Evans.
Lisa Evans is a British playwright and has been a Royal Literary Fund fellow at several universities.[1]
She trained as an actor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and performed in the United Kingdom and the Unitied States before becoming a playwright.
Her work includes the stage adaptation of Melvyn Bragg The Maid of Buttermere,[2] and The Day the Waters Came, about the effects of Hurricane Katrina.[3]
She has written for television including EastEnders, Holby City, Casualty, Peak Practice and The Bill. Her work for radio includes Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home (BBC Radio 4 Monday Play, 1987),[4] Ring o'Roses (Afternoon Theatre, 1981)[5] and Hanging Fire, about the Red Barn Murder (Monday Play, 1990).[6]
She won the British Theatre Association award in 1986 for Under Exposure and in 1988 for The Red Chair,[7] and the Writers' Guild award for best play for young audiences in 2011 for The Day the Waters Came and in 2017 for Rise Up.[8] [9]