2014 was a spectacular year for playwright Simon Stephens; who has been described by the Independent as a brilliant writer of immense imagination and by the Financial Times as having emerged in this millennium as an outstanding playwright.2014 was a year for Simon Stephens which featured a high number of world premiere plays including one for the theatre of his birthplace; Manchesters Royal Exchange; a major new play for the Downstairs space at Londons Royal Court; and a Chekhov translation for Londons Young Vic; a transfer of his West End hit The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time to Broadway; and projects in Germany; a country which has seen Stephens lauded; in which he has worked extensively; and which has shaped much of his dramaturgy. In addition to these major projects; Stephens continued his role as a mentor of young writers; actors and directors; and continued to be one of the most frequent; outspoken and fiercely intelligent voices of the playwriting scene. In an exceptionally honest account; Simon Stephens opens up to us; through daily diary entries; his working practices; his inner-most thoughts; his philosophy on theatre; the arts and politics; and his feelings and reactions to specific projects he has worked on. Through this; we are given unprecedented access to the mind of one of the most important playwrights of the twenty-first century.
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