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Cordelia Lynn

Cordelia Lynn

Cordelia Lynn is a playwright, librettist and dramaturg. She received the Berwin Lee Award, 2020, the Harold Pinter Award, 2017, and the Jerwood New Playwright, 2015.

Her plays include: Sea Creatures (Hampstead Theatre, 2023); Love and Other Acts of Violence (Donmar Warehouse, London, 2021); Hedda Tesman, after Henrik Ibsen (Headlong / Chichester Festival Theatre / The Lowry, 2019); a version of Chekhov's Three Sisters (Almeida Theatre, London, 2019); Lela & Co. (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2015); Believers Anonymous (Rosemary Branch Theatre, 2012); and After the War, which has been performed in venues around the UK and abroad.

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Lela & Co.

Lela & Co.

By Cordelia Lynn

The story of a young girl trapped in an increasingly tiny world. Based on a true story.

Hedda Tesman

Hedda Tesman

By Cordelia Lynn Original author Henrik Ibsen

A reworking of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, asking what we inherit, what we endure and how we carry our history.

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Cordelia Lynn

Cordelia Lynn's version of Chekhov's play, about three sisters trapped in a provincial town, waiting for their lives to begin.

Sea Creatures

Sea Creatures

By Cordelia Lynn

A haunting play about grief, loss and the power of storytelling.

One For Sorrow

One For Sorrow

By Cordelia Lynn

Following an attack on London, a family let a stranger into their house. Cordelia Lynn's play explores community and the limits of tolerance.

Love and Other Acts of Violence

Love and Other Acts of Violence

By Cordelia Lynn

A subversive and intimate love story about inheritance and the cycles of politics and history.