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Caryl Churchill

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Caryl Lesley Churchill, born in 1938, is a British playwright known for dramatising the abuses of power through non-naturalistic techniques and an exploration of sexual politics and feminist themes. Celebrated for works including Cloud 9, Top Girls and Serious Money, she was named the greatest living playwright by six of twenty writers polled by The Village Voice in 2011. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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  • Also in Geography Atlas: London, originated there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, nationality there.
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1. Caryl Churchill (Wikipedia)
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    known for dramatising the abuses of power, for her use of non-naturalistic techniques, and for her exploration of sexual politics and feminist themes
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    Celebrated for works including Cloud 9, Top Girls and Serious Money, she was named the greatest living playwright by six of twenty writers polled by The Village Voice in 2011.
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