Dennis Kelly Research Sheet

Read and watch the following interviews with playwright Dennis Research questions:
Kelly, as well as any others you can find. Use the research questions
1) What jobs did Kelly have before becoming a playwright?
opposite to help you prioritise and record key facts about the author.

2) What prompted or encouraged Kelly to start writing plays?

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/aug/25/dennis-kelly-
orphans-edinburgh-festival
3) What personal struggles has Kelly had in his life?

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4) What ideas or concepts is Kelly interested in?
features/9052744/Dennis-Kelly-Rioters-thought-there-were-no-
rules-but-my-characters-know-right-from-wrong.html
5) Which writers or works does Kelly admire?

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/sep/10/dennis-kelly-
gorge-mastromas-interview 6) Are there any common themes in Kelly’s work?

7) What other plays and screenplays has he written, and what are
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/feb/28/theatre.television
they about?

http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/04-2014/
dennis-kelly-if-i-had-my-way-thered-be-no-writing-_34289.html 8) How have Kelly’s works been received by the public?

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ 9) What have you found out about the project DNA was written
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to-basics-for-gripping-submarine-9875591.html
10) What are Kelly’s views on the genders and names of characters
in the play?