Rebecca Prichard (born 1971) is an English author and playwright, and one of the major contributors to the in-yer-face theatre movement.
Biography She was born and raised in Essex. Prichard studied drama at Exeter University and made her playwriting debut with Essex Girls, which premiered in 1994 at the Royal Court Young Writer's festival. It is regarded by playwright Mark Ravenhill as one of the best post-Top Girls all female plays.Aston, Elaine 2003, Feminist views on the English stage: women playwright, Cambridge University Press The play was translated into Swedish by and staged as Ur Funktion at Uppsala City Theater in 1999, with direction by .
In 1998, she was presented with the Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright.
Selected works Essex Girls Charged Futures Fair Game Yard Gal
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