
Michael McMillan
Gender:
Male
Place of birth:
High Wycombe
Biography
Michael McMillan was born in the UK and is a playwright, artist-curator and scholar of Caribbean heritage. After winning an essay competition that took him to FESTAC 77 (The 2nd World Festival of African Arts and Culture), he wrote his play The School Leaver (1978), which was produced at the Royal Court Theatre's Young Writers' Festival. This was followed by Hard Time Pressure (1981), also at the Royal Court. McMillan studied Sociology with African and Asian Studies at Sussex University, has an M.A. in Independent Film & Video from Central Saint Martins School of Art and was awarded the first practice-based Arts Doctorate from Middlesex University in 2010.
Productions
Production | Date | Theatre |
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Babel Junctions | 2006 | Hackney Empire Theatre |
After Windrush | 1998 | Ovalhouse Theatre |
Can you Play Football? | 2004 | Contact Theatre |
Carve your Name | 1981 | The Old Vic Theatre |
Brother to Brother | 1996 | The Green Room |
Day of Action | 1981 | Brent Black People's Theatre |
Hard Time Pressure | 1980 | Royal Court Theatre |
First Impressions | 1987 | |
Invisible | 1993 | |
The Last Blind Date | 1992 | Live Theatre |
Master Juba | 2006 | Luton Library Theatre, Albany Theatre |
On Duty | 1983 | Carlton Centre, Kilburn |
The School Leaver | 1978 | Royal Court Theatre |
Publications
Title | Date | Publisher |
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Black and Asian Plays Anthology | 2000 | Aurora Metroo Publications |
On Duty | 1986 | Akira Press |
The School Leaver | 1978 | Black Ink Collective |
Critical sources
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