Marcella Evaristi
Marcella Evaristi is a Scottish actress, playwright and screenwriter.
Background
Marcella Evaristi was born in Glasgow on 19 July 1953 and grew up in her parents' café next to the old Alhambra Theatre in Glasgow. She was educated at Notre Dame High School, Glasgow and the University of Glasgow, where she achieved a M.A. in 1974.Evaristi married theatre director Michael Boyd in 1982 and had twins, Daniel and Gabriella. They are now divorced.
Work
Evaristi's first play was Dorothy and the Bitch in 1976 which she performed herself on stage. She has written stage, radio and television plays.Stage plays
- Dorothy and the Bitch, 1976
- Scotia's Darlings, 1978
- Sugar and Spite with Liz Lochhead, 1978
- Mouthpieces: A Musical Satirical Revue, 1980
- Commedia, 1983
- Thank you for Not, in Breach of the Peace, 1982
- Checking Out, 1984
- The Works, 1989
- Terrestrial Extras, 1985
- Trio for Strings in Three, 1987
- Visiting Company 1988
- The Offski Variations, 1990
- Nightflights, 2002
- The Friends of Miss Dorian Gray, 2014
Radio plays
- Hard to Get, 1981
- Wedding Belles and Green Grasses, 1983
- The Work, 1985
- The Hat, 1988
- The Theory and Practice of Rings, 1992
- Troilus and Cressida and La-di-da-di-da, 1992
- The Gobetweenies, BBC Radio 4 Three series 2011-2013
- Going Dark, BBC Radio 4, 2021
Awards
- Student Verse Competition Prize, BBC, 1974
- Arts Council Bursary, 1975–76
- Pye Award for Best Writer New to Television, 1982, for ''Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Rolling''