Peggy Bennette Hume


Peggy Bennette Hume is a British playwright and children's author.

Life

Peggy Bennette Hume was born in London to Trinidadian parents.
Bennette Hume's play The Girl Who Wished was performed at the Tricycle Theatre in 1985. In 1986 she was appointed the first writer in residence at the Battersea Arts Centre, making her the only black woman writer in residence in London.

Works

Play productions

No Hard Feelings. Roots Theatre Company, 1985.The Girl Who Wished. Tricycle Theatre, 1985.This Way Up. Bemarrow Sisters Theatre Company, 1986.

Publications

The Girl Who Wished. New Millenium, 1997.Plaiting: for all little girls who have ever suffered with 'bed hairs' and 'sombrero hairs' . United Kingdom : The Choir Press, 2014. Parallel English text and Swedish translation. With illustrations by Gemma Adams, music composed by John Hare.