Background
Prebble grew up in Haslemere, Surrey, and was educated at Guildford High School.
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Lucy Prebble
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She is the author of the plays The Sugar Syndrome, The Effect and ENRON, as well as the television series Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Since The Sugar Syndrome she has worked on other plays and television shows and is the creator of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. The Effect is expected to premiere in the United States Office-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre on 2 March 2016 (previews).
Directed by David Cromer, the cast will feature Kati Brazda, Susannah Flood, Carter Hudson and Steve Key.
Achievements
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While studying English at the University of Sheffield, Prebble wrote a short play called Liquid, which won the PMA Most Promising Playwright Award. She received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014. Prebble subsequently won the prestigious George Devine Award for her debut play The Sugar Syndrome in May 2004, followed by the Turnaround Management Association Award for Best New Play in October 2004. The Effect, which premiered at the National Theatre in 2012, won the 2012 Critics" Circle Award for Best Play.
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