Charles Aitken Barron (11 January 1936 – 28 April 2012) was a Scottish writer,[1] playwright,[2][3][4] teacher and lecturer.[5] He wrote primarily in Doric (Dialect from the North East, derived from old Scots.)[6]
Early life and education
editBarron was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.[7] He attended Robert Gordon's College.[8]
Career
editBarron's play "Fooshion", won the 'Total Oil Scottish Playwright's Award'. Also, his play "Amang the Craws" won the 'Doric Festival Playwriting Award' as well as being used by Learning & Teaching Scotland for use by Higher English/Drama candidates throughout Scotland. His plays have been used/performed by Edinburgh Theatre Workshop, Annexe Theatre of Glasgow, Dragon Productions of Glasgow,[9] Pitlochry Theatre, Haddo House and Fleeman Productions of Aberdeen. However, he has not only written plays, his son-et-lumieres have been performed at sites all over Scotland.
Charles Barron died on 28 April 2012 at the age of 76. After a two-day stint in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary he died due to pancreatitis leading to multi-organ failure. Aberdeen Universary and Fleeman Productions have offered three prizes in his name for plays written in Doric.[10]
References
edit- ^ Irish University Review. Irish University Press. 2002. p. 168.
- ^ Robbie Shepherd (2006). Robbie Shepherd's Doric Columns. Birlinn, Limited. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-84158-524-6.
- ^ Sandy Hobbs; Willie Thompson (25 May 2011). Out of the Burning House: Political Socialization in the Age of Affluence. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-4438-3047-8.
- ^ London Theatre Record. I. Herbert. 1989. p. 16.
- ^ Edi Swan (2006). His Majesty's Theatre: One Hundred Years of Glorious Damnation. Black & White Pub. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-84502-102-3.
- ^ Lindsay, Morag (4 May 2012). "Remarkable legacy of leading Scottish playwright". Press and Journal.
- ^ Shaw, Alison. "Obituary: Charles Barron, inspirational teacher had great love of the theatre". Scotsman. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Charles Barron"[permanent dead link]. tes.co.uk.
- ^ "Dragon Theatre Company Netherbow". Theatre Record. I. Herbert. 1992. p. 1266.
- ^ "Doric playwrights offered £1000 prize". scotsman.com.
- "New prize for plays written in Doric". abdn.ac.uk
- "Charles Barron". Herald Scotland
External links
edit- Barron, Charles. "Doric Drama". Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- Barron, Charles. "Biography". Retrieved 18 May 2012.