David Greig
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David Greig is a writer and theatre director. His play Europe was performed at the Traverse Theatre in 1994. Since then, his plays, adaptions and musical scripts have been performed widely in the UK and around the world. His first play was produced in Glasgow in 1992 and he has written many plays since, produced worldwide. In 1990 he co-founded Suspect Culture Theatre Group with Graham Eatough in Glasgow. David Greig’s more recent works include two translations: of Euripedes’ The Bacchae; and of Strindberg’s Creditors. In 2010 his play Dunsinane, set in Scotland during the border wars with England, premiered at Hampstead Theatre with the Royal Shakespeare Company and his play, The Monster in the Hall (2011) was staged at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2016 he became the Artistic Director of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre. In 2023, he published his first novel, Columbia.
In 2025 Cove Park and Fuel are delighted to partner once again for a series of residencies supporting the development of new work in theatre and live performance. From 2008 – 2013, Cove Park and Fuel facilitated over 80 individual and collaborative residencies for theatre makers. Fuel leads the field in independent producing in the UK’s live performance sector, working with brilliant artists to explore the big questions of our times, shining a light on how we relate to each other and the world around us, and telling untold stories by under-represented voices. From theatres to car parks, from schools to public spaces, Fuel produces high quality new theatre that reaches diverse audiences across the UK and internationally. Fuel collaborates with outstanding theatre makers with fresh perspectives and approaches who produce shows, performances or experiences which have direct and playful relationships with their audiences.
