Judith Thompson

Judith Clare Thompson OC
Thompson in 2013
Born	(1954-09-20) September 20, 1954 (age 70) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Playwright
Alma mater	Queen's University National Theatre School of Canada
Notable awards	Governor General's Award 1984 White Biting Dog Governor General's Award 1989 The Other Side of the Dark Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2007–2008 Palace of the End
Parent	William Robert Thompson

Judith Clare Thompson, OC (born September 20, 1954) is a Canadian playwright. She has twice been awarded the Governor General's Award for drama, and is the recipient of many other awards including the Order of Canada, the Walter Carsen Performing Arts Award, the Toronto Arts Award, The Epilepsy Ontario Award, The B'nai B'rith Award, the Dora, the Chalmers, the Susan Smith Blackburn Award (a global competition for the best play written by a woman in the English Language) and the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award, both for Palace of the End, which premiered at Canadian Stage, and has been produced all over the world in many languages. She has received honorary doctorates from Thorneloe University and, in November 2016, Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.