Patricia Cumper

Pat Cumper

BornPatricia Cumper
1954 (age 69–70)
Jamaica
OccupationPlaywright, producer, director, theatre administrator, critic and commentator
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Alma materGirton College, Cambridge University[1]
Notable worksChigger Foot Boys

Patricia Cumper, MBE, FRSA, FRSL (born 1954), also known as Pat Cumper, is a British playwright, producer, director, theatre administrator, critic and commentator.[2][3] She was the artistic director and CEO of Talawa Theatre Company from 2006 to 2012, and she has adapted novels for radio and television, including books by Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Andrea Levy, Zora Neale Hurston and Maya Angelou and others.[4]

  1. ^ "Cumper, Patricia 1954–", Contemporary Authors. Encyclopedia.com.
  2. ^ "Government appointments". 25 October 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ^ Morgan, Marjorie (22 September 2011). "Biography - Patricia Cumper". Historical Geographies. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Patricia Cumper". Writers Mosaic. Retrieved 30 January 2022.