Throughout history, there have been many British women playwrights who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great British female playwrights such as Doris Lessing, Frances Burney, Caryl Churchill, Dorothy L. Sayers, Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Lashana Lynch27 November 1987, British
Actress
Sophie Hunter16 March 1978, British
Theatre Director
Doris Lessing22 October 1919, British
Novelist, Short Story Writer
Dorothy L. Sayers13 June 1893, British
Writer
Frances Hodgson Burnett24 November 1849, British, American
Novelist
Caryl Churchill03 September 1938, British
Dramatist, Women's Rights Activist
Frances Burney13 June 1752, British
Novelist
Rebecca Humphries03 October 1987, British
Actress, Playwright
Zoe Kazan09 September 1983, British, American
Actress
Julia Jones27 March 1923, British
Actress
Sarah Solemani04 September 1986, British
Actress
Michaela Coel01 October 1987, Ghanaian, British
Actress
Julia Donaldson16 September 1948, British
Writer, Playwright, Author, Children's writer
Amelia Bullmore31 January 1964, British
Actress
Sally Wainwright1963 AD, British
television producer, screenwriter, playwright
Kate Atkinson20 December 1951, British
Novelist
Sharman Macdonald08 February 1951, British
Playwright, Writer, Screenwriter
Sarah Kane03 February 1971, British
Playwright, Writer
Mary Hayley Bell22 January 1911, Chinese, British
Actress
Katharine Viner04 January 1971, British
Journalist
Caroline Graham17 July 1931, British
Screenwriter, Novelist, Writer
Laura Wade16 October 1977, British
Writer
Sue Townsend02 April 1946, British
Writer
Josephine Tey25 July 1896, British
Writer, Playwright, Novelist, Screenwriter,
Judy Campbell31 May 1916, British
Actor, Playwright
Mina Loy27 December 1882, British, American
Poet
Susannah Doyle05 July 1966, British
Actor, Film actor
Hannah More02 February 1745, British
Writer, Poet, Essayist
Felicia Hemans25 September 1793, British
Poet
Eliza Haywood1693 AD, British
British author
Enid Bagnold27 October 1889, British
Author
Katherine Philips01 January 1632, British
Poet
Brigid Brophy12 June 1929, British
Novelist