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Lolita Chakrabarty

Lolita Chakrabarty, playwright, photographed at Shakespeare's old schoolroom in Stratford upon Avon ahead of the premiere of "Hamnet" a play based on Maggie O'Farrell's novel. The production will be staged at the Swan Theatre and produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company.Lolita Chakrabarti OBE is an award-winning playwright and actress. She trained at RADA and has been working as an actor on stage and screen for over thirty years. Her debut play Red Velvet opened at the Tricycle Theatre before transferring to New York and then London’s West End. It earned her the Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright 2012; The Critics’ Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright 2013; AWA for Arts and Culture 2013 and an Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre 2012. Red Velvet is now on the Drama syllabus for A level and is studied at universities in the UK and USA. Red Velvet has had over forty productions worldwide to date.

Chakrabarti’s adaptation of Life of Pi, based on Yann Martel’s novel, premiered at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield in 2019. Following critical acclaim, the production transferred to the Wyndham’s Theatre in November 2021. Chakrabarti was awarded the Olivier Award for Best New Play, and numerous other accolades including a WhatsOnStage Award, UK Theatre Award and CAMEO Award. Life of Pi will open at
ART in Boston in December 2022.

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Lolita Chakrabarty
Lolita Chakrabarty, playwright, photographed at Shakespeare's old schoolroom in Stratford upon Avon ahead of the premiere of "Hamnet" a play based on Maggie O'Farrell's novel. The production will be staged at the Swan Theatre and produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company.Lolita Chakrabarti OBE is an award-winning playwright and actress. She trained at RADA and has been working as an actor on stage and screen for over thirty years. Her debut play Red Velvet opened at the Tricycle Theatre before transferring to New York and then London’s West End. It earned her the Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright 2012; The Critics’ Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright 2013; AWA for Arts and Culture 2013 and an Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre 2012. Red Velvet is now on the Drama syllabus for A level and is studied at universities in the UK and USA. Red Velvet has had over forty productions worldwide to date.<br /> <br /> Chakrabarti’s adaptation of Life of Pi, based on Yann Martel’s novel, premiered at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield in 2019. Following critical acclaim, the production transferred to the Wyndham’s Theatre in November 2021. Chakrabarti was awarded the Olivier Award for Best New Play, and numerous other accolades including a WhatsOnStage Award, UK Theatre Award and CAMEO Award. Life of Pi will open at<br /> ART in Boston in December 2022.