Does a playwright's age matter?

From The Guardian (London) and The Sunday Times: Much of the reaction to British playwright Polly Stenham's West End debut has centred on her tender age: 21. But The Guardian asks an interesting question: should a playwright's youth (or, for that matter, dotage) be taken into account when assessing the work?

Labels: plays, playwriting, U.K.

 

Vijay Tendulkar, 1928-2007

From the International Herald Tribune: He joined Gandhi's independence movement at age 14. When he was 22, one of the earliest of his provocative plays was heckled off the stage in New Delhi. But Vijay Tenduklar persisted as a social critic, and became one of his country's most respected artists along the way.

Labels: India, plays, playwrights