Lin Coghlan was a writer-in-residence at the young people’s company in the late 1980s when Half Moon Theatre was on the Mile End Road.
Lin Coghlan was a writer-in-residence at the young people’s company in the late 1980s when Half Moon Theatre was on the Mile End Road. Her play, Broken Angel, was produced by Half Moon Theatre on White Horse Road in 1997. She talks about the play’s theme, addiction, and the impact the piece had upon young people.
Lin Coghlan talks about the methodology she used working with Deborah Bestwick.
Lin Coghlan talks about the production, A Divided Kingdom and how the piece was created.
Lin Coghlan returned to Half Moon Young People’s Theatre in the 1990s to write Waking, a play which explored the relationships of three male generations.
Lin Coghlan wrote At The Edge Of The Sky for the company in the 1990s and talks about how the young audiences reacted to the themes in the play.
Lin Coghlan talks about the production Fishing Up The Moon and how it was developed.
Lin Coghlan describes the importance of the bi-lingual productions and the impact this work had on her later career. Interviewed by Toni Tsaera.