Английская Википедия:Githa Sowerby

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Portrait of Sowerby by George Percy Jacomb-Hood, circa 1912

Katherine Githa Sowerby (6 October 1876 – 30 June 1970), also known under her pen name K. G. Sowerby, was an English playwright, children's writer, and member of the Fabian Society. A feminist, she was well-known during the early twentieth century for her 1912 hit play Rutherford & Son, but lapsed into obscurity in later decades.[1]

Rutherford & Son was first revived in 1980, and since then there have been several productions, including one at the Royal National Theatre in 1994 and, most recently, by Sheffield Theatres. A biography of Sowerby by Pat Riley, Looking for Githa, appeared in 2009, with a revised edition in 2019. In addition to several plays, Sowerby wrote books of poetry and short stories for children, illustrated by her sister Millicent Sowerby.[2] Her papers and memorabilia are in the collections at the Tyne and Wear Archives.[3]

Life and career

Sowerby was born in 1876 in Gateshead, England, into the Sowerbys, a glass-making family.[1] Her father, John G. Sowerby, was an artist and grandson of naturalist James Sowerby, and her mother was Amy Margaret Sowerby (née Hewison).[2] Sowerby married John Kendall,[2] and they had one daughter, Joan (1918-2013)[4]

Rutherford & Son was a "sensation"[3] and a "massive success"[5] in its 1912 London debut, running for 133 performances in London and 63 performances in New York.[1] Literary critic Barrett Harper Clark, writing in 1915, declared it "among the most powerful works of the younger generation".[6] It was also produced in Canada and Australia, and translated into numerous other languages,[1] including German, French, Italian, Russian, and Bohemian.[3] Originally produced under the pen name "G. K. Sowerby", it was only later revealed that the author of the hit play was a woman; Sowerby then achieved instant celebrity.[5] Sowerby's writing was compared to Henrik Ibsen's at that point, while known only by the gender-neutral initials "G. K."[7]

Bibliography

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Plays

  • Rutherford and Son (1912, realist drama)
  • Before Breakfast (1912)
  • Jinny (1914)
  • A Man and Some Women (1914)
  • Sheila (1917)
  • The Stepmother (1924)
  • Direct Action (1937–78) (Sowerby's last play)

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Children's books

  • The Wise Book (1906)
  • The Bumbletoes (1907)
  • Childhood (1907)
  • The Merry Book (1908)
  • Yesterday's Children (1908)
  • The Happy Book (1909)
  • Grimm's Fairy Tales (retold) (1909)
  • Little Plays for Little People (1910)
  • Little Songs for Little People (1910)
  • My Birthday (1911)
  • Poems of Childhood (1912)
  • Little Plays for School and Home (1912)
  • The Pretty Book (1914)
  • Cinderella (1915)
  • The Gay Book (1915)
  • The Dainty Book (1915)
  • The Bright Book (1915)
  • The Bonny Book (1918)
  • The Glad Book (1921)

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Notes

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Further reading

External links


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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Barbara Hodgson, "Author Is Brought Back to Life", The Journal, 17 September 2009.
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite book
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Mark Brown, "Githa Sowerby, the forgotten playwright, returns to the stage", Guardian, 14 August 2009
  4. ↑ Riley, Looking for Githa, Revised edition 2019
  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 BBC, "Tyneside honours forgotten writer" (26 August 2009).
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  7. ↑ Rose Drew, "Patricia Riley on Playwright Githa Sowerby" Шаблон:Webarchive, One&Other: York, 11 December 2011.
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