Michael Wilcox, born on 6 June 1943 in Totnes, Devon, is a British playwright. He was resident playwright at the Dovecot Arts Centre in Stockton-on-Tees for the 1977 season. In 1980, he was resident playwright at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. In 2008, he signed a letter against Bush Theatre budget cuts. He was educated at Alleyn Court School, Westcliff-on-Sea; Malvern College in Worcestershire; Borough Road College in Isleworth, London, where he trained to be a teacher; and University College London, where he achieved a BA Honours degree in English Literature. In the early 70s, Michael Wilcox founded Northern Playwrights Society with dramatist C.P.Taylor to promote the interests of playwrights living in the Northern Arts region. This has evolved into New Writing North, which is one of Britain's most successful regional writers' agencies. In addition to his theatre writing, Wilcox edited five volumes of "Gay Plays" for Methuen, who also published his autobiographical journal of 1989, "Outlaw in the Hills". His monograph "Benjamin Britten's Operas" was published by Absolute Press in 1997 and was shortlisted by the Royal Philharmonic Society for its music book of the year award. 

June 6th, 1943 in (Age 80)