{{Short description|Scottish playwright (born 1980)}} '''Daniel Craig Jackson''' (born 1980), also known as '''D. C. Jackson''', is a Scottish playwright.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/6432-daniel-jackson/ |title=Neil Hannon: 'It took me a little while to get used to not having hits, but the pop stardom was a fun sideline' |magazine=The List |date=14 February 2008}}</ref>
== Career == His first full-length play ''The Wall'' premiered at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow in 2008.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/mar/06/theatre3 Theatre review: The Wall / Tron, Glasgow | Stage | The Guardian]</ref> It was produced by Borderline Theatre Company and was nominated for several awards including the Best New Play at the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland and the Saltire Society Scottish First Book of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.booksfromscotland.com/News/Competitions/Saltire-Society-Shortlist-2008 |title=Saltire Society Shortlist 2008 - Books From Scotland |access-date=2011-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819104456/http://www.booksfromscotland.com/News/Competitions/Saltire-Society-Shortlist-2008 |archive-date=2011-08-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.criticsawards.theatrescotland.com/Shortlists/07-08.html |title=CATS: 2007-08 shortlist |access-date=2011-06-08 |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203161645/https://www.criticsawards.theatrescotland.com/Shortlists/07-08.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The sequel ''The Ducky'' was also produced by Borderline Theatre Company and toured in 2009.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/may/12/review-the-ducky Theatre review: The Ducky / Eastwood Park, Glasgow | Stage | The Guardian]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://scotlandblog.metro.co.uk/2009/05/the-ducky-is-borderline-genius.html |title=Film news, music reviews, gigs, restaurants, comedy, books {{!}} Metro.co.uk |access-date=2010-06-20 |archive-date=2009-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524030958/http://scotlandblog.metro.co.uk/2009/05/the-ducky-is-borderline-genius.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, he finished his ''Stewarton Trilogy'' with ''The chilly brae''. His play My Romantic History' (which starred Iain Robertson) won a Scotsman Fringe First at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival and sold out its run at the Bush Theatre London.<ref>[http://www.scotsman.com/entertainment/Interview-Daniel-Jackson-playwright.6518347.jp Interview: Daniel Jackson, playwright - News - Scotsman.com]</ref> He also took part in the Bush Theatre's 2011 project ''Sixty Six Books'' where he contributed a piece based upon a book of the King James Bible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/biography/writers/ |title=Bush Theatre |accessdate=2014-10-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704090950/http://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/biography/writers/ |archivedate=2011-07-04 }}</ref> In 2012 Jackson's play The Marriage of Figaro, an adaptation of the stage comedy by Beaumarchais and later opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was premiered at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.<ref>[http://www.lyceum.org.uk/webpages/show_info.php?id=1106] Description of the play ''The Marriage of Figaro'' on the website of Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh</ref> In 2013 Jackson's play Threeway premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh.<ref>[http://www.wow247.co.uk/blog/2013/08/26/theatre-review-threeway/] Review of the play ''Threeway'' on the website of The Scotsman newspaper</ref> In 2014, another of Jackson's work Kill Johnny Glendenning received its premiere at the Lyceum before transferring to Glasgow's Citizens Theatre.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/theatre-comedy-dance/theatre-review-kill-johnny-glendenning-edinburgh-1-3548210 | title=Theatre review: Kill Johnny Glendenning, Edinburgh | publisher=The Scotsman | work=scotsman.com | date=22 September 2014 | accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref>
==Personal life== D.C. Jackson's partner is the Scottish television, stage and film actress Alison O'Donnell; they have two children.<ref name="Scotsman">{{cite web |title=Interview: Alison O'Donnell |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/interview-alison-odonnell-1432106 |website=The Scotsman |date=10 February 2018 |access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref> They met while O'Donnell played the lead role in Jackson's play, ''My Romantic History'', at the Traverse in Edinburgh, and later became a couple.<ref name="Scotsman"/>
==Works== *2008 ''The Wall'', Borderline Theatre Company / Tron Theatre *2009 ''The Ducky'', Borderline Theatre Company *2010 ''My Romantic History'', Bush Theatre *2010 ''The Chooky Brae'', Borderline Theatre Company *2012 ''The Marriage of Figaro'', Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh *2013 ''Threeway'', Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh *2014 ''Kill Johnny Glendenning'', Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
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