1990s Edmundson's first play
Flying was produced at the
National Theatre Studio in 1990. In 1992, her adaptation of
Anna Karenina, produced by
Shared Experience, won a
Time Out Award and a
TMA Award; the production toured nationally and internationally. In 1993, Edmundson's original play
The Clearing, which won the
John Whiting Award, was staged at the
Bush Theatre. In 1994, her adaptation of
The Mill on the Floss was also produced by Shared Experience, again touring nationally and internationally; Edmundson won a Time Out Award for
The Clearing and
The Mill on the Floss. in a production starring
BAFTA Award-nominee
Anne-Marie Duff; the play was nominated for a Writers' Guild Award for Best Play.
2000s In 2002, Edmundson's play
Mother Teresa is Dead was produced at the
Royal Court Theatre. In 2004, her adaptation of
Gone to Earth was produced by Shared Experience at the
Lyric Hammersmith and on tour; it was nominated for a
TMA Award. Edmundson's adaptation of
Coram Boy premiered at the National Theatre in November 2005, starring
Olivier Award-winner
Bertie Carvel and
Tony Award-nominee
Paul Ritter; Edmundson received a Time Out Award and was nominated for an Olivier Award.
Coram Boy was named by the
Evening Standard as one of the fifty best plays of the century, and became used as a set text in
A-Level Drama and Theatre Studies. The play returned for a revival at the same venue a year later, again starring Carvel. Her adaptation of
Orestes, toured in the UK and played at the
Tricycle Theatre with Shared Experience in 2006.
Coram Boy was revived at the
Imperial Theatre on
Broadway in 2007, starring
Emmy Award-winner
Uzo Aduba and Tony Award-nominee
Jan Maxwell, receiving six Tony Award nominations. In 2008, Edmundson amended her adaptation of
War and Peace, turning it into a two-part play; this production was staged by Shared Experience and Nottingham Playhouse before touring. In the same year, her musical adaptation of
Zorro was produced at the
Garrick Theatre, starring Olivier Award-winner
Lesli Margherita and Olivier Award-nominee
Emma Williams; Edmundson was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Musical. In 2009, Edmundson's adaptation of
Life Is a Dream was produced at the
Donmar Warehouse, starring BAFTA Award-winner
Dominic West.
2010s In 2010, Edmundson's musical adaptation of
Swallows and Amazons was first produced at the
Bristol Old Vic, directed by Tony Award-winner
Tom Morris. The next year, the show transferred to the
Vaudeville Theatre; the play was nominated for an
Evening Standard Theatre Award. Edmundson took part in the
Bush Theatre's 2011 project
Sixty-Six Books, for which artists wrote a piece based upon a book of the
King James Bible; Edmundson wrote a piece entitled
In the night, a promise, based on
Zephaniah. The same year, her adaptation of
Coram Boy was revived at the Bristol Old Vic. In 2012, her play about
Juana Inés de la Cruz,
The Heresy of Love, was produced by the
Royal Shakespeare Company at the
Swan Theatre in
Stratford-upon-Avon. The same year, Edmundson's adaptation of
Swallows and Amazons was revived for a national tour. Also in 2012, Edmundson's play
Mary Shelley was produced on a nationwide tour, including the Tricycle Theatre and the
Liverpool Playhouse, by Shared Experience. In 2013, her adaptation of
Mephisto was produced at the
Altonaer Theater in
Hamburg. In 2014, Edmundson's adaptation of the novel
Thérèse Raquin was produced at the
Theatre Royal, Bath, starring Olivier Award-winners
Alison Steadman and
Desmond Barrit. In 2015,
The Heresy of Love was revived for a run at
Shakespeare's Globe. Edmundson's adaptation of
Thérèse Raquin was produced by
Roundabout Theatre Company at
Studio 54 on Broadway from 2015 to 2016, starring
Academy Award-nominee
Keira Knightley and Tony Award-winner
Judith Light; the play was nominated for Outstanding New Broadway Play at the 2016
Outer Critics Circle Awards. Simultaneously, the RSC premiered her play
Queen Anne in Stratford. In 2017, the RSC produced
Queen Anne at the
Theatre Royal Haymarket, starring
Golden Globe-winner
Romola Garai. In 2019, Edmundson's adaptation of
Small Island was produced at the National Theatre, directed by its artistic director, Olivier Award-nominee
Rufus Norris.
The Guardian called the play one of the top two theatre shows of 2019.
2020s In February 2021, Edmundson's adaptation of Anna Karenina was revived at Sheffield Theatres' Crucible Theatre. In March 2022, Edmundson's adaptation of
Small Island was revived at the National Theatre. ==Film and television==