David Widdicombe (27 May 1962 - 10 July 2017) was a Canadian filmmaker
and playwright. His most successful work is Santa Baby (2006), which
he directed and wrote.Widdicombe was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
He was a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre and had been nominated
for the Norman Jewison Award for Directing. He had also been
playwright-in-residence at Toronto's Factory Theatre.Widdicombe's
stage plays include The River Lady (Winner of the National
Playwrighting Competition,) Dinosaur Dreams, Swamp Baby & Other Tales,
and Wake (named one of the top ten plays at the 2000 Edinburgh
Festival Fringe).In 2001, his play Science Fiction won the Prix Aurora
Award and was nominated for four Dora Mavor Moore Awards including
Outstanding New Play.
and playwright. His most successful work is Santa Baby (2006), which
he directed and wrote.Widdicombe was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
He was a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre and had been nominated
for the Norman Jewison Award for Directing. He had also been
playwright-in-residence at Toronto's Factory Theatre.Widdicombe's
stage plays include The River Lady (Winner of the National
Playwrighting Competition,) Dinosaur Dreams, Swamp Baby & Other Tales,
and Wake (named one of the top ten plays at the 2000 Edinburgh
Festival Fringe).In 2001, his play Science Fiction won the Prix Aurora
Award and was nominated for four Dora Mavor Moore Awards including
Outstanding New Play.
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