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After attending Glasgow School Of Art , she lectured in fine art for eight years before becoming a professional Writer . In the early 1970s she joined Philip Hobsbaum 's writers' group, a crucible of creative activity - other members were Alasdair Gray , James Kelman and Tom Leonard . She is one of Scotland 's most popular dramatists. Her plays include ''Blood and Ice'', ''Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off'' (1987), ''Perfect Days'' (2000) and a highly acclaimed adaptation into Scots of Molière 's '' Tartuffe '' (1985). Like her work for theatre, her poetry is alive with vigorous speech idioms; collections include ''True Confessions and New Clichés'' (1985), ''Bagpipe Muzak'' (1991) and ''Dreaming Frankenstein: and Collected Poems'' (1984). As a performance artist she sets up a lively rapport with audiences, bringing to bear an impeccable sense of timing. She has made successful collaborations, notably with Dundee singer-songwriter Michael Marra . Imbued with a sense of humour that is laced with surprise and irony, her work as a whole is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining. EXTERNAL LINKS
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