Alan Wilkins (playwright)

Alan Wilkins
Born1969
Died7 September 2022 (aged 52)
NationalityBritish
Notable worksCarthage Must Be Destroyed
Notable awardsBest New Play
Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland

Alan Wilkins (1969 – 7 September 2022) was a Scottish playwright.

His first professionally produced play was Ball or Scoop, which opened at the Benaki Museum in April 2004 and then toured the Highlands and islands of Scotland. The play was set in a Highland bothy and featured five hill walkers sheltering from a storm. He received the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland Best New Play Award in 2008 for Carthage Must Be Destroyed, and has since had two other plays produced.