Trish Cooke writes for theatre, TV, film, radio and is also the author of many children’s books, including the multi-award winning So Much (Walker Books). She has written several stage plays including the Christmas show Cinderella (2007/8), the first panto to be nominated for an Olivier award. TV writing includes being a story liner for Emmerdale (Yorkshire Television, 2013); writing scripts…
Barney Norris was born in Sussex in 1987. After leaving university he founded the touring theatre company Up in Arms with Alice Hamilton. His plays include Nightfall (The Bridge Theatre); While We’re Here (Up in Arms at the Bush and on tour); Echo’s End (Salisbury Playhouse); Eventide (Arcola and on tour); the acclaimed Visitors (Up in Arms, Arcola and on tour – Winner of the…
Sean Grundy’s first Afternoon Play for Radio 4, Cavity, received rave press reviews (“glitteringly original”, “sharp, sexy, surreal, but somehow utterly believable comedy”) and his second, The Recordist, was Sony-nominated. Full Monty screenwriter Simon Beaufoy wrote of Sean’s drama Poorland: ‘An amazing, fierce-some piece of work.’ His biopic on Patrick Moore, Far Side Of The Moore, was nominated for…
Jamila Gavin has been a writer of children’s books since her first book was published in 1979. Since then she has published collections of short stories, contributions to anthologies, plays for broadcasting and the stage, and numerous novels, including Coram Boy, which won the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year in 2000, and which she…
Ben is a producer and director of spoken word audio. Recent productions include Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Renni Eddo-Lodge and Got to Get Theroux This by Louis Theroux. Ben has worked in the creative sector for over twenty years across audiobooks, podcasts, music and comedy.
Robin Mukherjee has contributed extensively to television drama, both returning series (EastEnders, Casualty, The Bill, etc) and serials (including Grushko with Brian Cox and Andy Serkis, and Plastic Man with John Thaw and Frances Barber). He has also written for radio and theatre. His first feature film, Dance of the Wind, won the Audience Prize at the London Film Festival. His most recent film, Lore, was…
Rhiannon Tise is a writer for theatre, television and audio drama. She has written many originals and adaptations for BBC Radio 3 and 4 and her plays have been performed at theatres including the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Court, Soho Theatre, the Finborough, the Arcola Theatre and The Lyric Hammersmith. Her ten-part adaptation of…
Imogen Church is an award-winning actor and scriptwriter, ex-burlesque dancer and lover of satire. Her debut novel Death and the Burlesque Maiden was published by Audible Originals in 2021 and she wins lots of awards for narrating audiobooks like an absolute boss. She scriptwrites satire and horror comedy features and audio plays.
Ian is a children’s TV writer, playwright and author of 23 children’s books. His first radio play ‘Spike and the Elfin Oak’ was nominated for Best New Writer at the BBC Audio Awards. His latest BBC radio plays include ‘Happiness!’ and ‘Puckoon’ for BBC Radio Four. Photo © Aimee Spinks
David Morley is a radio producer, dramatist and author. His plays for BBC radio include The Two Brexiteers, Heading To Paradise, The Iraq Dossier and The Death of Tom Inglis. As a producer, his dramas include Far Side of the Moore, The McKinnon Extradition, A Patriot For Me and Ebola. His numerous documentaries for BBC Radio include Lemn Sissay on The…
Theo advises members on publishing contracts and issues. He is a coordinator of the Scriptwriters Group.
Sophia curates and delivers the SoA events programme. She supports our team of community coordinators and is a coordinator herself, for the Scriptwriters Group. She is also co-chair of the SoA’s Staff Inclusivity Network. In 2021 Sophia was named a Rising Star by The Bookseller.
