Writing
Jessica Swale
Born 1982
Known for Summerland, Leading Lady Parts, Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans.
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Born02/01/1982
Age44 years old
BirthplaceReading, Berkshire, England, UK
DepartmentWriting
Biography
Jessica Swale is a British playwright, theater director, screenwriter and director. Her first play, Blue Stockings, premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2013. It is widely performed by UK amateur companies and is also studied on the Drama GCSE syllabus. In 2016 her play Nell Gwynn won the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. In 2012, she won the BAFTA JJ Screenwriting Bursary for which she developed an original screenplay, Summerland, which she also directed in 2020.
