Associate Playwrights
The following writers are Menagerie Associate Playwrights who have been commissioned by us. Some work with us on a regular basis, support other Menagerie writers in development and regularly workshop new ideas with us:
Craig Baxter: Hard Sell 2003, RE: Design USA 2008, BBC Radio 2010, Let Newton Be! USA 2011
Clare Bayley: At Sea, Hotbed 2009
Ranjit Bolt: Going Potty Hotbed 2008
Samantha Ellis; A Sudden Visitation of Calamity ; Hotbed 2008, BBC 2009
Kenny Emson: Invisible Mice, Hotbed 2008
Tim Etchells: MFI Hotbed 2002
Alison Falconer: Prosperity 3; Hotbed 2009
Jennifer Farmer: Stutter; Hotbed 2008
Richard Fredman: Four For Jerichco 2011, bloominauschwitz 2015 & 2018
Pam Gien: Syringa Tree; Edinburgh 2006
Fraser Grace: Gifts of War National Tour 2005, Frobisher’s Gold London 2006, Events Hotbed 2009, Tongues Tour 2010, Bliss 2019
Danusia Iswasko: Oran’s Message; Hotbed 2008
Claire Macdonald : Correspondence; National Tour 2008
Hisham Matar: How To Begin, Hotbed 2013
Maria Montague & Bohdan Tokarsky: The Summer Before Everything, Hotbed 2016
Andrew Muir: Gaugleprixtown; Hotbed, Edinburgh 2006
Chris O’Connell: Forgive our Paranoia, 2012
Janice Okoh : Egusi Soup 2014, Sleeper 2018
Anna Reynolds : Stand By Your Van, Edinburgh 2010
Diane Samuels : Seeds, Hotbed 2004
Judy Upton : Push the Button Hotbed 2008, Flick to Kick Hotbed 2009, BBC Radio 2010
Naomi Wallace; The Retreating World, National Tour 2005, Between this Breath and You Hotbed 2006
Steve Waters: The Cull, Regional tour 2002, Out Of Your Knowledge national Tour 2008, What Country, Friends, Is This? Hotbed 2017
Polly Wiseman: Stormin’ Jack Norman, Hotbed 2004, The Latchmere 2004
Supported/Produced Playwrights:
The following writers have all been produced by Menagerie. Most have been through one of our writer development schemes such as The Pipeline, Escalator and Sparks. They have all gone onto be produced at Hotbed and beyond;
Dan Allum (Escalator 2007)
Andrew Burton (Waterlog: Pulse 2010)
Michael Dennis (Hotbed 2004)
Tom Marty (Hotbed 2004)
Phillip Meeks (Hotbed 2004)
Neil Monagahan (Hotbed 2004. The Latchmere 2009)
Anna Rowntree (Hotbed 2008/2009)
Jennifer Tucket (Hotbed 2008/2009)
Helen Mort: (Escalator/ Hotbed 2009)