About

Known credits:
8
Birthday:
1982-02-01
Place of birth:
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Website:
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Jessica Swale

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing
2020 Summerland Directing Director 63
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2018 Leading Lady Parts Directing Director 61
Fair
Merv Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2020 Summerland Writing Writer 63
Fair
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans Writing Writer 57
Average
2018 Leading Lady Parts Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
Nell Gwynn Writing Screenplay N/A
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Swan Lake Writing Screenplay N/A
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