Jessica Swale

Birth : 1982-02-01, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

History

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.

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Movies

Summerland

Writer

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

Summerland

Director

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

Writer

Roman teenager, Atti is forced to join the Roman army when one of his clever schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero. He is sent to "miserable, cold, wet Britain" where "the natives are revolting - quite literally". Things go from bad to worse when Atti is captured by Orla, a feisty teenage Celt desperate to prove herself as a warrior.

Leading Lady Parts

Screenplay

The best women of British acting go to an audition for a dream role, primed to take on the role of a lifetime: that complex woman, the strong woman, a woman for today.

Leading Lady Parts

Director

The best women of British acting go to an audition for a dream role, primed to take on the role of a lifetime: that complex woman, the strong woman, a woman for today.

Nell Gwynn

Screenplay

Follows the life of Nell Gwynn, mistress of Charles II, and her part in the theatre of the 17th century.

Swan Lake

Screenplay

Based on the Russian ballet.