Jessica Swale also wrote Nell Gwynn, which premiered at Shakespeare's Globe, London, before transferring to the West End, starring Gemma Arterton. It won the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2016 and is being adapted for the screen. Her play Blue Stockings, which also premiered at the Globe, was nominated for an Evening Standard Award, and has proved a hit amongst amateur and student companies worldwide. Joe Stilgoe is an internationally acclaimed singer, pianist and songwriter.

'Fresh, ambitious and inventive'

Jessica Swale also wrote Nell Gwynn, which premiered at Shakespeare's Globe, London, before transferring to the West End, starring Gemma Arterton. It won the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2016 and is being adapted for the screen. Her play Blue Stockings, which also premiered at the Globe, was nominated for an Evening Standard Award, and has proved a hit amongst amateur and student companies worldwide. Joe Stilgoe is an internationally acclaimed singer, pianist and songwriter.

'Fresh, ambitious and inventive'