An award winning playwright, Penelope Skinner’s plays include Fucked, Scarlet's Circus, 1 in 5, Scratch. She has also written The Old Road: A Man in Black Mystery for BBC Radio 7 and The Art Room, a graphic novel. Her play The Village Bike (Royal Court Theatre) won the George Devine Award in 2011.

"'Stylish, neatly crafted, great fun to watch - Skinner's verbal adroitness is always joyful' - Telegraph 'When [this] immensely sparky play began, one cracking line following the next, I would never have guessed that two hours later we'd be sitting in shaken silence - a triumph' - Sunday Times 'Skinner's dialogue has verve and a sharp-edged humour' - Observer 'A moving and discomfiting piece that leaves a dark stain on the memory' - The Times"