John Donnelly is a past winner of the Tom Erhardt Award, the PMA Award for Best New Writer and the NSDF Sunday Times Playwriting Award. His plays include
The Pass (Royal Court), a version of
The Seagull (Headlong/UK Tour),
Little Russians (Tricycle Theatre/ First Blast: Proliferation Season),
The Knowledge (Bush Theatre),
Encourage the Others (Almeida Projects),
Songs of Grace and Redemption (Liminal Theatre/Theatre 503),
Showtime (LAMDA),
Conversation #1 (The Factory/V&A/Latitude Festival) and
Bone (Royal Court Theatre). John's work for television includes the short film
Henry (Channel 4's Coming Up, 2013) and two episodes of
Utopia (co-writer; Kudos/Channel4) and an episode of
Glue (Channel 4/Eleven Films), both 2014. Most recently, he adapted his stage play
The Pass for screen, produced by Duncan Kenworthy/Toledo Productions and starring Russell Tovey.
The Pass was chosen to open the BFI Flare Festival before returning to BFI London Film Festival; it was the opening night film for NewFest and closed Twist: Seattle Queer Film Festival, all 2016.
Three people. Stephen wants his ex to realise he's got what it takes. Helen wants her dead husband back. Jamie wants a girl to see him off to war. Three lives stripped bare in a modern world.Bone premièred at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 2004.
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