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Isaac Savage

Jonathan O’Neill and Isaac Savage are an award-winning, Glasgow-based musical theatre writing duo, whose work has been performed internationally as part of festivals and concerts. Writing credits include: Bon Appétit and Tanya (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); The Great Elf Escape: LIVE (The Ayr Gaiety/Fearless Players); Belongings (The Minster School, Southwell) and Stay (A Play, a […]

Musical Theatre Writing Residency

Linda McLean

Linda McLean is an award-winning playwright based in Glasgow. Her plays are produced in the UK and internationally, most notably in the USA and France. In 2023, she wrote Castle Lennox for Lung Ha Theatre Company and the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh. During the pandemic she wrote, Go On, a response to Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape […]

Musical Theatre Writing Residency

Andy McGregor

Andy McGregor is a director, composer and playwright based in Glasgow. He trained at Glasgow University and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He is artistic director of Sleeping Warrior Theatre company – shows he has written, composed and directed for them include Battery Park, Crocodile Rock, A New Life, Spuds, The Rise and Inevitable Fall […]

Musical Theatre Writing Residency

Jonathan O'Neill

Jonathan O’Neill and Isaac Savage are an award-winning, Glasgow-based musical theatre writing duo, whose work has been performed internationally as part of festivals and concerts.  Writing credits include: Bon Appétit and Tanya (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); The Great Elf Escape: LIVE (The Ayr Gaiety/Fearless Players); Belongings (The Minster School, Southwell) and Stay (A Play, a […]

Musical Theatre Writing Residency

Nikki Lynette

Nikki Lynette is a social impact artist & suicide survivor who fuses mental health activism into her musical theater performances, film projects and visual art, creating a lane that is uniquely her own. This Chicago native’s self-produced songs are frequently featured in popular shows on Netflix, Hulu, Showtime and more. Her journey with mental health […]

Musical Theatre Writing Residency

Robby Khela

Robby Khela began his career in the music industry after signing with Telstar Records. He supported pop acts Craig David, Blue, Lemar, Girls Aloud and Misteeq on tour and worked with Rishi Rich and Max Martin as a songwriter. His break into the world of acting came through Phizzical Productions after landing a lead role […]

Musical Theatre Writing Residency

David Paul Jones

DPJ is an Edinburgh-based composer, pianist and vocalist. He has been creating work as a solo and collaborative artist across multi-artforms throughout Scotland, UK and internationally for over thirty years. His music blends contemporary classical sensibilities with digital sound, exploring emotive and atmospheric soundworlds, from acoustic instrumental works, songs and larger-scale vocal works, to cinematic […]

Musical Theatre Writing Residency

Debbie Hannan

Debbie Hannan writes and directs new work for stage and screen. They are currently Associate Director at the National Theatre of Scotland. From January to July 2022, they were the Acting Artistic Director of Stockroom. They are represented by Independent Talent, and trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and as Trainee Director at the […]

Musical Theatre Writing Residency

Lili-Anne Brown

Lili-Anne Brown, a Chicago South Side native, works as a director, actor and educator, and has performed in, directed and produced many award-winning shows in Chicago and nationally. Recent directing credits include: Dreamgirls (Goodspeed Musicals and McCarter Theater), FELA! (Olney Theatre and Round House Theatre), Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Huntington Theatre), The Nacirema Society.…, […]

Musical Theatre Writing Residency

Sâmir Bhamra

Sâmir Bhamra, founder and artistic director of Phizzical Productions and creative director of the UK Asian Film Festival, seamlessly blends performing arts and cinema in his groundbreaking work. In 2024, he will debut in the West-end with his musical “Bombay Superstars”. A sought-after director, musical writer and producer, Sâmir champions South Asian and global majority […]

Musical Theatre Writing Residency

Two Destination Language

Two Destination Language makes bold, ambitious, award-winning work about identity and community. Rooted in dialogue and collaboration, we believe in the transformative power of art to change how we see ourselves and the society we share. Our work brings people together in new, unexpected ways, creating shared spaces for reflection and mutual understanding. Led by […]

Winter Subsidised Residencies

Ben Ramsay

Ben Ramsay (He/Him) is a writer and director from Kirkcaldy, Fife. He is driven to bring working class stories to the screen and stage, primarily experimenting with genre and true-to-life stories from his upbringing. Having recently completed a week-long run at the Edinburgh Fringe with his second play, VARMINTS, he was awarded a residency at […]

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