Lydia Marchant

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Lydia is a writer for stage, screen and audio. She was one of eight writers selected for the BBC’s Writers Academy 19/20 led by John Yorke and since has written for Holby City and multiple episodes of Casualty and EastEnders. She also has original work in development with RoughCut TV.

Her debut full-length play MUMSY, about parenthood on a 0 hour contract, premiered in at Hull Truck Theatre and is published by Nick Hern Books. (‘Brilliant bittersweet comedy about the family way’ – The Guardian ****). She is currently under commission with Hull Truck developing a play about women’s football and endometriosis.  Her previous credits include: Paines Plough, Hull Truck Theatre, York Theatre Royal, Derby Theatre, Northern Stage, Live Theatre, Pilot Theatre, Separate Doors, Middle Child Theatre, Silent Uproar and The Roaring Girls.

She is currently writing for Wondery’s Spotlight Award-winning British Scandal podcast, presented by Alice Levine and Matt Ford and new Wondery showbiz series Terribly Famous. She also worked on an original 8-part podcast, Last Soviet, presented by NSYNC’s Lance Bass (‘impressive and interesting’ – The Guardian).

Lydia has a Distinction in MA Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and has previously taken part in writers programmes at Leeds Playhouse, Soho Theatre, National Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, Royal Court and BFI.