Pearl Andrews-Horrigan
Pearl graduated from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2021 with a Masters in Drama Writing. She is currently Junior Development Executive at Rianne Pictures as well as a freelance writer, script reader and workshop facilitator.
In 2021, Pearl was invited to attend two EastEnders Long Term Story Conferences, where she pitched storylines for some of the show's most iconic characters. The same year, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School commissioned Pearl to write a thirty-minute short film to showcase their upcoming graduates.
In 2018, Pearl won the Under 25s Playwriting Award at The Customs House, South Shields, with a play which was then shortlisted for The Pleasance Reading Week 2019. Also in 2018, Pearl was asked to write 'Best of Three' an hour-long verse play, for TYPify Youth Arts Festival.
Her musical retelling of 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses' (with composer Oscar Killen and director Hope Thain) received a funded, week-long R&D at the Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton in 2021.
Pearl’s short plays have been performed at various venues including The Arcola, The Pleasance and SLAM in London and Hope Mills Theatre, Manchester and ARC, Stockton in the North.
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