John Donnelly

John Donnelly is a playwright. He works in theatre and more recently, television and film. His plays include The Pass and Bone (both Royal Court Theatre), The Knowledge (Bush Theatre), and a version of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov for Headlong Theatre. His writing for television includes Henry (a short film for Channel 4’s Coming Up strand), work on the second series of Dennis Kelly’s Utopia (also Channel 4) and an episode of Glue, an E4 series conceived by Jack Thorne. He is a past winner of the Tom Erhardt award, and his play The Knowledge was Time Out London’s best play of 2011. Other writing includes Burning Bird (Synergy/ Unicorn Theatre), Songs of Grace and Redemption (Theatre 503) and Conversation #1 (V&A Museum/Latitude Festival/The Factory) John has worked extensively in education — primary, secondary and further. He ran workshops and managed projects in London, Kent and Essex for Creative Partnerships for seven years. These included projects aimed at curriculum development an...