For more than twenty-five years Simon Stephens' work has been widely translated and produced throughout the world. He has won many Awards including Olivier and Tony Awards for new plays. His 2026 play An Ark staged by Tim Drum Collective at the Shed in New York was one of the first plays ever written for Mixed Reality . His radical adaptation of Uncle Vanya, Vanya, starring Andrew Scott ran in London's West End and at the Lucille Lortel , New York between Autumn 23 and Spring 25 and was screened to phenomenal success on NT Live and NT Home. His adaptation of Jose Saramago's Blindness was made into a light and sound installation that was produced internationally during the Covid 19 pandemic. His most famous play is his adaptation of Mark Haddon's best-selling novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. He has had thirty five original plays produced professionally.
He has written new English language versions of masterpieces by Chekhov, Ibsen and Brecht, collaborated with the world's leading theatre practitioners (Patrice Chereau, Ivo Van Hove, Marianne Elliott, Katie Mitchell) and produced original work throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas.
He has been Artistic Associate at the Lyric, Hammersmith and Associate Playwright at the Royal Court Theatre. He has taught playwriting workshops in five continents. He has presented four series of the celebrated Playwright's Podcast from the Royal Court Theatre. He is a Professor at the Writing School of Manchester Metropolitan University. His book A Working Diary was published by Methuen Bloomsbury in 2016. He lives in East London with his wife, three children, their snake, two cats and two dogs.
Scott Graham is Artistic Director and co-founder of theatre companny Frantic Assembly. With Frantis Assembly he has directed
Things I Know To Be True,
No Way Back,
Othello and
The Believers. He has been nominated for an Olivier and a Tony Award for Best Choreography on the multi-award-winning NT production
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. For Frantic Assembly he has co-directed
Little Dogs,
Lovesong,
Beautiful Burnout,
Stockholm,
pool (no water),
Dirty Wonderland,
Rabbit,
Peepshow and
Underworld. Director/performer credits include
Hymns,
Tiny Dynamite,
On Blindness,
Heavenly,
Sell Out,
Zero,
Flesh,
Klub and
Look Back in Anger. Other directing work includes
Man to Man at Wales Millennium Centre and
Home for the National Theatre of Scotland. Choreography/movement direction includes
The Merchant of Venice for Singapore Repertory Company;
Praxis Makes Perfect for National Theatre Wales;
The Canticles at Brighton Festival/Aldeburgh Music;
Husbands & Sons,
Port,
Hothouse and
Market Boy at the National;
Dr Dee for Manchester International Festival/ ENO. With Steven Hoggett and Bryony Lavery, he created
It Snows, a National Theatre Connections play. He has, with Steven Hoggett, written
The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre. Scott Graham is a Visiting Professor in Theatre Practice at Coventry University.
Karl Hyde is an English musician and artist. He is a founding member and remains part of English electronic group Underworld. Hyde has also released a solo album, made albums with Brian Eno and Matthew Herbert, and contributed towards the score for the London 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony alongside Rick Smith
