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Featured Pilots
Since 2019, we have staged sold-out read-throughs of comedy pilot scripts to audiences of writers, producers and comedy lovers. The writers range from first-timers to Emmy award winners.
QUEER JIG
By Leigh Douglas
Leigh is an actor, writer and stand-up comedian and trained at The Gaiety School of Acting: The National Theatre School of Ireland. Her critically acclaimed one-woman show, Sacrament, has been produced at Theatre Upstairs, Dublin, Vault Festival, and the King's Head Theatre. Her comedy short, You're Alright Hun, is screening at Kerry International Film Festival, FilmBath - Shorts and Los Angeles Queer Film Festival among others. She is currently developing her debut novel with Niamh O'Grady at The Soho Agency.
Cast:
Dearbhla Molloy
Jen Brister
Sarah Hadland
Philippa Dunne
Robyn Holdaway
Rhea Norwood
Chris Cantrill
Lola Jagun
Arabella Weir
Leigh is an actor, writer and stand-up comedian and trained at The Gaiety School of Acting: The National Theatre School of Ireland. Her critically acclaimed one-woman show, Sacrament, has been produced at Theatre Upstairs, Dublin, Vault Festival, and the King's Head Theatre. Her comedy short, You're Alright Hun, is screening at Kerry International Film Festival, FilmBath - Shorts and Los Angeles Queer Film Festival among others. She is currently developing her debut novel with Niamh O'Grady at The Soho Agency.
Cast:
Dearbhla Molloy
Jen Brister
Sarah Hadland
Philippa Dunne
Robyn Holdaway
Rhea Norwood
Chris Cantrill
Lola Jagun
Arabella Weir
MOLLY BOLLOCKS
By Hayley Tamaddon
Hayley is best known for playing Delilah Dingle in Emmerdale, and Andrea Beckett in Coronation Street. She also won the fifth series of ITV’s hit show, Dancing on Ice. She’s played leading roles in numerous West End musicals and TV series, and starred in the award winning film Eaten by Lions. Hayley loves to write comedy and is thrilled to be a part of this brilliant initiative.
Cast:
Hayley Tamaddon
Jonny Weldon
Kate Robbins
Dana Haqjoo
Claire Sweeney
Taj Atwal
Alex Carter
Rina Fatania
Rhea Norwood
Hayley is best known for playing Delilah Dingle in Emmerdale, and Andrea Beckett in Coronation Street. She also won the fifth series of ITV’s hit show, Dancing on Ice. She’s played leading roles in numerous West End musicals and TV series, and starred in the award winning film Eaten by Lions. Hayley loves to write comedy and is thrilled to be a part of this brilliant initiative.
Cast:
Hayley Tamaddon
Jonny Weldon
Kate Robbins
Dana Haqjoo
Claire Sweeney
Taj Atwal
Alex Carter
Rina Fatania
Rhea Norwood
THICKER THAN WATER
By Sydney Stevenson
Sydney is a writer, actor and director whose motto in life is, “if in doubt, comedy it out.” Her writing includes Bubonic - long listed for the Papatango prize, M*n and Women - winner of the Voices From Home competition with Broken Silence Theatre, Next Door - an awkward love Story (Tabard Theatre), The Three Musketeers - Attempts by Foolhardy (online run 2021). Her acting credits include Misfits, Red Dwarf, Me and Mrs Jones and Doctors.
Cast:
Arabella Weir
Sydney Stevenson
Jen Brister
Elliott Samuels
Sarah Hadland
Lola Jagun
Rhea Norwood
Chris Cantril
Sydney is a writer, actor and director whose motto in life is, “if in doubt, comedy it out.” Her writing includes Bubonic - long listed for the Papatango prize, M*n and Women - winner of the Voices From Home competition with Broken Silence Theatre, Next Door - an awkward love Story (Tabard Theatre), The Three Musketeers - Attempts by Foolhardy (online run 2021). Her acting credits include Misfits, Red Dwarf, Me and Mrs Jones and Doctors.
Cast:
Arabella Weir
Sydney Stevenson
Jen Brister
Elliott Samuels
Sarah Hadland
Lola Jagun
Rhea Norwood
Chris Cantril
The Patels
By Nikki Patel
Nikki began her creative career as a teenager, as series regular Amber on Coronation Street. She made her stage debut in a leading role at The Old Vic and starred opposite Derek Jacobi in Romeo & Juliet in the West End. Onscreen, she recently wrapped her first feature film Little English. Her audio work spans across radio, video games and audiobooks. Her first piece of writing, The Patels, is a love letter to the strongest person she knows: her mother.
Cast:
Shaheen Khan
Shobna Gulati
Mark Jordon
Nikki Patel
Maanuv Thiara
Marc Elliott
Taj Atwal
Nitin Ganatra
Rina Fatania
Nikki began her creative career as a teenager, as series regular Amber on Coronation Street. She made her stage debut in a leading role at The Old Vic and starred opposite Derek Jacobi in Romeo & Juliet in the West End. Onscreen, she recently wrapped her first feature film Little English. Her audio work spans across radio, video games and audiobooks. Her first piece of writing, The Patels, is a love letter to the strongest person she knows: her mother.
Cast:
Shaheen Khan
Shobna Gulati
Mark Jordon
Nikki Patel
Maanuv Thiara
Marc Elliott
Taj Atwal
Nitin Ganatra
Rina Fatania
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