Olivier award-winning writer, director and filmmaker. Jessica’s debut feature film, Summerland, was released by Lionsgate in 2020 starring Gemma Arterton & Gugu Mbatha-Raw and her short satirical film, Leading Lady Parts, went viral after release in 2019. She has a number of feature films in development both as a writer and director, including Nell Gwynn for Working Title and a major TV adaptation with Left Bank. Jessica is also the author of a best-selling series of drama games books and her first play, Blue Stockings, is on the GSCE Drama syllabus. Jessica is involved in Times Up UK and the 50:50 campaign, actively campaigning for greater equality across theatre and film.
Media appearances include:
BBC Radio 4 Women’s Hour,
Celebrity University Challenge,
The Guilty Feminist.
Topics of Expertise include:
Writing Drama,
Women in the Arts,
Feminism (Times Up, Me/Too),
Women’s Education, Representation and diversity in film & theatre,
Filmmaking,
Being a woman in filmmaking,
Adapting Classic texts for Theatre & Film,
The History of Theatre,
Working in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.