Lucy Flannery
Lucy Flannery is an award-winning writer with credits in radio, theatre, film, TV, fiction and non-fiction. Her plays have been performed at Ink Festival, White Bear, Camden People's Theatre, Hen & Chickens, Chichester Festival and theatres in Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Bedfordshire. She was a finalist in the Exeter Novel Prize, leads the Get Playwriting! and Script Lab courses at Chichester Festival Theatre and is a member of the WGGB Audio Committee.
Lucy was the 2020 Writer-in-Residence at the University of Plymouth, in association with Literature Works.
Credits include A Business Affair [with Christopher Walken] Like a Daughter [with Alison Steadman] The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tomorrow Will Be Too Late and various magazines and anthologies. Her radio sitcoms Rent and Any Other Business are regularly repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
She was the creator of Havant Literary Festival and a core writer for You, Me & Everyone, which has been confirmed by Arts Council England as the biggest crowd-sourced literary art event in the UK.
Lucy is an RLF Consultant Fellow.
Photograph [Image of Work] by Benjamin Graham
Lucy was the 2020 Writer-in-Residence at the University of Plymouth, in association with Literature Works.
Credits include A Business Affair [with Christopher Walken] Like a Daughter [with Alison Steadman] The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tomorrow Will Be Too Late and various magazines and anthologies. Her radio sitcoms Rent and Any Other Business are regularly repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
She was the creator of Havant Literary Festival and a core writer for You, Me & Everyone, which has been confirmed by Arts Council England as the biggest crowd-sourced literary art event in the UK.
Lucy is an RLF Consultant Fellow.
Photograph [Image of Work] by Benjamin Graham
South East
RADIO
LIKE A DAUGHTER
Afternoon Drama starring Alison Steadman, Roy Hudd, Jonathan Aris
BBC Radio / CPL Productions
RENT (4 Series)
Award-winning comedy series starring Patrick Barlow, Barbara Flynn
BBC Radio Producer: Liz Anstee
Winner of the Best Radio Comedy Writers’ Guild Award
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Comedy series starring Jan Ravens, James Grout, John Duttine & June Whitfield
BBC Radio Producer: Liz Anstee
THEATRE
"SOMETHING" - THE PHOENIX RESTAURANT
Dramaturgical & Script Support
One Act Play, Chichester People's Theatre, July 2023
RISK
One-Act Play
Supernova Festival of New Writing February 2019
AED Festival Totton, March 2019
Only Human Micro Festival of New Writing, White Bear Theatre, January 2020
Camden People's Theatre, July 2023
THREE GODDESSES AND A BLOKE
One Act Play, Reboot Theatre, Hen & Chickens, Islington
LIGHTWELL
Longlisted, Broken Silence Theatre / Voices From Home
TODAY
Monologue
Lost Souls Theatre Podcast 2021 http://apple.co/2XTKRo8
LYDIA AND GEORGE
Rehearsed Reading
The Spring, 20 June 2021
NAN
Ink Festival One-Minute Monologue 2020
Performed by Melissa Dean
RISK
One-Act Play
Supernova Festival of New Writing February 2019
AED Festival Totton, March 2019
Only Human Micro Festival of New Writing, White Bear Theatre, January 2020
BEAR HUNT
One-Act Play
Festival Of Chichester, June – July 2018
Ink Festival April 2020 (2021)
POISONED BEDS
Co-written with Greg Mosse
South coast tour, autumn 2018
South coast tour, summer 2019
HIPPOLYTA'S HANDMAIDEN
Full length play
Long-listed Terence Rattigan Award
Short-listed, Bread & Roses Award
New Writing Showcase, Criterion Theatre, 2017
BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE
One-Act Play
Heaven & Hell Showcase of New Writing, White Bear Theatre, 2017
Bench Theatre Presents, 2021
CALM DOWN, DEAR
One-Act Play
Short-listed, British Theatre Challenge
Short listed, Get Over It Productions
THE FLY ON THE WINDOWPANE
Three Act Play
Long Listed, Brighton Scratch Night
CARE
One-Act Play
The Place Theatre, Bedford 2016
TOMORROW WILL BE TOO LATE
Commissioned as part of National Heritage Lottery-funded D-Day 70th Anniversary Commemoration. Performed on a specially erected open-air stage in North Street, Emsworth May/June 2014
A VIKING TALE
SOOP Theatre
Family-friendly adaptation of the twelfth century Icelandic Volsünga saga
2013 / 2014 Touring
LADY OF THE ENGLISH
Full-length play about the Empress Matilda
365 Women A Year: http://bit.ly/2uSAEK9
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
Adaptation of the original novel for staged presentation at PG Wodehouse Festival 2015 / 2016
THANK YOU, JEEVES
Adaptation of the P G Wodehouse comic novel, Wemsfest/Wodehouse Festival 2013 and 2014 mini-tour
COMPUTER DATING [Renamed THE DATING GAME]
One-Act Play Bench Theatre 2010 / 2011
Totton Festival of Drama 2011
Steyning Festival 2012
Winner of the Herald Cup for Best Original Script
REMEMBER PARIS
One-Act Play
Bench Theatre Supernova Festival of New Writing February 2014
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Adaptation and Direction, all-female small cast version
September 2015 Dynamo Youth Theatre
FILM
A BED OF ROSES
Feature, currently in pre-production
Hargenant Media
THE BEATEN PATH
Comedy feature, currently in development
A BUSINESS AFFAIR
Additional Dialogue Credit
Dir: Charlotte Brandstrom
Romantic comedy feature starring Christopher Walken, Jonathan Pryce and Sheila Hancock
GIBRALTAR
Script editor European co-production (for Film and General Productions)
AT MIDNIGHT
Supernatural horror, George Moore Films
PORTRAIT OF A SPY
Biopic of a little-known WWII Polish heroine
TV
THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER
The episode Work in second series of the award-winning CBBC drama
BBC
CLOSE TO HOME
Three episodes of the comedy starring Paul Nicholas
London Weekend Television
2.4 CHILDREN
Four episodes of the popular comedy series – Dutch language version
Endemol Nederland
THE TWO OF US
10 episodes of the enduring comedy series - Dutch language version
Joop Van Den Ende Produkties
FICTION AND NON-FICTION
WEDDING STAKES
Comic Novel
Finalist, Exeter Novel Prize
LOCKED OUT
Short Story
Finalist, the Val Wood Prize 2021
THE CABINET
Short story
Winner, Bognor Writers Competition, 2019
SORRY
Short story
ACE-supported Writing Edward Project, 2017
TEA
Short story
Third Prize, Dorset Fiction Prize 2017
CALM DOWN, DEAR
Short story
Published in RattleTales Anthology
Winner, The Brighton Prize 2015
THE POWER
Winner, WordSouth Flash Fiction Competition 2012
THE EMPRESS MATILDA
Dangerous Women Project [website], University of Edinburgh 2016
http://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/11/24/the-empress-matilda/
Various published short stories and non-fiction articles.
OTHER
WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE
University of Plymouth 2020
In association with Literature Works
RLF CONSULTANT FELLOW
2019 - present
GET PLAYWRITING! TUTOR
Chichester Festival Theatre
January 2018 – present
CHICHESTER PEOPLE'S THEATRE
Dramaturgical support
February - July 2023
SCRIPT LAB TUTOR
Chichester Festival Theatre
Summer, 2019
WRITING PROJECT ASSOCIATE
2017 - present
ROYAL LITERARY FUND FELLOW
University of Chichester 2014 - 2017
YOU, ME & EVERYONE IN PORTSMOUTH
One of four core writers on ACE-funded crowd-sourced literary art piece, projected on to Portsmouth Guildhall on the evenings of 25 & 26 October 2013. Produced by The ReAuthoring Project.
HAVANT LITERARY FESTIVAL
Creator and Founding Director, 2008-2009
PERRIER AWARD JUDGE
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
CREATIVE WRITING, COMEDY AND DRAMA
Tutor, Course Leader and Workshop Facilitator. Events in Hampshire, West Sussex and London, including schools, universities, all women-groups, charities, FE colleges, carer groups, U3A, home-educated teenagers, comedy writers, etc.
LIKE A DAUGHTER
Afternoon Drama starring Alison Steadman, Roy Hudd, Jonathan Aris
BBC Radio / CPL Productions
RENT (4 Series)
Award-winning comedy series starring Patrick Barlow, Barbara Flynn
BBC Radio Producer: Liz Anstee
Winner of the Best Radio Comedy Writers’ Guild Award
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Comedy series starring Jan Ravens, James Grout, John Duttine & June Whitfield
BBC Radio Producer: Liz Anstee
THEATRE
"SOMETHING" - THE PHOENIX RESTAURANT
Dramaturgical & Script Support
One Act Play, Chichester People's Theatre, July 2023
RISK
One-Act Play
Supernova Festival of New Writing February 2019
AED Festival Totton, March 2019
Only Human Micro Festival of New Writing, White Bear Theatre, January 2020
Camden People's Theatre, July 2023
THREE GODDESSES AND A BLOKE
One Act Play, Reboot Theatre, Hen & Chickens, Islington
LIGHTWELL
Longlisted, Broken Silence Theatre / Voices From Home
TODAY
Monologue
Lost Souls Theatre Podcast 2021 http://apple.co/2XTKRo8
LYDIA AND GEORGE
Rehearsed Reading
The Spring, 20 June 2021
NAN
Ink Festival One-Minute Monologue 2020
Performed by Melissa Dean
RISK
One-Act Play
Supernova Festival of New Writing February 2019
AED Festival Totton, March 2019
Only Human Micro Festival of New Writing, White Bear Theatre, January 2020
BEAR HUNT
One-Act Play
Festival Of Chichester, June – July 2018
Ink Festival April 2020 (2021)
POISONED BEDS
Co-written with Greg Mosse
South coast tour, autumn 2018
South coast tour, summer 2019
HIPPOLYTA'S HANDMAIDEN
Full length play
Long-listed Terence Rattigan Award
Short-listed, Bread & Roses Award
New Writing Showcase, Criterion Theatre, 2017
BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE
One-Act Play
Heaven & Hell Showcase of New Writing, White Bear Theatre, 2017
Bench Theatre Presents, 2021
CALM DOWN, DEAR
One-Act Play
Short-listed, British Theatre Challenge
Short listed, Get Over It Productions
THE FLY ON THE WINDOWPANE
Three Act Play
Long Listed, Brighton Scratch Night
CARE
One-Act Play
The Place Theatre, Bedford 2016
TOMORROW WILL BE TOO LATE
Commissioned as part of National Heritage Lottery-funded D-Day 70th Anniversary Commemoration. Performed on a specially erected open-air stage in North Street, Emsworth May/June 2014
A VIKING TALE
SOOP Theatre
Family-friendly adaptation of the twelfth century Icelandic Volsünga saga
2013 / 2014 Touring
LADY OF THE ENGLISH
Full-length play about the Empress Matilda
365 Women A Year: http://bit.ly/2uSAEK9
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
Adaptation of the original novel for staged presentation at PG Wodehouse Festival 2015 / 2016
THANK YOU, JEEVES
Adaptation of the P G Wodehouse comic novel, Wemsfest/Wodehouse Festival 2013 and 2014 mini-tour
COMPUTER DATING [Renamed THE DATING GAME]
One-Act Play Bench Theatre 2010 / 2011
Totton Festival of Drama 2011
Steyning Festival 2012
Winner of the Herald Cup for Best Original Script
REMEMBER PARIS
One-Act Play
Bench Theatre Supernova Festival of New Writing February 2014
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Adaptation and Direction, all-female small cast version
September 2015 Dynamo Youth Theatre
FILM
A BED OF ROSES
Feature, currently in pre-production
Hargenant Media
THE BEATEN PATH
Comedy feature, currently in development
A BUSINESS AFFAIR
Additional Dialogue Credit
Dir: Charlotte Brandstrom
Romantic comedy feature starring Christopher Walken, Jonathan Pryce and Sheila Hancock
GIBRALTAR
Script editor European co-production (for Film and General Productions)
AT MIDNIGHT
Supernatural horror, George Moore Films
PORTRAIT OF A SPY
Biopic of a little-known WWII Polish heroine
TV
THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER
The episode Work in second series of the award-winning CBBC drama
BBC
CLOSE TO HOME
Three episodes of the comedy starring Paul Nicholas
London Weekend Television
2.4 CHILDREN
Four episodes of the popular comedy series – Dutch language version
Endemol Nederland
THE TWO OF US
10 episodes of the enduring comedy series - Dutch language version
Joop Van Den Ende Produkties
FICTION AND NON-FICTION
WEDDING STAKES
Comic Novel
Finalist, Exeter Novel Prize
LOCKED OUT
Short Story
Finalist, the Val Wood Prize 2021
THE CABINET
Short story
Winner, Bognor Writers Competition, 2019
SORRY
Short story
ACE-supported Writing Edward Project, 2017
TEA
Short story
Third Prize, Dorset Fiction Prize 2017
CALM DOWN, DEAR
Short story
Published in RattleTales Anthology
Winner, The Brighton Prize 2015
THE POWER
Winner, WordSouth Flash Fiction Competition 2012
THE EMPRESS MATILDA
Dangerous Women Project [website], University of Edinburgh 2016
http://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/11/24/the-empress-matilda/
Various published short stories and non-fiction articles.
OTHER
WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE
University of Plymouth 2020
In association with Literature Works
RLF CONSULTANT FELLOW
2019 - present
GET PLAYWRITING! TUTOR
Chichester Festival Theatre
January 2018 – present
CHICHESTER PEOPLE'S THEATRE
Dramaturgical support
February - July 2023
SCRIPT LAB TUTOR
Chichester Festival Theatre
Summer, 2019
WRITING PROJECT ASSOCIATE
2017 - present
ROYAL LITERARY FUND FELLOW
University of Chichester 2014 - 2017
YOU, ME & EVERYONE IN PORTSMOUTH
One of four core writers on ACE-funded crowd-sourced literary art piece, projected on to Portsmouth Guildhall on the evenings of 25 & 26 October 2013. Produced by The ReAuthoring Project.
HAVANT LITERARY FESTIVAL
Creator and Founding Director, 2008-2009
PERRIER AWARD JUDGE
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
CREATIVE WRITING, COMEDY AND DRAMA
Tutor, Course Leader and Workshop Facilitator. Events in Hampshire, West Sussex and London, including schools, universities, all women-groups, charities, FE colleges, carer groups, U3A, home-educated teenagers, comedy writers, etc.
Books, Comedy, Film, Radio, Short story, Television, Theatre