Afsaneh Gray
Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
Afsaneh is a playwright and screenwriter. She is currently under commission by Audible and her play GIVE A MAN A BIBLE was longlisted for the inaugural Paines Plough Women's Prize for Playwriting.
In 2018 Afsaneh won The Brian Way Award. Following a national call out for treatments on the theme of ‘Treaty’ to mark the Treaty of Versailles centenary, her play THE BORDER was commissioned by Theatre Centre and toured schools and venues in 2019.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
UNTITLED COMMISSION | Audible | New commission as part of Audible's Emerging Playwrights Fund |
GIVE A MAN A BIBLE | *Longlisted inaugural Paines Plough Women's Prize for Playwriting |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
DOCTORS 2020 | BBC | 2 x 30' |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
FULL LENGTH PLAYS | ||
THE BORDER 2019 | Theatre Centre / National Tour | Dir. Natalie Wilson |
OCTOPUS 2016 - 2017 | Assembly Box, Edinburgh Fringe/London transfer to Theatre503/UK Tour Spring 2017 | Dir. Pia Furtado |
AND THE CROWD (WEPT) 2013 | Tête à Tête Opera Festival, Riverside Studios, London | (work in progress showing) |
SHORT PLAYS | ||
THE FOOL ON THE HILL (IL MATTO SULLA COLLINA) 2016 | Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi Milan, Italy | |
PLAY 21 2016 | Paines Plough Roundabout/ Edinburgh Fringe | |
BATR, ZONE C 2016 | Theatre503 / The State We’re In | |
PLAY 11 2016 | Vault Festival / PLAY (People’s Choice Award) | |
EVERWEATHER 2014 | Papercut Productions, XY/ Edinburgh/Latitude Festival | |
PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN, PROBABLY AN ARAB 2012 | V&A Late / Victoria & Albert Museum | |
THE FAIRGROUND (MAN/ WALL, THE CAROUSEL, FORTUNE TELLER) 2012 | Theatre Delicatessen/ Bush Bazaar/ Bush Theatre | |
THE MARTIAN CABARET 2012 | Blast Off! / Soho Theatre | |
OLD BAG 2012 | Rapid Write Rewind / Theatre503 | 1-week run of ‘best of’ RWR plays |
LOLA, OLD BAG, MAN X 2012 | Rapid Write Response/ Theatre503 | |
SHEPPERTON ROAD (episodes 2 & 4) 2010 | Iso Productions/ Rosemary Branch | |
ENTER STRANGER 2010 | Central School of Speech and Drama | Co-written with Rosa Connor |
RATHER THAN WORDS COMES THE THOUGHT OF HIGH WINDOWS 2010 | Market Estate Demolition Event/ Iso Productions | Co-written with Rosa Connor |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
RESIDENCIES & COURSES | 2015 2014 2013 2013 |