Afsaneh Gray
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Biography
Afsaneh Gray is a writer for stage, screen and audio of mixed Iranian/Jewish heritage.
Her credits for theatre include FISHVILLE (National Theatre Connections 2026), THE TASK (Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts), EVERYWOMAN (The Bunker), THE BORDER (winner of the Brian Way Award 2018), and OCTOPUS (Edinburgh Fringe/Theatre503/national tour). She was recently on attachment at the National Theatre Studio and is currently under commission by the National Youth Theatre.
For TV, she has written on SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS (BBC), and was a regular writer on DOCTORS (BBC). Afsaneh was one of three selected writers for the development phase of the Independent Film Trust’s Elevate Writers Room. Her comedy drama SALTWELL was selected for development by the UK & Europe Writer’s Lab 2025, and her comedy LULU THE EXTREMIST was developed as part of the UKTV Comedy 50:50 Scheme.
Afsaneh’s debut audio drama, an original thriller called THE OTHER WOMAN, is now available on Audible. Her series of BRITISH SCANDAL, about Jade Goody, is landing shortly.
Credits
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| FISHVILLE | National Theatre Connections |
Touring 2026 |
| NAIL BAR | National Youth Theatre |
July 2026 |
| WHEN THE BLACKBIRD SINGS | Schwarzman Centre, Oxford |
September 2026 |
| EXCEPTIONAL |
*Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Playwrighting, *Longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize. |
|
| GIVE A MAN A BIBLE |
*Shortlisted for the Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SHAKESPEARE AND HATHAWAY | U/ ALIBI/ BBC |
1 x 45′ DESTRUCTION, BLOOD AND MASSACRE – TX date 08/10/2025 |
|
DOCTORS 2020 – 2023 |
BBC |
7 x 30′ |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| FULL LENGTH PLAYS | ||
|
THE TASK 2022 |
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts |
Dir. Tian Glasgow |
|
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 | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| BRITISH SCANDAL - JADE GOODY | Audible |
Coming soon to Audible, 2026 |
|
THE OTHER WOMAN 2023 |
Audible |
Commission as part of Audible’s Emerging Playwrights Fund |
| RESIDENCIES & COURSES |
(Current) 2023-2024 2015 2014 2013 2013 |
