Gemma Lawrence

Gemma Lawrence is a writer and actor from London.

Gemma’s debut play Sunnymead Court opened at the Tristan Bates Theatre in September 2020. It follows the story of two queer women who live in tower blocks opposite each other and begin a relationship from the safety of their balconies during the first lockdown. It was nominated for an OFFIE for Best New Play and named as a 2020 hit show of the year by The Stage. In 2021, the show transferred to the Arcola and then went out on a UK tour.

Gemma was selected to be part of the Orange Tree’s Writer Collective 2021-22, where she wrote her play Clown Clown Baby, with dramaturgy from Guy Jones and Ned Bennett. It received a reading at the Orange Tree theatre in 2023 and made it to the final 38 of 1589 scripts in the Papatango Prize 2024.

Gemma is currently under commission to Defibrillator Theatre. She has also written an episode for the Wandsworth Way, a radio drama series created in collaboration with James Fritz and Theatre503. Her pilot Tilt, a climate thriller, placed in the top 1.8% in BBC Writers Room 2025.

She has been invited to join the Royal Court’s Writers Group in 2026.

Gemma has written a short film, which she will direct in Autumn 2026.

As an actor, Gemma is represented by Kevin Brady at AHA. She also campaigns with climate justice group Equity for a Green New Deal and the Equity LGBT+ Committee.