Jess Moore

Jess is a British-Irish award-winning director and an award-nominated writer.

Her Audible Original 10x20min series, BOOK LOVERS was released globally. NO MAN’S LAND, her TV comedy drama pitch, was selected for Hot House, the BBC Writersroom and BFI-backed inaugural climate change script development lab.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Artist Studio, the OneFifty, for innovative and impactful filmmakers funded TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, her directorial debut short film, which had its premiere at BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying festival, Cambridge Film Festival. Her other short films ALONE ONCE and BOUNCE, which she wrote and produced, have screened several international film festivals including Underwire, DIFF, Montreal Independent and Cannes Shorts.

Her debut play, GIN FOR BREAKFAST received an Off West End Award nomination for Best New Play. Her follow-up play, NEXT TIME, received outstanding reviews and sold out at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her other plays have been performed at Southwark Playhouse, The Old Red Lion and RADA Studios, and read-through Off-Broadway at MCC Theater. In 2023 Jess’ play DADDY ISSUES was longlisted by the RSC 37 Plays.

Jess is a WFTV Mentee, mentored by Alice Birch, and a member of BAFTA Connect. 

Previously, Jess was a lawyer, and then Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Warner Bros. She’s currently completing a PhD in screenwriting and the themes of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Originally from Manchester, Jess is now based in London.

REVIEWS

GIN FOR BREAKFAST, Tristan Bates Theatre, 2017.

Offie nomination for Best New Play.

The Stage ★ ★ ★ ★ 

“Moore’s easy, naturalistic dialogue ricochets between the two [characters], exploring their emotional bond with insight and an offbeat sense of humour.”
 

Fairy Powered Productions ★ ★ ★ ★  

“Brutal and compassionate”

“Jess Moore’s dialogue is naturalistic and authentic”

“Gin for Breakfast’s examination of friendship and mental health is an emotionally devastating, bittersweet evening that will change (for the better) the way you look at your mates. Grab a ticket while you can.”

Camden New Journal

“A lot of the play’s charm and wit comes from Moore’s beautifully written dialogue”

“Intelligently funny and charmingly wistful, it leaves audiences both laughing and crying.”

NEXT TIME, Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe, 2018.

Fringe Review – Outstanding Show

“Compelling and serious drama”

Fringe Guru ★ ★ ★ ★ 

“An important and hard-hitting piece of theatre”

“Moore has written a character who is both deeply vulnerable and incomprehensibly strong”