Leanne Davis

Leanne Davis is an actor/writer/director from the North East. Selected for the 2020 BBC Writersroom Scheme, she will be working with Heyday Productions to develop her original series idea. She is currently in pre-production with her BFI funded, directorial-debut short film, ‘A Last Resort’ and stage play 'Ripe' has just begun development with Carbon Theatre. Career highlights include; script option with Leopard Pictures for original TV series ‘Yoohoo’; winner of Best Newcomer at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival 2016 with comedy sketch group ‘Dude Looks Like A Lady’; Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off Competition Finalist 2016; Amused Moose Comedy Competition Semi Finalist 2016; Funny Women Comedy Writing Award Finalist 2015, Creative England in collaboration with Baby Cow & Big Talk - Comedy iShorts Finalist 2014, Sell-out Edinburgh Fringe Show 'Mis-Adventure' 2013, Guardian Pick of the Week June 2013 and BAFTA/Rocliffe New Writing Award Final Shortlist 2012 – where her writing journey first began. Leanne’s scripting strengths reside in finding laughter and light in life’s perpetual darkness. 

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