Sam Parker

Sam Parker is a playwright born in Torbay, Devon. He was a member of the Royal Court Introduction to Playwriting programme in 2016 and his debut short film, Musculinity, was produced by Channel 4 Random Acts. For the Narwhal Ensemble, Sam co-wrote Whey Down South and 2021: A Cornish Space Odyssey, both of which toured the South West. As Writer-in-the-Room, Sam has co-created Quizzy Rascals: An Evening with the Barbican Legends and Ernesettlers for Theatre Royal Plymouth. He was part of The North Wall’s 2023 Catalyst programme, was on attachment at Oxford Playhouse in 2024 and is part of the incoming BBC Writersroom Voices cohort for 2025.

Sam is one of four new resident playwrights at Bristol Old Vic as part of their five year commitment 2025-30.

Outside of writing, Sam has worked extensively across a range of community and education settings, including in universities, schools and all three of Devon’s prisons. He was the Pathways Producer for Doorstep Arts CIC and co-led Doorstep Youth Theatre from 2021 to 2025. Sam has worked as a script reader and dramaturg for a range of theatres and prizes, including Papatango, The Bruntwood Prize and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and he was the co-founder of Down Stage Write CIC. Sam is currently the Artist Development Producer at Exeter Northcott and Barnfield Theatres.