Draft:Tom Wright (playwright)

Tom Wright (born 1990) is a British playwright and theatre director from Coventry.

In early 2019, Wright had two plays debut back-to-back in London ; My Dad's Gap Year at Park Theatre, starring Michelle Collins, and Undetectable at King's Head Theatre , both directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair (MBE).

Undetectable returned the following year. It has since been licensed around the world.

After the pandemic, Tom's third play Very Special Guest Star premiered at the Omnibus Theatre , described by the chief theatre critic of The Guardian as a ‘thoroughly original play that entertains, provokes and unsettles’.

In 2022, Tom’s play I Ain’t Dumb premiered at the Belgrade Theatre as part of UK City of Culture celebrations in his hometown.

Tom's debut short film Stockholm premiered at the 36th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQI+ Film Festival. Sky Arts commissioned Tom to create his next short film Sent To Cov for National Broadcast.

Tom is gay and has written regularly in support of LGBTQ+ artists and audiences.

Selected Works

 * "Rebel Song" (musical adaptation of At Swim, Two Boys)
 * "My Dad's Gap Year"
 * "Undetectable"
 * "Very Special Guest Star"
 * "I Ain't Dumb"