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Oliver Robert M. Dunshore Emanuel (born June 1980 ) is a British playwright and radio dramatist.

Early life and education
Oliver Emanuel was born in Tunbridge Wells, attended St Gregory's Catholic Comprehensive School in Tunbridge Wells, and studied English and Theatre Studies at University of Leeds. His late mother was a drama teacher and his father is a lawyer.

Career
He was Writer-on-Attachment at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2006 and Writer-in-Residence for BBC Radio 4 Children in Need in 2010. He has lived in Glasgow since 2006. He is Reader of Playwriting at the University of St Andrews, an Associate Playwright at Playwrights' Studio Scotland, and Writer-in-Residence at Gladstone's Library.

In addition to his radio and stage plays below, Oliver Emanuel has written two plays for Polmont Young Offenders Institute, Ship of Shadows (October 2009) and John (7 May 2010), and scripted the short film This Way Up.

Short stories

 * Nude

Other work

 * Desperate Run

Awards

 * Daniel and Mary received a Bronze Sony Radio Academy Award for Best Drama in 2010.
 * Dragon won Best Show For Children and Young People at the UK Theatre Awards in 2014.
 * His version of Titus won the People's Choice Victor Award in 2015 at IPAY.
 * A History of Paper was shortlisted for the Tinniswood Award 2017.
 * When The Pips Stop won the Tinniswood Award in 2019.
 * The Truth About Hawaii won the BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Original Series or Serial in 2019.