Writing

Jon Brittain

Born

1987-05-22 (39)

Place of birth

Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

Known for

Writing

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3 titles

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Jon Brittain (born May 1987) is an Olivier Award-winning playwright, comedy writer and director who was born in Chester in the northwest of England and grew up in the Netherlands.[1] He graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BA in 2008.[2] His play Rotterdam received its world premiere at Theatre503 in October 2015[3] and subsequently received an Off West End Award nomination for Best New Play.[4] In 2017, the play won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre.[5] He was also nominated for the Evening Standard's Charles Wintour Award for the Most Promising Playwright.[6] Previously, he co-wrote and directed the hit show Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soh…

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Baby Reindeer debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2019 and later transferred to the Bush Theatre in London for a five week run. When Richard Gadd offers a free cup of tea to a stranger, what appears to be a trivial interaction has ramifications far wider than he could ever have imagined. An unmissable debut play and chilling personal narrative exploring obsession, delusion, and the aftermath of a chance encounter. Would later be developed to the hit Netflix show.