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Michael Wynne is an Olivier and BAFTA winning playwright and screenwriter.
The film My Summer of Love won the Outstanding British Film BAFTA and Best Screenplay at the Evening Standard Awards.
He has written many plays for the Royal Court Theatre, London, including his first play, the multi award winning, The Knocky. The People Are Friendly, Who Cares and Olivier Award winning The Priory all premiered at the Royal Court too.
Michael’s most recent play was Cuckoo at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs and Liverpool Everyman in 2023 directed by Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone as her final show at the theatre.
He has also written plays for other companies including Dirty Wonderland and Sell Out for Frantic Assembly which transferred to the West End, We Are Here at La Mama, New York, Canvas at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, Tits/Teeth at the Soho Theatre, The Boy Who Left Home for Actors Touring Company, and at the Liverpool Playhouse and Everyman, his play Hope Place was their most successful new play for 20 years.
He has written extensively for TV, including the film Lapland which premiered on BBC1 Christmas Eve, starring Stephen Graham, Sue Johnston and Zawe Ashton and the spin off 6-part series Being Eileen. Other TV includes – Little Crackers/Sheridan Smith, As If, Sugar Rush, Grafters, EastEnders, Where the Heart Is, Mayo Mysteries, UGetMe, Don’t Eat the Neighbours, The Catherine Tate Show and Eyes Down.
Upcoming work includes a new immersive show for Caesars Palace, Las Vegas that opens August 2024 entitled DiscoShow – directed by Steven Hoggett. He has written a pilot script commission for a new comedy Wild Things for Genial Productions and has a new play commission for Jeremy Herrin’s Second Half Productions. He also has drama series in development with Urban Myth Films and Wall to Wall.
He was born and brought up in Birkenhead. Wynne’s plays are published by Faber and Faber.
Credits
Credits
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2023Production (role): CUCKOOCompany: Royal Court Theatre Downstairs / Liverpool EverymanProject details: Directed by Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone
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Date: 2021Production (role): LIVING NEWSPAPER: I'M NOT HERECompany: Royal CourtProject details: Directed by Lucy Morrison
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Date: 2018Production (role): WE ARE HERECompany: La Mama, New YorkProject details: Immersive Disco Show
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Date: 2016Production (role): THE STARCompany: Liverpool PlayhouseProject details: Musical
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Date: 2015Production (role): WHO CARESCompany: Royal Court TheatreProject details: Sell-out run
Promenade theatre -
Date: 2014Production (role): HOPE PLACECompany: Liverpool EverymanProject details: Sell-out hit directed by Rachel Kavanaugh
First original production to be staged in their new theatre -
Date: 2013Production (role): HADRON COLLIDER PROJECTCompany: NISSEN RICHARDS STUDIOProject details: Special commission for the National Science Museum.
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Date: 2012Production (role): CANVASCompany: Minerva Theatre, ChichesterProject details: Sell-out comedy directed by Angus Jackson
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Date: 2010Production (role): THE RED FLAGCompany: Royal Court TheatreProject details: Directed by Simon Godwin
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Date: 2009Production (role): THE PRIORYCompany: Royal Court TheatreProject details: Sell-out run directed by Jeremy Herrin
WINNER: Olivier Award for Best Comedy
NOMINEE: WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Comedy -
Date: 2009Production (role): TITS/TEETHCompany: Soho TheatreProject details:
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Date: 2005Production (role): DIRTY WONDERLANDCompany: Frantic AssemblyProject details: Site-specific play in 400-room hotel in Brighton
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Date: 2002Production (role): THE PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLYCompany: Royal Court TheatreProject details: Sell-out run directed by Dominic Cook
WINNER: WhatsOnStage Awards Best New Comedy -
Date: 2000Production (role): THE BOY WHO LEFT HOMECompany: Lyric Theatre, HammersmithProject details: Modern retelling of fairytales
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Date: 1999Production (role): SELL OUTCompany: Frantic AssemblyProject details: Transferred to the West End
WINNER: Time Out's Best Off West End Award 1999 -
Date: 1997Production (role): TOO COLD FOR SNOWCompany: The Prada FoundationProject details: Performed as part of 1999 Milan Fashion Week
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Date: 1995Production (role): THE KNOCKYCompany: Royal Court TheatreProject details: Subsequently performed at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre
WINNER: Meyer Whitworth Nest New Play Award 1996
NOMINEE: Writer's Guild Best New Writer
NOMINEE: Liverpool Echo Awards Best New Talent 1997
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2013Production (role): BEING EILEENCompany: BBCProject details: Original series based on LAPLAND.
Starring Sue Johnston -
Date: 2011Production (role): LAPLANDCompany: BBCProject details: TV Film
Starring Sue Johnston, Stephen Graham and Zawe Ashton -
Date: 2011Production (role): LITTLE CRACKERS: THE DALTONSCompany: Lovely DayProject details: Starring Sheridan Smith
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Date: 2008-9Production (role): EASTENDERSCompany: BBCProject details: Various episodes
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Date: 2006Production (role): THE GIL MAYO MYSTERIESCompany: BBCProject details: 2 episodes
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Date: 2005Production (role): SUGAR RUSHCompany: Shine/C4Project details: 1 episode
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Date: 2004Production (role): EYES DOWNCompany: BBCProject details: 3 episodes
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Date: 2003Production (role): AS IFCompany: Carnival Films / Channel 4Project details: Various episodes
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Date: 2003Production (role): UGETMECompany: Darrall MacQueen / CBBC / BBC 1Project details: 2 episodes
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Date: 2002Production (role): DON'T EAT THE NEIGHBOURSCompany: Granada / CITVProject details: Animation series
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Date: 2000Production (role): REACH FOR THE MOONCompany: LWT / ITVProject details: 1 episode
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Date: 1998Production (role): GRAFTERSCompany: Granada / ITVProject details: 1 episode
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Date: 1998Production (role): WHERE THE HEART ISCompany: ITVProject details: 1 episode
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2004Production (role): MY SUMMER OF LOVECompany: BBC FilmsProject details: Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Starring Natalie Cross, Emily Blunt and Paddy Considine
WINNER: BAFTA Award for Best British Film
WINNER: Evening Standard Film Award for Best Screenplay
NOMINEE: Best Feature Film at Berlin International Film Festival
NOMINEE: BIFA for Best British Independent Film
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: Summer 2024Production (role): DISCOSHOWCompany: Caesars Palace, Las VegasProject details: Immersive disco show
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Date: 2024Production (role): NEW ORIGINAL SERIESCompany: Wall To WallProject details:
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Date: 2023Production (role): NEW PLAY COMMISSIONCompany: Second Half ProductionsProject details:
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Date: 2022Production (role): -Company: Urban MythProject details: Original Series
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Date: 2022Production (role): WILD THINGSCompany: Genial ProductionsProject details: Original Series