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Nic Bruckman

Writer

Represented by:

Jessica Stewart

Nic is a writer based in the UK and the Netherlands. His plays delve into the extreme experiences — events we might prefer to ignore but that illuminate essential truths about today’s world. Nic’s work explores the dark intersection of desire and power, through a queer lens.

Drawing on extensive research, he crafts interpersonal dramas set in diverse arenas, from gay cannibalism to the chemical weapons industry, and from sex in prison to hallucinogenics and the fear of death. A graduate of Drama Centre London and a member of the Royal Court Studio Group.

Credits

THEATRE
Production (role):
THE PRISON
Company:
Bruckman Projecten & Nineties Productions
Project details:
About a prison officer entangled in his own rules - “captivating and impressive” (de Groene Amsterdammer) “insane build-up of tension” (Het Parool)
Production (role):
THE TEMPLE
Company:
Bruckman Projecten & Firma MES
Project details:
Based on Peoples Temple in California. About what happens when you stop listening - “An extraordinary arc, carefully constructed through the precision of the storytelling and the language .” (Theaterkrant)
Production (role):
THE FAMILY CODE
Company:
Bruckman Projecten & Theater Bellevue
Project details:
About how we hurt the ones we love the most, even in our chosen families - “A smart, unvarnished, and witty portrayal of the winding path to parenthood outside the classic family structure.” (Het Parool) “Dazzling text and performance make a heavy theme feel light.” (Dagblad van het Noorden)
Production (role):
STONES & ALL BUY MYSELF
Company:
Royal Court Theatre, London
Project details:
Short pieces as part of Queer Upstairs and the Living Newspaper
Production (role):
BLEEDING LOVE
Company:
Bruckman Projecten & Grand Theatre
Project details:
About deliberate HIV infections and a doomed quest for utopia - “Surprisingly moving and intimate.” (Dagblad van het Noorden) “Engaging, erotic, and chilling all at once.” (Theaterkrant)
Production (role):
PUFFERFISH
Company:
Toneelgroep Oostpool & Introdans
Project details:
About Jeffrey Dahmer and the logic of disordered intimacy - “horrifying, heartbreaking and beautiful” (Theaterkrant)

Credits

  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): THE PRISON
    Company: Bruckman Projecten & Nineties Productions
    Project details: About a prison officer entangled in his own rules - “captivating and impressive” (de Groene Amsterdammer) “insane build-up of tension” (Het Parool)
  • Production (role): THE TEMPLE
    Company: Bruckman Projecten & Firma MES
    Project details: Based on Peoples Temple in California. About what happens when you stop listening - “An extraordinary arc, carefully constructed through the precision of the storytelling and the language .” (Theaterkrant)
  • Production (role): THE FAMILY CODE
    Company: Bruckman Projecten & Theater Bellevue
    Project details: About how we hurt the ones we love the most, even in our chosen families - “A smart, unvarnished, and witty portrayal of the winding path to parenthood outside the classic family structure.” (Het Parool) “Dazzling text and performance make a heavy theme feel light.” (Dagblad van het Noorden)
  • Production (role): STONES & ALL BUY MYSELF
    Company: Royal Court Theatre, London
    Project details: Short pieces as part of Queer Upstairs and the Living Newspaper
  • Production (role): BLEEDING LOVE
    Company: Bruckman Projecten & Grand Theatre
    Project details: About deliberate HIV infections and a doomed quest for utopia - “Surprisingly moving and intimate.” (Dagblad van het Noorden) “Engaging, erotic, and chilling all at once.” (Theaterkrant)
  • Production (role): PUFFERFISH
    Company: Toneelgroep Oostpool & Introdans
    Project details: About Jeffrey Dahmer and the logic of disordered intimacy - “horrifying, heartbreaking and beautiful” (Theaterkrant)
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