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Jessica Swale
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Jessica Swale

Born February 1, 1982 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

4 films

Jessica Swale is a British playwright, theater director, screenwriter and director. Her first play, Blue Stockings, premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2013. It is widely performed by UK amateur companies and is also studied on the Drama GCSE syllabus. In 2016 her play Nell Gwynn won the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. In 2012, she won the BAFTA JJ Screenwriting Bursary for which she developed an original screenplay, Summerland, which she also directed in 2020.

Filmography 4

Merv (2025) movie poster
Merv2025
Summerland (2020) movie poster
Summerland2020
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans (2019) movie poster
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans2019
Leading Lady Parts (2018) movie poster
Leading Lady Parts2018