Elizabeth Heery

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Elizabeth was born and brought up in Liverpool. She trained at the Guildhall School of Drama. She worked as an actress before she started writing after winning first prize in a short story competition sponsored by Time Out. Drawing from her own experience as a writer she has run workshops in London and Nottingham primary schools teaching students how to find ideas for creative writing and employ them in a structured way. She has written for theatre, TV and film, specialising in developing and selling orginal ideas.

2009
Less Than Perfect. Six part series for BBC.

Clip. Play with music. First developed at Royal Court Theatre. Starring Lesley Manville.

2008
Adaptation of Paul Auster’s Book of Illusions. Royal National Theatre

I Love You Rosa Pelayo. Producer Harry Oulton. Telenovella commissioned by Lime Pictures for The BBC

2007
Perfect. Theatre play. Workshopped by Richard Eyre. BAFTA.

Theatre play ‘Salsa’ produced by Imogen Lloyd-Webber and Bill Kenwright. Directed by Laurence Boswell.

C4 Stir It Up chosen by IWC to show at Cannes 2007

Treatment for screenplay. ‘Touch’ for director/producer Prathibha Parmar. Kali Films.

Gelston. Six part series. Nessa Films.

Daddy’s Girl. Two part film for TV. Dangerous Films.

Future Perfect. Idea for four part TV drama. Producer Kate Croft IWC

2006
Channel Four. Stir It Up. Original Film.

12 part series ‘Babylove’ developed by Granada.

‘Love, Lies, and The Kids. Six part series. Commisioned by Keith Ricahrdson YTV. Producer Harry Oulton.

BBC Doctors. A Mother’s Love, High Maintenance.

Divorced Kids Club. Series developed for Granada

2005
Fifteen minute film, ‘Ted’. B.B.C. Brief Encounters. Andrew Davies as mentor.

BBC Nominee for Most Promising Newcomer. RTS award.

Treatment. ‘Slipping Under’. Producer. Josh Dynevor. ITV.

2004
One of five new writers on Debbie Horsfield’s new series, ‘Cutting Loose’, for BBC1.

Yorkshire and Granada’s New Writer’s TV Initiative. Placement on Coronation Street

2003
Invited by Old Vic to write for Old Vic, New Voices scheme.

2002
Shortlisted for Alfred Bradley Bursary award for radio play, Theresa.

Shortlisted for B.B.C. Northern Exposure for ‘Home’. Assigned to Suzanne Bell at Liverpool Playhouse.

2001.
Royal Court Young Writer’s Scheme under directorship of Dominic Cooke.

2000
Performing Arts Lab. Mentor David Farr of the Young Vic.

You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To Part Three of Clip Trilogy workshopped at The Drill Hall with Chewetil Eijiofor.

1999.
London Writer’s Competition Double Winner. Theatre play ‘Clip’ wins first prize judged by Paul Sirett, Literary Manager of Soho Poly and RSC.

1998
Wrote Screenplay, Liquorice Shoelace, commissioned by The Ryan Company, Los Angeles.

1997.
Short story ‘Salsa’. First prize In London Writer’s Competition.

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