Paul Sirett

Paul Sirett is an award-winning playwright, dramaturg, musician and teacher. Paul has written over 30 plays and musicals that have been produced in the UK and around the world. He is the author of The Playwright’s Manifesto (Bloomsbury/Methuen, 2022) which was shortlisted for the SLT Theatre Book Prize 2023. He is currently writing a new book Dramaturgy 360 also for Bloomsbury/Methuen that is due to be published later this year. He has worked extensively as a dramaturg for companies including, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Soho Theatre, the Royal Court, National Theatre, and West End & Broadway producers Ambassador Theatre Group and Trafalgar Entertainment. He has taught playwriting and dramaturgy across the UK and around the world delivering courses, workshops and lectures at conservatoires and universities including RADA, Warwick, Essex, Oxford, Cambridge and Yale. Paul has toured and recorded with numerous bands and is currently Associate Artist Consultant for Soho Theatre, Associate Fellow at the University of Warwick, and Literary Associate at Trafalgar Entertainment.

Award-winning/nominee writing credits:

The Big Life, Theatre Royal Stratford East and West End (Olivier Award nominee, Evening Standard nominee, TMA nominee); The Iron Man, Graeae, three UK tours (Best Play, Brighton Festival), Reasons to be Cheerful, Graeae, three UK tours, plus Mexico, Brazil, Germany (TMA & Whatsonstage Best Play nominee), Come Dancing, Theatre Royal Stratford East (Best Production, Whatsonstage Awards), Rat Pack Confidential, Nottingham Playhouse and West End (Best Production, City Life), Worlds Apart, Theatre Royal Stratford East (Best Play. Thames/Pearson Awards). This Other Eden, UK venues, (Best Comedy, Time Out Awards); Vissi D’Arte, audio drama (Best Play & Best Writer, New York Radio Festival, Special Commendation, Prix Italia, Winner LBC/LAB New Radio Playwrights). Bad Vibrations, audio drama (Best Play: New York Radio Festival).