Abby Greenhalgh @ The Writers Room 2026

Signature Script: 

Glass Skin by Abby Greenhalgh 

Directed by Cara Crozier-Cole

Theresa has stayed famous by staying opaque. Now, her fans want ‘authenticity,’ and so does her daughter. But reclaiming your narrative is starting to feel a lot like losing control…

Short Play:

In or Out by Abby Greenhalgh

Directed by Inge-Vera Lipsius

Tracy’s morning self-care routine is interrupted when she thinks her pregnant daughter, Amy, is in danger.

A bit about Abby Greenhalgh: 

Abby is a writer and director from Manchester. She makes engaging, character-driven work that questions the norms of our world through psychological drama. Drawing on a range of visual and literary media, she uses humour to unearth historical narratives and bring elusive figures into empathetic focus.

More about The Writers' Room:

New Stories. New Playwrights. New Worlds.

Welcome to The Writers' Room. Twelve brand new plays by this year's MA Drama Writers, performed as staged readings at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

From Wednesday 1st – Friday 3rd July, our graduates’ scripts will transport you between Cornish mining villages steeped in myth and magic, the beaches of Yorkshire whaling towns centuries apart, women-only gyms empowering members to avenge injustices, and a Friday night dinner with some very unexpected guests.

Exploring environmental collapse, contemporary Jewish identity, motherhood, faith, who claims our narratives, how we fight to win them back and what it means to reshape the world around us, these diverse new plays ask the most urgent questions about what it is to be alive today.

We can’t wait to welcome you to the school for a fantastic celebration of new writing by our talented students.