Alice Flynn @ The Writers Room 2026

Signature Script: 

Mine by Alice Flynn

Directed by Cleo Nester

There’s something buried beneath this village. Something other than tin… This is a story about a haunted land, a stranger at the crossroads, a forgotten past and a terrifying future.

Short Play:

The Fence by Alice Flynn

Directed by Bradley Lomond

On the edge of a cultist compound, Mary Ash struggles to keep a secret from Mary Star. Is a mother’s love stronger than fear of God’s vengeance?

A bit about Alice Flynn: 

Flynn is a Queer, neurodivergent writer and theatremaker from Reading, with a deep interest in folklore, the supernatural, and political themes.

After graduating from University of Birmingham, she founded feminist company Dogmouth Theatre and participated in development schemes with NSDF, Headlong, Broken Silence Theatre, Omnibus Theatre, and BFI Script Labs.

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.