Peter Darney is a Welsh writer-director, currently developing his first feature Film "Clapham Trashbag" based on his international award winning play 5 Guys Chillin', with Ffilm Cymru/BFI. He was recently accepted to BFI x BAFTA Crew 2019.
Recently, he signed a film option agreement with Fulwell 73 for an (untitled) major motion picture.
He was shortlisted by Blacklight Productions for 4 Stories, has been a member of numerous writers rooms, and his new play "A Tidy Boy" is being developed by the Gwyn Hall in Neath with an aim to going on national tour next year.
Peter wrote and directed the multiple award winning 5 Guys Chillin' which was named one of "Ten Plays That Shaped Queer Theatre History" by the Evening Standard. It won the Best LGBT Production award at the Edinburgh Festival and was also the winner of the Brighton Fringe LGBTQ Award, and double award winner at the Dublin international Gay Theatre Festival and had a prestigious transfer to SoHo Theatre Off-Broadway. It has been produced in Australia (New Theatre, Sydney), Canada (Kensington Halls, Toronto) and France (Theatre Clavel, Paris) where it will be revived in October 2019.
It is published by Oberon Books and can be purchased here:
www.oberonbooks.com/five-guys-chillin.html
As a director his production of "Signal Failure", played Soho Playhouse, New York for a 6 week Off-Broadway run.
"A triumph" Washington Square News.
Other recent highlights include a new afternoon drama for BBC Radio 4 "Kindness", which was pick of the week in the Telegraph, Radio Times and The Stage. "Upsetting an excellent psychological drama" Daily Mail *****, and productions at The Arcola Theatre, Theatre 503, Assembly Theatre, Soho Theatre, Stratford Circus and numerous runs at The Kings Head Theatre.
His production of Githa played York Theatre Royal and the St James Theatre in London's West End.
Recently, he signed a film option agreement with Fulwell 73 for an (untitled) major motion picture.
He was shortlisted by Blacklight Productions for 4 Stories, has been a member of numerous writers rooms, and his new play "A Tidy Boy" is being developed by the Gwyn Hall in Neath with an aim to going on national tour next year.
Peter wrote and directed the multiple award winning 5 Guys Chillin' which was named one of "Ten Plays That Shaped Queer Theatre History" by the Evening Standard. It won the Best LGBT Production award at the Edinburgh Festival and was also the winner of the Brighton Fringe LGBTQ Award, and double award winner at the Dublin international Gay Theatre Festival and had a prestigious transfer to SoHo Theatre Off-Broadway. It has been produced in Australia (New Theatre, Sydney), Canada (Kensington Halls, Toronto) and France (Theatre Clavel, Paris) where it will be revived in October 2019.
It is published by Oberon Books and can be purchased here:
www.oberonbooks.com/five-guys-chillin.html
As a director his production of "Signal Failure", played Soho Playhouse, New York for a 6 week Off-Broadway run.
"A triumph" Washington Square News.
Other recent highlights include a new afternoon drama for BBC Radio 4 "Kindness", which was pick of the week in the Telegraph, Radio Times and The Stage. "Upsetting an excellent psychological drama" Daily Mail *****, and productions at The Arcola Theatre, Theatre 503, Assembly Theatre, Soho Theatre, Stratford Circus and numerous runs at The Kings Head Theatre.
His production of Githa played York Theatre Royal and the St James Theatre in London's West End.
Photo by Oscar Blustin
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