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Hayley Scott

MA Drama Writing Student


Biography

Hayley is a writer for stage and screen, currently completing her MA in Drama Writing from BOVTS. She graduated in 2019 with a first class honours in English literature and Theatre Studies from the University of Glasgow. Her first play Pillowtalk was placed on the John Byrne Award April 2019 shortlist and was produced the following year by Live Witness Theatre Company. Her first short film After Hours is due for release this year. A keen vocalist and songwriter, Hayley’s music can be heard on the soundtrack for BBC miniseries Float.

It was always stressed that the contacts you make during your training are incredibly important, and your classmates are likely to end up being on set alongside you in the future. After working with a director of photography on one of the School’s short films, I was invited to work on a project with him outside of Bristol - proving that the professionals we meet via the School, may one day give us a call to action! Muir McFadden, Technical Graduate