Hywel Edwards-Sim

Hywel is a writer and dramaturg from Barry, South Wales. Inspired by the likes of Alistair McDowall, Alice Birch and Robert Holman, his work interrogates the emotional complexities of human relationships against larger concepts, frequently within the genres of horror, fantasy, and science fiction.

Hywel began writing plays whilst studying English and Theatre at the University of Warwick, among them an adaptation of King Lear, a poetic reassessment of the life of Anne Boleyn, and a futuristic piece about his ancestral home of Port Talbot. At BOVTS, he has sought to hone specific elements of his writing craft, whilst branching out into other dramatic mediums; his TV pilot for an adult-aimed animation following a group of entrepreneurial space goblins being a particular highlight.

Hywel’s script development work at the School has fostered a keen interest in dramaturgy and the architecture of drama, which he intends to pursue more extensively in his future career. He is further fascinated by how writing intersects with other industries, such as tourism and education, completing a research project on the dramaturgy of immersive attractions in his third term.