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Pearl Andrews-Horrigan

Drama Writing MA

Biography

Pearl is currently a Storyliner on the BAFTA-award winning medical drama Casualty. Before this, she assisted the Commissioning Team at UKTV.

She also volunteers with Rianne Pictures, a not-for-profit production company which champions female and non-binary filmmakers. Currently Senior Development Executive, Pearl created and managed the company’s first ever script reading window, which provided 80 writers with free feedback on their short film scripts. She also oversees the annual Women X Film Festival Script Competition.

After graduating from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School with a Masters in Drama Writing in 2021, Pearl was commissioned by the school to write two thirty-minute short films to showcase their upcoming graduates.

Pearl’s longer works for theatre (plays, verse plays and musicals) have been supported by The Customs House, South Shields, TYPify Youth Arts Festival and The Brewhouse, Taunton, while her short plays have been performed at venues including The Arcola, The Pleasance and Hope Mills.

Associated Courses

Full Time Professional Training Courses
MA Drama Writing
Students developing and growing in confidence during their time here, seeing their work reaching professional standards in approach and execution; a student who intends to be a stage manager producing a wonderful sound design; a first year student making a lovely recording of a song for their recording project; tracking the careers of former students and seeing them be successful; being able to find a job opportunity for a recent graduate. Frank Bradley, Sound Tutor
Sat 08 Nov 2025 - Sat 15 Nov 2025
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