Tara Quinn

MA Drama Writing Student


Biography

Tara is a writer from East Anglia whose work explores identity, relationships, and the human experience in an evocative and lyrical fashion. She graduated with a first class degree in Film and Television from the University of Lincoln. Here, she specialised in screenwriting and explored the mediums of short film and television drama, whilst also beginning to write for theatre and audio.

After graduating she began working as a television researcher and entertainment editor. Tara enjoys working on short stories that delve into everything from folklore and mythology, to forgotten history and imagined futures. She hopes to translate many of these pieces and ideas to stage and screen following her graduation from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, whilst also exploring the realms of adaptation and writing for musical theatre.

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