Alexandra Wood

Playwright, Writer

Agent: Emily Hickman

+44 207 908 0977

About Alexandra Wood

Alexandra is a playwright from London. She is a past winner of the George Devine Award and has been a Playwright-in-Residence at Paines Plough. Her plays have been translated into Turkish, Slovenian, French and Cantonese. She holds a PhD from University of Roehampton and teaches playwriting and theatre, currently for NYU in London.

Theatre

- Production
- Company
- Notes
- THE ASSASSINATION OF MARGARET THATCHER
- Liverpool Everyman
- Adapted from the short story by Hilary Mantel. Directed by John Young.
- BRITNEY’S LOCK
- National Theatre
- Part of the 2026 Connections festival.
- THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER
- Watermill Theatre
- Adapted from the book by Kate Summerscale. Directed by Kate Budgen.
- SILENCE
- Donmar/Tara Theatre/UK Tour
- Co-writer of adaptation of Kavita Puri's 'Partition Voices'. Directed by Abdul Shayek
- ARIADNE ON THE BEACH
- Unicorn Theatre
- Short play, part of ‘Greeks Unplugged’. Directed by Rachel Bagshaw.
- THE TYLER SISTERS
- Hampstead
- Directed by Abigail Graham.
- NEVER VERA BLUE
- Futures Theatre
- Directed by Caroline Bryant.
- THE HUMAN EAR
- Paines Plough
- Directed by George Perrin.
- AGES
- Old Vic New Voices
- Directed by Alexander Ferris.
- MAN TO MAN
- Wales Millennium Centre
- Translation of the play by Manfred Karge. Directed by Bruce Guthrie and Scott Graham.
- MERIT
- Plymouth Drum
- Directed by Jennie Darnell.
- THE INITIATE
- Paines Plough
- Directed by George Perrin. Winner of a Fringe First Award.
- THE EMPTY QUARTER
- Hampstead
- Directed by Anna Ledwich.
- THE CENTRE
- Islington Community Theatre (now Company Three)
- Directed by Ned Glasier.
- WILD SWANS
- Young Vic and American Repertory Theatre
- Adapted from the memoir by Jung Chang. Directed by Sacha Wares.
- MY NAME IS TANIA HEAD
- Headlong
- Short play, part of ‘Decade’. Directed by Rupert Goold.
- UNBROKEN
- Gate Theatre
- Inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s La Ronde. Directed by Natalie Abrahami.
- THE ELEVENTH CAPITAL
- Royal Court Theatre
- Directed by Natalie Abrahami.

Audio

- Production
- Company
- Notes
- DESCENT
- Audible Originals
- Directed by Natalie Abrahami.
- THE DRIVING RAGE
- Paines Plough / National Trust
- Short audio play, part of ‘A Room of One’s Own’. Directed by Emma Callander.
- POPE’S GROTTO
- Paines Plough
- Part of ‘Come to Where I’m From’ series.
- TWELVE YEARS
- BBC Radio 4
- Produced by Lu Kemp.