Billie Collins is a writer from the Wirral, based in Manchester. Their debut play TOO MUCH WORLD AT ONCE was produced by Box of Tricks in Spring 2023, opening at HOME Manchester before touring nationally.

Other recent work includes: PEAK STUFF (ThickSkin Theatre), which toured the UK in 2024 and was one of the winners of the Writers’ Guild, HighTide and the ITC’s New Play Commission Scheme and BELTANE which was selected to be one of the RSC’s 37 Plays programme in 2023.

Billie has previously written for CBBC, BBC Radio 4, and was shortlisted for the 2021 Papatango Prize. They are the Young Writers Lead at the Royal Exchange Theatre, and also work as a dramaturg and script reader for organisations across stage and screen. They have hosted panel discussions and Q&As for festival and events including Aesthetica, BFI FLARE and the London Film Festival.

They are published by Nick Hern Books.

THEATRE:

2024 – PEAK STUFF, ThickSkin Theatre
UK Tour, Winner of WGGB, ITC and High Tide New Play Commission Scheme
“…a rich analysis of alienation in the digital age” (★★★★, The Guardian)
“…a dazzlingly eloquent 90-minute monologue… blistering, passionate poetry…” (★★★★, The Scotsman)

2023 – TOO MUCH WORLD AT ONCE, Box of Tricks Theatre
UK Tour
“…a timely, richly theatrical piece that straddles the intimate and the epic with ease.” (★★★★, The Stage)

TELEVISION:

2023/4 – Episodes of MALORY TOWERS Series 5 & 6
King Bert Productions for CBBC

AUDIO:

2023 – SAGA, BBC Radio 4
Audio Drama North

2021 – SOMETHING LOST, Tales from Malory Towers Podcast
King Bert Productions for BBC Sounds

RESIDENCIES AND ATTACHMENTS:

2023/4 – Sheffield Theatres Bank Cohort

2022 – Associate Artist, Oldham Coliseum Theatre

2022 – BBC Writersroom Northern Voices

2020 – Script Lab, Film Hub North