Judy Upton

Writer

Agent

Julia Kreitman

NOVELS

SNIFF THEM OUT, BROWNLOW
Published by Hobart Books

WHAT MAISIE DIDN’T KNOW
published by Wrecking Ball Press

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN
published by Hobart Books

 

Lockdown plays and monologues 

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
Produced for YouTube by National e Theatr

THE WHITE HART
Produced for YouTube by Lights Down Productions
(winner of an ONCOMM Award)

URBAN FOXES
Produced for YouTube by Chalkroots Theatre

A CAT PROBLEM
Produced as a short film by Write Now Berlin

BUNTING
Produced as a short film by Tessa Walker

GOLDFISH
Produced as a short film by Write Now Berlin

BEES
Produced for Youtube by Queen Of Cups Productions

 

Current

NIGHTSWIMMING
Original Series

ATLANTA – GEORGIA
Funded by Creative England
Original Feature

Theatre

THE SPANISH FRIEND
Ink Festival
Dir. James Christopher

TRUE GRIT
The Brockley Jack
Dir. Roberta Zuric

MILK
Hen and Chickens
Dir. James Bounds

82 TO NORTH FINCHLEY
The Bread and Roses
Dir. Joanna Greaves

COME TO WHERE I’M FROM
Paines Plough
Dir. James Grieve

THE CHRISTMAS GOAT        
Wild Orchid Theatre at two Derbyshire venues,
Dir. Catherine Roth

LAZARUS
Durham Mystery Plays
Gala Theatre
Dir. Steve Gilroy

DICKENS GOT TALENT
Hampstead Theatre
Circus-theatre show
Dir. Tish Garland

NOCTROPIA
Hampstead Theatre
Original opera
Composer: Oliver Searle,
Director TonyClark

FLICK TO KICK (with Matt Merritt)
Cambridge Hotbed Festival
Dir. Paul Bourne

GABY GOES GLOBAL
New Wimbledon Theatre
Dir. Kirrie Wratten

PUSH THE BUTTON
Cambridge Hotbed Festival
Dir. Holly Race

MARY LEONTI
Steyning Theatre Trail
Dir Stephen Israel

UNDONE
Arundel Theatre Trail
Dir. Kirrie Wratten

ECHOES AND SHADOWS
Ropetackle Arts Centre
Dir. Martin Harris

GRANDMA WAS A MERMAID (L’Ouverture)
Musical
Dir. Ken Breinburg

TEAM SPIRIT (Plymouth Theatre Royal/ NT Connections)
Connections, dir: David Prescott

THE BALLAD OF A THIN MAN (Channel T.C. tour)
Dir. Philip Dart

HOTMAIL FROM HELSINKI (Vienna English Theatre)
Dir Philip Dart

SLIDING WITH SUZANNE (The Royal Court)
Dir. Max Stafford-Clark

EVERLASTING ROSE
Riverside Studios
Dir. Jenny Eastop

PIG IN THE MIDDLE (Y Touring)
Dir. Nigel Townsend

THE GIRLZ (Orange Tree Theatre)
Dir. George Ormonde

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (The Red Room at Battersea Arts Centre)
Dir. Lisa Goldman

CONFIDENCE (Birmingham Rep)
Dir. Tony Clark

PEOPLE ON THE RIVER (The Red Room)
Dir. Lisa Goldman

TO BLUSHER WITH LOVE (Channel T.C. at The Man in the Moon)
Dir. Philip Dart

STEALING SOULS (The Red Room)
Dir. Shabnam Shabazi

SUNSPOTS (The Red Room)
Dir. Lisa Goldman

BRUISES (The Royal Court)
Dir. Jane Howell

THE SHOREWATCHER’S HOUSE (The Red Room)
Dir. Lisa Goldman

TEMPLE (Orange Tree Theatre)
Dir. Sophie Boyack

ASHES AND SAND (The Royal Court)
Dir. Ian Rickson

Winner of the George Devine Award for ASHES AND SAND
Joint winner of the Verity Bargate Award for BRUISES
Three Guinnness/ Royal National Theatre ‘Ingenuity’ awards for SUNSPOTS,
PEOPLE OF THE RIVER, ; THE GIRLZ,
Winner of the Open Stages Competition,  with TO BLUSHER WITH LOVE
Winner of the Jack Langford Award for ONCE AROUND THE SUN

Screen

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Belton House
Interactive historical project

EXPOSED 
Screen South/Film Council Digital Short
Dir. Sue Dunderdale (15 mins)

MY IMPRISONED HEART
CobraVision Winner  (50 mins)
Screened as a series by Propeller TV

THE HORSES OF CROSSNESS (Documentary)
BBC South East

ALL IN THE MIND
15 minute ‘Brief Encounter’ original drama on BBC1

ASHES AND SAND 
Feature Film
Dir. Bob Blagden
Starring Nick Moran and Lara Belmont

BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE
Dir. Beryl Richards (10 mins)

AUTOPORTRAIT
Screenplay
Developed on PAL Lab.
Won Euroscript Screen Story Competition.

TOOTH AND CLAW
TV series idea won a PAWS AWARD

KENT HORSES (Doc)
BBC South East

Radio / Audio

OUT FOR THE COUNT (Peer Productions – as part of their Forgotten Women podcast project)
THE BULBUL WAS SINGING (BBC Radio 4, Play Of The Week, August 2019)
STORM IN A B CUP (Hand To Mouth Theatre)
BUNNY HOP (How To Be Young Again / Burning Man Festival)
THE MAN INSIDE THE SUITCASE (BBC Radio 4)
JELLY BABES (BBC Radio 4)
TISSUE MEMORY (BBC Radio 4)
LONG TIME MAN (BBC Radio 4)
ALIEN SISTER (BBC Radio 4)
ADRIFT (BBC Radio 4)

 

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