Judy Upton

Judy has won several theatre writing awards including The George Devine Award for ASHES AND SAND and the Verity Bargate Award for BRUISES. Her stage plays include: ASHES AND SAND, Royal Court; THE SHOREWATCHERS’ HOUSE, Red Room at BAC; BRUISES, Royal Court; SUNSPOTS, BAC; PEOPLE ON THE RIVER, The Finborough; TO BLUSHER WITH LOVE, Channel Theatre; KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, Red Room at BAC; CONFIDENCE, Birmingham Rep; SLIDING WITH SUZANNE, Royal Court/Out Of Joint; TEAM SPIRIT, National Theatre; THE GIRLZ, Richmond Orange Tree; GABY GOES GLOBAL, New Wimbledon Theatre; FLICK TO KICK, Cambridge Hotbed Festival; NOCTROPIA, Hampstead Theatre; LAZARUS for the Durham Mystery Plays and COME TO WHERE I’M FROM for Paines Plough. Judy has also had seven original plays broadcast on BBC Radio 4, including 2019’s Play Of The Week THE BULBUL WAS SINGING.

Judy’s first feature film ASHES AND SAND was produced by Open Road Films/Matador Pictures. It was directed by Bob Blagden and starred Nick Moran and Lara Belmont. ALL IN THE MIND, an original 15 minute TV drama was screened on BBC1. She won ‘Cobravision: Make Your Mark In Film’ with a web series: MY IMPRISONED HEART that was produced and premiered at the Edinburgh Festival as a 50 minute film and shown on Propeller TV. A ten-minute screenplay EXPOSED was produced as one of Screen South’s Digital Shorts, directed by Sue Dunderdale. Judy has received Development Funding from Creative England for a feature length screenplay, a thriller ATLANTA-GEORGIA.

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

Film

Production
Company
Notes

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
Screened as a series by Propeller TV

THE HORSES OF CROSSNESS
BBC South East

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

ASHES AND SAND
Dir. Bob Blagden

BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE
Dir. Beryl Richards

AUTOPORTRAIT
Developed on PAL Lab. Won Euroscript Screen Story Competition

KENT HORSES (Doc)
BBC South East

Theatre

Production
Company
Notes

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
Dir. Tish Garland

NOCTROPIA
Hampstead Theatre
Dir. 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
Hotbed Festival
Dir. Holly Race

MARY LEONTI
Steyning Theatre Trail

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
Dir: David Prescott

THE BALLAD OF A THIN MAN
Dir. Philip Dart

HOTMAIL FROM HELSINKI
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
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

Audio

Production
Company
Notes

Peer Productions
part of their Forgotten Women podcast project

BBC Radio 4

Hand To Mouth Theatre

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

About Judy Upton

In Development

Film

Theatre

Audio