Yolanda Mercy is an Award Winning British Nigerian, writer and performer from London. Her TV writing work has been has nominated for a BAFTA, WGGB and Broadcast Award.  She also won the Edinburgh TV festival/New Voices Award “Debut TV Writer award”. Yolanda originally began creating work within theatre, and has expanded her practice to TV, film and Audio. Her passion and talent in crafting stories has led Yolanda to be invited into writers rooms, as well as book adaptations. She is currently developing her debut feature film, alongside original projects for TV and theatre.

Previously Mentored by Anne Mensah (Bafta Mentoring scheme).

Awards and Affiliations

JMK Mentee
Soho theatre six
Associate Artist Ovalhouse
Film 4 Playwright award Winner
Underbelly Untapped Award Winner
Summerhall’s Meadows Award Winner

Credits

FEATURE FILM

(Title TBA) Current
Writer
Turnover films

SHORT FILM

(Title TBA) current
Writer
Director Saorla Houston 

TV

Queenie Current
Writers room and episode commission
Channel 4/ Disney 

(Title TBA) Current
Co – writer and Creator with Dan Braham

In Black and White Current
Writer and Creator
Book adaption  

I am not your baby mother
Writers room and treatment commission

(Title TBA)
Writers room and treatment commission
Gaumont/ Netflix 

(Title TBA)
Writersroom for a comedians sitcom
ITV 

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Script commission
Channel 4 

Quarter Life Crisis
Script commission

BBW
Writer and creator
Director William Stephan Smith

RADIO

Between Two places
Writer and Director
BBC Radio 4 

World of Curls
Co writer and director with Jade Lewis
BBC Radio 4 

THEATRE

Failure project Current
Writer/director

Big gal Tings Current
Writer/director
ATYP/ British Council 

Supper club Current
Writer/director
Arc Stockton 

The Lies you Tell
Writer
Hightide/film 4 

Who prays for the preacher
Writer
Soho Theatre  

Quarter Life Crisis
Writer
Director Jade Lewis
UK and International Tour 

On The Edge of Me
Writer
Director Jade Lewis
UK tour