Lisa Evans

Lisa Evans was trained as an actor at the Guildhall School of Speech and Drama after which she worked in radio, stage and TV in Britain and the USA before becoming a playwright. She has written over 30 produced plays, several of which have won awards. She has been Resident Writer for Theatre Centre, Temba Theatre Co. and Associate Writer for Theatre by the Lake Keswick. She also writes for television, radio and film and runs the acclaimed West London Writers Group.

Winner of Writers Guild Award 2011 for Best Play for Children and Young People for THE DAY THE WATERS CAME and in 2017 the same award for RISE UP. She works as a facilitator with the Royal Literary Fund [RLF] running workshops for schools and in the social sector. She is a former RLF Writing Fellow at Brunel University, St Mary's University and the University of West London.