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MORGAN LLOYD MALCOLM
Morgan is a playwright and screenwriter. She was commissioned by The Globe to write Emilia which became a hit show in summer 2018 before transferring to the West End in 2019, winning three Olivier awards. Her feature adaptation of her play The Wasp, starring Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer and directed by Guillem Morales, was released in 2024 following a showing at the Tribeca Festival.
Morgan’s previous stage credits include Belongings and The Wasp, both produced by the Hampstead Theatre and Trafalgar Studios. Belongings was shortlisted for The Charles Wintour Most Promising Playwright Award. More recently Morgan wrote Typical Girls, set in a women’s prison and featuring the music of The Slits (Sheffield Crucible, 2021); Mum (Plymouth Theatre Royal and Soho Theatre, 2021); and When the Long Trick’s Over (produced by High Tide for New Wolsey Theatre and UK tour, 2022). She also
co-wrote the book for new musical Cake, which was performed in London in 2023 and 2024 following an initial tour in 2022. Morgan runs a theatre company called Terrifying Women with Abi Zakarian, Sampira and Amanda Castro which produces new horror plays written by women.
Morgan previously adapted Damage by Josephine Hart for Moonage and Gaumont (produced as Obsession by Netflix) and is working on a number of new script projects, including a pilot for the BBC’s Spotlight initiative.