Alice Birch

Theatre includes: La Maladie de la Mort (Bouffes du Nord); Anatomy of a Suicide, Ophelia’s Zimmer, Revolt. She said. Revolt again (Royal Court Theatre); We Want You To Watch (National Theatre); The Lone Pine Club (Pentabus); Little Light (Orange Tree); Little on the inside (Almeida/Clean Break); Salt (Comedie de Valence); Many Moons (Theatre503).
Film includes: Lady Macbeth (Nominated Outstanding Debut & Best British Feature BAFTA 2018, Nominated Best International Film Spirit Awards 2018, Winner 5 British Independent Film Awards 2017 including Best Screenplay, Winner Discovery Award European Film Awards 2017, Winner International Critic’s Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) at San Sebastian International Film Festival 2016, Winner Critic’s Choice Award for Best First Feature at Zurich Film Festival 2016, Winner Best Screenplay at Turin Film Festival).
Other Awards include: Winner Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2018, Finalist 2015 and 2012; George Devine Award (Revolt. She said. Revolt again); Arts Foundation Award for Playwriting. In 2016, Alice was selected as one of the Creative England 50, a shortlist of individuals and companies judged to be the country’s most inventive, innovative and creative minds. In 2015 Alice was nominated for Friedrich Luft Prize.
Alice is currently under commission to Paines Plough, The National Theatre, The Royal Court, The Almeida and Clean Break. She is writing an original pilot for Plan B. Her second feature will be an adaptation of the Graham Swift novel Mothering Sunday for Number 9 Films and Film 4. She will also adapt James Scott’s novel The Kept, Angelina Jolie is attached to star.
Alice is represented by Giles Smart at United Agents in the UK and by Rachel Viola and Geoff Morley at UTA in the US.