Morna Young
@mornayoung.bsky.social
Playwright and screenwriter. Resident writer Traverse. Rep: Casarotto.
Now this is exciting! So delighted After Party is being published by Bloomsbury / Methuen 🎈 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/after-par...
After Party
None of you are brave enough to live,let alone die.Matriarch Vivienne Blackwood has always lived life on her own terms; much to the frustration of her fractured…
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So chuft to be part of the women led TravFest26 with After Party, co-produced by Traverse, Paines Plough and the Belgrade, directed by Katie Posner 🩷 theatreweekly.com/paines-ploug...
Paines Plough announces new play After Party by Morna Young - Theatre Weekly
Paines Plough has announced a major new production, After Party by Morna Young, co-produced with the Traverse Theatre and Belgrade Theatre
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So chuft to be part of the women led TravFest26 with After Party, co-produced by Traverse, Paines Plough and the Belgrade, directed by Katie Posner 🩷 theatreweekly.com/paines-ploug...
Paines Plough announces new play After Party by Morna Young - Theatre Weekly
Paines Plough has announced a major new production, After Party by Morna Young, co-produced with the Traverse Theatre and Belgrade Theatre
theatreweekly.com
Say hello to all the writers of our Spring 2026 Season! 👋 From exciting fresh voices to returning favourites, we are thrilled to work with 20 exceptional writers from Scotland and beyond! Our new season begins Mon 23 Feb, performing weekly at Oran Mor Glasgow. More details on our website 🎭🥧🍻
Great piece by Zinnie here: “I remember, early in my career, being told by an older female playwright that our gender costs us a star in the star rating every time.” www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/gend...
Zinnie Harris on gender-biased reviews
If the critical response to plays is gender-biased, it sends a message to women writers about whether theatre is still a place where their experiences can be expressed, says Zinnie Harris
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A new wee daft play from me for next season’s A Play, A Pie and A Pint about a woman in pursuit of a sense of humour. Delighted, as always, to be back at Oran Mor ❤️ playpiepint.com/whats-on/eve...
I’m so chuft to have written this week’s River City eps, airing today and Wed on BBC Scotland. Writing a double episode for the first time was a gorgeous experience, and it’s been a joy to keep developing as a writer on the show. I absolutely love it ❤️
And the Hugo Berge fund, 400+ applicants for grants of £5K– 5 will be successful. Unsustainable odds, and the over-subscription is more evidence of the crisis. There is almost no trickle down, with the important exception of supporting work from other cultures.
“Individual artists don’t wear ‘closed’ signs”. I think that @alecfinlay.bsky.social is starting a really important conversation in the below about the current lack of freelance work. Opportunity is scarcer than ever, and every freelancer I’ve spoken to is feeling the pressure of “what next?”.
I’m a bit late in posting this (life!) but my 6th episode of River City, opening the new season, is now available on BBC iPlayer. Writing for River City was a dream of mine, and I feel so grateful to have had the opportunity to be part of such a brilliant team these past few years ❤️
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BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship.
BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members
Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship.
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Elena Witham MSP speaking in today's debate in Scottish Parliament about BBC Scotland’s decision to end River City. Our campaign to save the show received cross-party support & our petition has almost 12,000 signatures. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/tell-bbc-scotland-to-save-river-city
The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK’s main subsidised theatres has fallen by nearly a third over the past decade according to research by the BBC 👇
Number of productions staged by subsidised UK theatres drops 31% in ten years
The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres has fallen by nearly a third over the past decade according to research by the BBC
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Today is the anniversary of my dad Donnie being lost at sea. I was only five so it was a long time ago, but it’s still always a difficult one. Another year gone, but never forgotten. Here’s to you, dad 🥃
Meet the casts for this week's First Look readings! 🎉 This lovely lot will be bringing Morna Young and Jess Brodie's new plays to life for the very first time. Don't miss this unique opportunity to witness the early stages of these scripts in development. 📅 Tue 8 & Thu 10 Apr, 7PM
Hear a bit more about Rose Tinted by Morna Young ahead of its First Look reading next Tuesday! 🌹 A story of trauma, an imaginary friend, and the colour pink, Rose Tinted explores the choice between fantasy and reality. 📅 Tue 8 Apr, 7PM
There is a really easy to use template here for emailing MSPs about River City ❤️ equity.eaction.org.uk/SaveRiverCit...
Save River City
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NEW: A campaign to save the BBC Scotland show River City has been backed by multiple MSPs from across political parties, including Culture Secretary Angus Robertson.
Culture Secretary joins campaign against BBC decision to axe River City
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Ahead of the First Look reading of Morna Young's new play Rose Tinted in April, why not catch up on the journey of the play coming together! Here she tells us about her creative process and what's gone in to the development of the script... 📰 www.traverse.co.uk/news/check-i...
Check-in with resident writer, Morna Young
Having heard from her earlier in the year about the start of the process, we wanted to give you an update on how she's getting on as part of the Peggy Ramsay/Film 4 Bursary..
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What am I reading? This is mental.
Shane Harris@shaneharris.bsky.social · last yr.In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
📢 JUST ANNOUNCED 📢 This April we're bringing you new work-in-progress plays as part of our new First Look readings. Be among the first to witness the early stages of scripts in development! 🌷 Rose Tinted by Morna Young, Tue 8 Apr @ 7PM 🌀 Gush by Jess Brodie, Thu 10 Apr @ 7PM
A lot will be made, and rightly, of the consequences of this for the industry here in terms of the future - but at the risk of stating the obvious, River City is also a vital employer of a vast and varied and experienced workforce right here and now. www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/riv...
BBC cancels another long-running soap – confirms River City ending next year
The axing follows earlier cuts to Holby City and Doctors.
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