Vicky Jones

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Vicky Jones
Born1978 (age 4647)
OccupationTheatre director, playwright and screenwriter
Alma mater University of Birmingham

Vicky Jones (born 1978) [1] is an English actress, stage director, playwright and screenwriter, who is the co-artistic director of DryWrite Theatre Company, along with her frequent collaborator Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

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Early life

Jones was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. [1] She attended the University of Birmingham, studying international politics. [1]

Career

While working as a director on theatre productions, Jones met and became friends with Phoebe Waller-Bridge. [2] The two founded and became co-artistic directors of DryWrite Theatre Company. [3] In 2013, Jones directed Waller-Bridge's stage production Fleabag, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Fleabag was later adapted as a television series for the BBC and Amazon Prime Video. [4] Jones wrote the episode "Don't I Know You?" for Killing Eve in 2018.

Jones wrote the series Run for HBO in 2020 starring Merritt Weaver and Domhnall Gleeson. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Williams, Holly (10 July 2018). "Fleabag's Vicky Jones: 'After #MeToo, I feel people are more ready to talk about my debut play The One'". The Stage . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. Dietrich, Paul (20 February 2014). "Fleabag's Vicky Jones and Phoebe Waller-Bridge: The One explores cruelty in love". Metro . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. Leszkiewicz, Anna (18 August 2016). ""I always want to go darker": Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Fleabag, slutty pizza and guinea pig murder". New Statesman . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. Gillinson, Miriam (20 August 2019). "Fleabag's Vicky Jones: 'Porn was the thing that kept coming up '". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. Otterson, Joe (6 March 2019). "HBO Orders Comedy 'Run' From Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Vicky Jones to Series". Variety . Retrieved 25 September 2019.