Vicky Jones

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Vicky Jones
Born1978 (age 4445)
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
OccupationTheatre director
Alma materUniversity 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, Jones met Phoebe Waller-Bridge and became friends while working on theatre productions. [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 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]

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References

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