Shaun Kitchener
Shaun Kitchener is an English stage and screen writer, and journalist.
Career
[edit | edit source]Kitchener studied English literature and drama at The University of East Anglia,[1] before completing the young writers' programme at the Royal Court Theatre.[2] In 2015, his debut full-length play Positive - in which he also performed - was staged at Park Theatre, London,[3][4] after earlier versions were self-produced for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and London's Waterloo East Theatre.[5] For the latter production, he was nominated for Most Promising New Playwright at The Offies.[6]
In 2016, one of his spec scripts was a winner of the BAFTA Rocliffe prize for TV Comedy,[7] and in 2017 he joined the writing team of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. He has written over 60 episodes as of 2024.[8]
In 2018, his play All That was produced at the King's Head Theatre, London, and in 2021 it was revived as the same theatre's Queer Season headliner.[9] For the latter production, Kitchener received an Offies nomination for Best New Play,[10] but the final week of performances was cancelled due to a cast member testing positive for COVID-19.[11] Sister Dating Swap, a television film he wrote for Reel One Entertainment, was released to Amazon Freevee in 2024.[12] In March 2024, his debut short film Toothbrush, which he wrote and directed, had its world premiere at BFI Flare.[13] It was nominated for Best Drama Short at New York CineFest in April 2025.[14]
In January 2024, he was announced as the writer of Here & Now, the official jukebox musical for the British pop group Steps.[15] The show had its world premiere at Birmingham's The Alexandra in November 2024, and is scheduled to play at 30 further venues as part of a UK and Ireland tour in 2025-2026.[16]
As an entertainment journalist and columnist, Kitchener has written for outlets including Metro, PinkNews, Daily Mirror and Attitude.[17][18][19][20]
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