Juliet Gilkes Romero is an award-winning writer for stage and screen.  She was Writer in Residence at the National Theatre 2022/2023 attached to the New Works Department.

Juliet is the recipient of the Alfred Fagon award for Best New Play 2020, the Roland Rees Bursary 2019, named in honour of the co-founder of the Alfred Fagon Award, the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Best Play Award 2009 and the BBC World Service Alexander Onassis Research Bursary.

Her plays include; The Gift a retelling of Medea filmed for Jermyn Street Theatre’s 15 Heroines of Greek Tragedy season 2020, The Whip performed at the RSC’s Swan Theatre 2020,  Day of The Living performed at The Other Place as part of RSC’s Mischief Festival 2018, Upper Cut at the Southwark Playhouse 2015, At The Gates of Gaza, Birmingham Repertory Theatre & tour, winner of the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Best Play Award 2009.

Screen and audio include – Soon Gone; A Windrush Chronicle co-produced by Sir Lenny Henry’s production company Douglas Road and the Young Vic Theatre, and One Hot Summer broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

Juliet has an MA in Writing For Performance from Goldsmiths College, London University. She is currently an MA Writing for Performance associate lecturer. Juliet is a Trustee at HighTide theatre and the Film & Television Charity.

Website: Juliet Gilkes Romero | Instagram: @JulietGilkesRomero