Jon Brittain
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| Born | 1987 (age 38–39) |
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Jon Brittain (born May 1987) is an Olivier Award-winning playwright, comedy writer and director.
Early life
Brittain was born in Chester in the northwest of England and grew up in the Netherlands[1] where he attended the British School in The Netherlands. He graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BA in 2008.[3][4]
Career
Brittain's play Rotterdam received its world premiere at Theatre503 in October 2015[5] and subsequently received an Off West End Award nomination for Best New Play.[6] In 2017, the play won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre.[7] He was also nominated for the Evening Standard's Charles Wintour Award for the Most Promising Playwright.[8] Previously, he co-wrote and directed the hit show Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho, starring Matt Tedford.[9] He also directed stand-up comedian John Kearns' Fosters' Award winning shows Sight Gags for Perverts and Shtick.[10] Jon also directed Tom Allen, Tom Rosenthal, Mat Ewins and Richard Gadd who won Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Scotsman Fringe First Award for New Writing based on his play Baby Reindeer. In television, he was a writer during season 2 of The Amazing World of Gumball, Netflix’s The Crown and has created and starred in HodgePodge.[11]
He wrote the book and lyrics for the musical Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!, with Matthew Floyd Jones (music and lyrics), and co-directed the West End production at the Ambassadors Theatre, London in 2024, produced by Francesca Moody.[12]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work(s) | Result | Refs |
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| 2016 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright | Rotterdam | Nominated | [8] |
| 2017 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre | Rotterdam - at Trafalgar Studios 2 | Won | [7] |
| Musical Theatre Review Award | Best Musical at Edinburgh Festival Fringe | A Super Happy Story (about feeling super sad) | Won | [13] | |
| 2019 | UK Theatre Awards | Best Show for Children and Young People | Billionaire Boy the Musical | Won | [14] |
| 2020 | The Offies | Best New Musical | A Super Happy Story (about feeling super sad) | Nominated | [15] |
| 2022 | Musical Theatre Review Award | Best Musical at Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! | Won | [16] |
References
- ^ a b "One and Other - The Irreverent Iron Lady". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.
- ^ Jupp, Emily (8 August 2017). "Playwright Jon Brittain: 'I've made the show I would want my friends with depression to see'". Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Creative Writing alumni A-C and published works". University of East Anglia.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Knights, Emma (26 March 2015). "UEA graduates' comedy musical mixes politics and cabaret". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ Hitchings, Henry (9 November 2015). "Rotterdam, review: Keenly concerned with transitions and upheaval". The Standard. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ 2015: Full Run: Plays: New Play - Jon Brittain - Rotterdam - The Offies
- ^ a b "Olivier Awards 2017: Winners in full". BBC News. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ a b Theatre, West End (13 November 2016). "Evening Standard Theatre Awards – Winners 2016 | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "Attitude Magazine - Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho review".
- ^ "The Skinny - In the Director's Chair".
- ^ Bloomsbury.Domain.Store.Site. "Jon Brittain: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)". www.bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Interview: Jon Brittain, writer & co-director of Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder!". West End Frame. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) wins Musical Theatre Review's Best Musical Award at Edinburgh Fringe". Musical Theatre Review. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ 2020 Finalists & Nominations - The Offies
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- ^ "Writers celebrate second Musical Theatre Review Award as Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder wins Best Musical at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022". Musical Theatre Review. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2026.