Tanya Ronder

Tanya is a celebrated playwright who trained at RADA and spent fourteen years working as an actress before turning to writing in 2006.

Her 2007 adaptation of DBC Pierre's Booker-prize winning novel, Vernon God Little, was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Play as well as a What's On Stage Award for Best New Comedy and was revived by the Young Vic in 2011 as part of their anniversary season.

In 2009, she adapted JM Barrie's much-loved children's book, Peter Pan, which played to critical acclaim at Kensington Gardens' twelve hundred seat tent and then moved to the O2 for Christmas before touring America in 2010.

Tanya also writes for screen. In 2008 she wrote the short film King Bastard and worked on a feature with producer Dixie Linder titled Random in 2010.