Debbie
Isitt

Debbie originally trained as an actor in the 1980s and was heralded as ‘The future of British Theatre' (The Guardian) when she wrote and directed a series of award-winning black comedies that took the Edinburgh Festival by storm.

She spent her youth touring the world with her internationally renowned theatre company, Snarling Beasties and after a successful run in London’s West End, Debbie’s play The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband is still performed all over the world. 

In 2005 Debbie won a BAFTA and an international EMMY for her adaptation of the Jacqueline Wilson novel The Illustrated Mum.

Most recently Debbie has created, written and directed four films in the Nativity series and has also adapted the series for the stage, Nativity: The Musical. Currently Debbie is working on Project Pink with Ivy Gate Films and Coventry Carol with Mirrorball Films.