Biography of Paul Sellar

Paul was born in London and studied drama at Bristol University. His plays include: The Bedsit (featuring James Ellis) at the Tabard Theatre, transferring first to BAC as part of Time Out Critics Choice season and then on to The Assembly Rooms for the Edinburgh festival. Other plays at the Edinburgh Festival include: Dark is the Night, a stage adaptation of The Night Wire and The Waxwork which formed a double bill of mystery and suspense, and a comedy thriller Cell G159, that was revived the following year as The Dead Move Fast (featuring Sylvester McCoy). 2Graves (featuring Jonathan Moore) premiered at The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh 2006 before transferring to London where it re-opened The Arts Theatre. The production featured an original score from Oscar nominated composer Michael Nyman. 2Graves marked Paul's West End debut. Previous commissions have included The National Theatre and his work has been developed at the NT studio, The Bush Theatre, Soho Theatre (Studio) and the Old Vic. His plays have been produced in Dublin and Chicago. The Bedsit is published by Faber and Faber and The Dead Move Fast , 2Graves & Worlds End are published by Oberon Books. He is currently writing a play for BBC Radio 3 (The Wire) and an original screenplay for Warp X Films (A joint initiative with Film Four and the Uk Film Council).