Writer

I'm drawn to stories that explore class, identity, dysfunctional families, addiction, trauma, grief, healing, friendship, power and belonging... it helps if they're funny.

My play Happiness is a Cup of Tea premiered at Vault Festival, transferred to Pleasance Courtyard, then toured nationally in 2017.

I adapted and directed four shows for my immersive dining company Scripts for Supper: Twelfth Night, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and The Wind in the Willows.

My sitcom Living Proper reached the quarter-finals of the 2025 BBC Female Pilot Club Comedy Initiative.

My short film Way Out (co-written with Ezra Dobson) was a 2026 Miraban Film Pitch Fund finalist.

I'm currently developing a 1970s period drama set in a London squat, alongside a sitcom, a horror comedy, and two other shorts.

And I recently finished the Life in the Story intro to screenwriting and TV episodic writing courses.

ANNIEHLMCKENZIE@GMAIL.COM