Shaun Duggan(I)
- Writer
Shaun Duggan's writing career began at the age of 16, when his play
William, inspired by The Smiths song of the same name, was produced at
London's Royal Court Theatre Upstairs as part of their Young Writers'
Festival, 1986. Shaun was befriended by his hero, Morrissey, who also
interviewed him about the play on Channel 4's The Tube. Shaun continued
to write other stage plays for the Liverpool Everyman and the
Playhouse, including It's Nearly June, A Brusque Affair, All Lips and
Sex; and Boy, (winner of the Liverpool Echo and Daily Post Best Writing
Award), which went on a UK tour before transferring to the Lyric
Studio, London. Shaun has also written extensively for television, he
spent 8 years writing for Brookside (where his claim to fame was
writing the 'lesbian kiss'), and four years at EastEnders. Other
television work includes - Is Harry On The Boat (Sky), Maisie Raine,
(BBC) Waterloo Road (BBC), Jiggery Pokery (BBC), and High Rise, Low
Life (Channel 4). His latest play Drama Queen was produced at
Liverpool's Unity Theatre in 2008.