Conor Hunt

Conor (he/they) is a graduate of Central School of Speech and Drama and of the Dramatic Writing MA at Drama Centre, Central Saint Martins, where he/they gained a Distinction (2018).  His/their tutors at the Drama Centre included John Yorke, Rob Drummer and Lucy Kerbel and Tony Clarke.

Conor is particularly interested in everyday humour and celebrating ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.

Conor’s first stage play, THE F WORD, a story about life, friendship and a funeral, previewed at Theatre503, before a 4* + 5* run at the Edinburgh Fringe, then transferring to The Drayton Arms, London for a week’s run (2017).  THE F WORD was long-listed by BBC Writersroom (2017).

Conor’s 2020 stage play WHO CARES?, a comedy drama exploring unlikely friendships and a fight for equality even when the odds are set against you, ran at the Vault Festival 2020.  Lyn Gardner described it as ‘crucial theatre’.

Conor was commissioned by Boundless Theatre to write A GUIDE TO SURVIVING, as part of their October 2020 production (part of Headlong’s ‘Signal Fires’ project), working with Nassim Soleimanpour to send both virtual and physical fires, with the playtext, to young adults across the UK.

He/they have worked at the National Theatre Education Department, Frantic Assembly and Jamie Lloyd Productions/Ambassador Theatre Group and have extensive experience of community engagement.