Anita Vettesse
Anita is a regular writer for BBC’s River City and currently writer in residence at National Theatre of Scotland as part of the John Mather Trust Award. Her other work includes: Falling for BBC Radio Drama and You Really Got Me Going as part of The Break for BBC Three. Her theatre work includes: Ringroad (best new play nomination at The Critics Theatre Awards); Happy Hour and From The Air for Oran Mor; Melvin Bragg Made me do it for Paines Plough Theatre Company; News Just In/Hostage Taker for Random Accomplice; Eddie and The Slumber Sisters for Catherine Wheels/National Theatre of Scotland. She co wrote a new musical, Bingo, for Stellar Quines /Grid Iron Theatre Company which toured in Spring 2018 and is on the writing team of BBC Radio Scotland’s This Thing of Darkness which she co-created.
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2020
The Lager Ladies – a new musical being co-written for National Theatre Scotland
River City – BBC Scotland – 1 x 60 min scripts commissioned
2019
This Thing of Darkness – BBC Radio 4 – 4 x 37 min episodes commissioned
River City – BBC Scotland – 5 x 60 scripts commissioned
Ring Road – Oran Mor Theatre Glasgow – play revived. TV recording of the play licenced to Scottish Digital Channel
The Tennants Lager Ladies – National Theatre of Scotland- development commission
2018
The State Of It – The Comedy Unit. Freelance sketch writing
River City – BBC Scotland – 5 x 60 Scripts Commissioned including New Year Special
Eddie and the Slumber Sisters – Stage Commission Catherine Wheels Theatre Play Commissioned for Spring 2018 Tour
2017
The Break – BBC Three Series 3:3 “You Really Got Me”
Untitled – BBC Radio Scotland Development commission
Happy Hour – Oran Mor Theatre Play commission
Come to Where I’m From – Paines Plough Short play commissioned
Bingo! – Stellar Quines Theatre Musical play commissioned (co-written with Johnny McKnight)
River City – BBC 3 x 60 episodes commissioned and 1 x 60 full rewrite commission
2016
River City – BBC 2 x 60 episodes commissioned
Falling – BBC Radio play commissioned and produced by Kirsty Williams. Broadcast 2017.
Ring Road – Play Pie Pint / Traverse Theatre Nominated for best new play 2016 at CATS Awards
2015
Happy Hour – Oran Mor /Tobacco Factory and the Sherman Theatre Play produced by Suzie Armitage and Gethin Evans
News Just in / Hostage – Random Accomplice