Anita Vettesse
Anita writes for BBC’s River City. Other work includes: Falling for BBC Radio Drama and You Really Got Me Going as part of The Break, Series III for BBC Three. She has recently begun writing sketches for The Comedy Unit’s new pilot, The State of It. Her theatre work includes: Ringroad which was nominated for best new play 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 and has recently co written a new musical, Bingo, for Stellar Quines /Grid Iron Theatre Company which toured in Spring 2018. Anita has just become writer in residence at National Theatre of Scotland as part of the John Mather Trust Award.
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2019
River City – BBC Scotland – 3 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