Anita Vettesse
Anita has just finished writing and co-creating BBC Radio 4’s crime drama, This Thing of Darkness and continues to write for BBC’s continuing drama, River City. Other work includes: Falling for BBC Radio Drama, You Really Got Me Going as part of The Break – short films Series III for BBC Three as well as being sketch writer 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; Bingo, a new musical for Stellar Quines /Grid Iron theatre company. Anita is also part of the writers room for Rapunzel for National Theatre Scotland as well as being writer in residence there as part of the John Mather Trust Award. She has also just finished a new play for Mull Theatre Company, Undocumented, to open their season in October.
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2020
Untitled – Mull Theatre – Play commissioned for digital production
The Lager Ladies – Musical book and lyrics commissioned for a new musical for National Theatre Scotland (co-written with Jonny McKnight)
River City – BBC Scotland – 2 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