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Jonathan has had a prolific award-winning career as a theatre maker and has now turned mainly to writing.  He adapted Dickens’ The Signalman for BBC radio b’cast on Christmas Day 2022 (“Pick of the Day” – The Times.  “one of the best audios of this year. 10/10” – Sci-Fi Bulletin.  “Jonathan Holloway’s dramatisation ticks all the right boxes” – Radio Times Review) and wrote a modern adaptation of Gaslight – the play that defined domestic coercive control (available as a podcast on BBC SOUNDS) – for Johnny Vegas’ Woolyback Productions with original music by Imelda May for b’cast February 2023. His spectral dramas No Conferring and The Affair at Grover Station are available online. He directed a stage version of The Signalman for Creation Theatre which played to full houses thoughtout March 2023 in Oxford and enjoyed an extended run. Jonathan is working for Brighton based Sweet Talk Productions writing a new play for Christmas 2023. In March/April 2023 Chung Ying Theatre Co produced his modern version of A Tale of Two Cities in Cantonese at Hong Kong’s Kowloon Cultural Centre. He and actor-musician Liam Grundy appear on the podcast ‘Walking Out’ on Podbean, Spotify and Amazon Music. All ten 60′ eps of Jonathan’s BBC adaptation of CP Snow’s ‘Strangers and Brothers’ and his Orwell season  (inc 1984) are now available on Audible.

Jonathan has 40 years of professional writing and direction behind him.  He managed an Edinburgh Fringe venue and performed in, directed, lit and wrote shows for 24 Edinburgh Festivals where he won three consecutive Scotsman Edinburgh Fringe First Awards.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA); won for the BBC a First Prize at the Prix Italia; is an Honorary Fellow of St Mary’s University College; won a Charrington London Fringe Award, The Stage’s Edinburgh Fringe Award, the Shakespeare Prize at The World Festival of Theatre in Chile and a UK DCMS Business in the Arts Award. He was Associate Artist at Kingston University and Associate Artist at Central School of Speech and Drama’s Centre for Excellence in Theatre Training.  He served for three years on the Board of the Edinburgh Fringe and also for three years on the Participant’s Council. He was a member of the Advisory panel of the National Campaign for the Arts. “99.9% pure theatrical magic” – Time Out Magazine    “Jonathan Holloway: pure art extract” – Sunday Times.  The Press on Jess Edwards‘ production of Jonathan’s reivention of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ produced by Francesca Moody at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival : ★★★★ – The Times:  ★★★★★ – British Theatre Guide:  ★★★★ – Three Weeks:  ★★★★ – Broadway Baby:  ★★★★★ – Views from the Gods:  ★★★★ – Everything Theatre.

Jonathan is represented by Rachel Daniels at Berlin Associates, London, England. 

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Jonathan has written 73 playscripts for BBC Radio Drama and SOUNDS, 33 professionally produced stage plays and directed 86 stage shows for the UK, HK, USA, Chile, Eire and Egypt. A list can be found under ‘CV’ in the dropdown menu above. Jonathan’s earlier work from 1977 onwards can be referenced from his CV.

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