JASON DAVID

Screenwriter & Playwright

  • PANTS ON FIRE

    TV - Comedy drama - 60 mins

    The life of a government comms worker becomes complicated when a sudden affliction means all politicians can’t stop telling the truth.

    Longlisted by the BBC Open Call 2024

  • ART BOY

    Stage play - Comedy drama / magical realism

    A teenager discovers he can physically enter the world of classical paintings to talk with its subjects, an otherworldly skill he uses to escape a violent life and chase fame.

    Shortlisted by the Alfred Fagon ‘Best New Play of the Year’ Award 2024

  • CRAY BAY

    TV - Crime drama - 60 mins

    A detective navigates a new town, a missing person case, and his dad with dementia who insists he has killed someone. 

  • REFER-A-FIEND

    Short film - Dark comedy

    A petty theft turns into a sinister situation for a man who is cornered and told to change his ways or have his extramarital affairs revealed to his wife.

    Picked by ‘Get it Made’ 2022

  • WHAT DECLAN DID

    Short film - Political satire

    A government worker’s happy life of comfortable obscurity is disrupted when he is forced to step up in his job or step out of it.

    Spring 2022 Scriptwriters & Co Scratch Night Winner

  • RAGING HART

    Short film - Dark comedy

    A tragedy forces a family to have lunch in a local pub on Christmas day, where old beef with a side of resentment is served up in generous helpings.

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A scriptwriter who favours stories about class, race, and societies challenges through the lens of dark humour and fantasy.

This affinity stems from Caribbean, working class roots, and hundreds of hours absorbing every fantasy and sci-fi story ever written or filmed.

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News

  • Art Boy shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award

    27th November 2024

    The stage play is in the running to win the 'Best New Play of the Year' award for 2024 at the event hosted at the National Theatre.

    https://www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk/awards/2024-award/

  • Art Boy at Barons Court Theatre's Sunday Fix

    25th November 2024

    An excerpt of the stage play has been chosen to feature at the theatre in 2025.

  • Art Boy longlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award

    12th November 2024

    The stage play has been nominated for 'Best New Play of the Year' award supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation.

  • Pants on Fire Longlisted by the BBC Open Call

    15th May 2024

    The pilot was placed in the top 3% of scripts of the 4,643 they received.