Neil Bebber

Neil started writing 5 years ago, after winning ‘Script Slam' at Sherman Cymru for his first play Seven People. He has since received Guardian reviews for his plays Cul De Sac and Straight and has had work performed at Sherman Cymru, The Other Room Theatre (Young Artists Festival) and by Dirty Protest as well as Riverside Studios, the Old Vic Tunnels and Almeida Theatre in London.

He’s also won ‘Script Slam’ on two more occasions with his short plays Meat and Together. He is currently developing two speculative TV pilots, Cul De Sac and Hello Sunshine, as well as ideas for radio drama, having recently completed a seed commission, ARK for National Theatre Wales. He’s also developing two new plays, Perfectly Preserved and Rabbit (as featured in the scratch performance), and is working on a number of other speculative projects for stage and screen. He lives in Cardiff and is represented by Nick Quinn at The Agency in London.

Rabbit (Working title)

ACT 1: Explores the lives of a seemingly happy couple in their mid 30s, and how their sex lives are affected and distorted by boredom, the internet, societal expectations and an increasing realisation of the insignificance of the act in the absence of an urge to reproduce.

ACT 2: Following the tragic early death of the couple in Act 1, their respective mothers are tasked with clearing the house, exploring their mutual grief whilst sorting through things left behind, including a recently discovered "sex cupboard".

Part of the Your Room season, 5 weeks of glorious activity celebrating the ambition and artistry within Cardiff and beyond. It begins with Blue Sky Scratch, three weeks of carefully chosen scratch performances from brilliant Welsh companies and artists.