about

Drew Taylor-Wilson [they/them] is a non-binary, neurodivergent, queer creative working in TV, Film and Theatre. They are an award winning theatre director, playwright, facilitator and theatre artist development specialist, trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. They have recently completed a Masters in TV Fiction Writing from Glasgow Caledonian University - after receiving the David McLellan full scholarship for the programme.

"A glittering colossus" [Metro] Drew writes to advocate for seldom heard voices, creating bold contemporary queer stories that de-stigmatise mental health difficulties. Their plays have been seen across the UK, they are a former performance poet and frequently bend genre and form in both screen and stage writing.

As a director/ facilitator, Drew makes socio-political performance with participants at all levels of experience [or none]. Their practice asks an audience to question their societal norms, engaging with low-brow glitz, crafted with sophisticated dramaturgy. Their work is blackly comedic, athletically delivered and beats with a poetic heart.

Drew is the former Artistic Director of Performance Collective Stranraer, one half of multi-art-form performance engine house COMPANY MANY, a founding co-director of Sanctuary Queer Arts and works freelance as a Director and Dramaturg, often with spoken word artists. Directing credits include: thick skin, elastic heart [Sonnet Youth/Company Many - Scottish Tour 2019/20], Suffering From Scottishness [Kevin P. Gilday / HighTide / Assembly 2019], Remote Control [Performance Collective Stranraer / National Theatre of Scotland 2018], Avoidable Climbing [Citizens Theatre TAKE ME SOMEWHERE award winner 2017], Hopeless [Leyla Josephine 2018/19], HOWL(ing) [Arches/Glasgay/Mental Health Festival 2014], 44 STORIES [Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 Cultural Festival], JAMP [Scottish Tour/National Theatre/Theaterszene Festival Cologne 2010-12]

Assistant director credits include: The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other [Wils Wilson/Janice Parker – Royal Lyceum Edinburgh 2018] Ragnarok [Hal Chambers – Eastern Angles 2014], The Salon Project [Stewart Laing – Untitled Projects/Citizens Theatre/SPILL Festival and Barbican Theatre/Traverse Theatre 2011-13], Used To Be Slime [Hilary Westlake – Surge Scotland 2010] and What We Know [Pamela Carter – Traverse Theatre 2009]

Drew has facilitated and/or directed productions for British Youth Music Theatre [formerly YMTUK], Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Scottish Youth Theatre, New College Lanarkshire BA Programme, Royal Lyceum Edinburgh Education, Apples and Snakes, The Garage Norwich, Strangetown Edinburgh, Dance House Glasgow, Dundee Rep Engage, Aberdeen Performing Arts and San Francisco Repertory Theatre.

Drew has been commissioned by Take Me Somewhere [Glasgow], Brighton International Festival, Commonwealth Games 2014 Cultural Festival.

Drew is currently working as a dramaturg and director with River City star Kirsty Pickering on their first solo show WAVER. They are currently working with University West of Scotland, East 15 Acting School and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as a guest lecturer, consulting with Scottish Ballet and the National Museum of Scotland on ongoing outreach projects and their first TV show has been optioned by Stampede Ventures, Los Angeles. Drew is currently developing a new theatre production for yougn audiences with Jersey Arts Centre and The Junction, Cambridge.