Vicky Jones
Born1978 (age 44–45)
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
OccupationTheatre director
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham

Vicky Jones (born 1978)[1] is an English actress, stage director playwright and screenwriter, who is the co-artistic director of DryWrite Theatre Company, along with her frequent collaborator Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Early life

Jones was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.[1] She attended the University of Birmingham, studying international politics.[1]

Career

While working as a director, Jones met Phoebe Waller-Bridge and became friends while working on theatre productions.[2] The two founded and became co-artistic directors of DryWrite Theatre Company.[3] In 2013, Jones directed Waller-Bridge's stage production, Fleabag, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Fleabag was later adapted as a television series for BBC and Amazon Prime Video.[4] Jones wrote the episode Don't I Know You? for Killing Eve in 2018.

Jones wrote the series Run for HBO in 2020 starring Merritt Weaver and Domhnall Gleeson.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Williams, Holly (10 July 2018). "Fleabag's Vicky Jones: 'After #MeToo, I feel people are more ready to talk about my debut play The One'". The Stage. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Dietrich, Paul (20 February 2014). "Fleabag's Vicky Jones and Phoebe Waller-Bridge: The One explores cruelty in love". Metro. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Leszkiewicz, Anna (18 August 2016). ""I always want to go darker": Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Fleabag, slutty pizza and guinea pig murder". New Statesman. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Gillinson, Miriam (20 August 2019). "Fleabag's Vicky Jones: 'Porn was the thing that kept coming up '". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Otterson, Joe (6 March 2019). "HBO Orders Comedy 'Run' From Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Vicky Jones to Series". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2019.


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