Come To Where I Am: Phil Ormrod

4 June 2020

Phil Ormrod is a playwright and screenwriter. He originally trained as a director at LAMDA and the NT Studio, before working at Northern Stage on an RTYDS Bursary.Theatre credits include Isaac Came Home from the Mountain (Theatre 503), Exiles (Alpine Fellowship), Lucy and the Hawk (Northern Stage/Ovalhouse) and Mary Whitehouse Looks Down From Wherever (CPT).

He is currently developing an original series with STV.

An office room - there's an overflowing bookshelf next to a clean desk with an empty red office chair at it

A top tip on staying creative in lockdown: I’ve been having long phone conversations with people I normally wouldn’t speak to very often - and I’ve deleted all my social media. I appreciate that isn’t for everyone, but I’ve found it pretty amazing getting rid of all the noise, and thinking about one relationship at a time.

Tune in on 10th June to hear Phil's play: Come To Where I Am