RoughHewn was founded by two dramaturgs and directors: Tamar Saphra & Tommo Fowler. 

Between us, we've been script readers for some of the UK's top new writing theatres:

And for these playwriting prizes:

Beyond our work for RoughHewn...

Tamar was a resident director at the Almeida Theatre from 2019-2020. As well as her theatre work, Tamar is a reader and script editor for TV. 

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Upcoming theatre directing projects include an adaptation of Racine’s Phaedra, in collaboration with playwright Emily Renée.

Tommo was Visiting Tutor on the MA Playwriting at City University, and works as a freelance dramaturg in Sheffield & London. 

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He recently developed a new piece of documentary theatre with an Israeli playwright and a Palestinian Human Rights Defender.

You can find more about our work as theatre directors here:

Arts journalist and theatre critic Holly Williams consults with us as an associate. 

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She writes as a freelancer for the New York Times, Independent, Financial Times, Observer, Mail on Sunday, Time Out, The Stage, WhatsOnStage and the Times Literary Supplement.

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Her debut novel, What Time Is Love?, will be published by Orion in May 2022.