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Sam Grabiner

Writer

Represented by:

Jessica Stewart

Sam Grabiner is an Olivier Award winning playwright, whose debut play Boys on the Verge of Tears was produced at Soho Theatre in a production directed by James Macdonald. He is the winner of the Verity Bargate Award and The Stage Debut Award for Best Writer.

He is the 2024-25 Writer-in-Residence at The National Theatre Studio and is under commission at Manhattan Theatre Club. He is a MacDowell Fellow, and a graduate of the clown school L’ecole Philippe Gaulier.

His next play, Christmas Day, directed by James Macdonald, will be at the Almeida Theatre in December 2025.

His plays are published by Faber & Faber.

Alongside his theatre work, he is developing his debut feature with 2AM/BBC Films and a number of original television projects.

Credits

THEATRE
Production (role):
CHRISTMAS DAY
Company:
Almeida Theatre
Project details:
9 Dec 2025 - 10 Jan 2026

Directed by James Macdonald
Date: 2024
Production (role):
BOYS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS
Company:
Soho Theatre
Project details:
Directed by James Macdonald

* Winner of the Verity Bargate Award
* Winner of the Best Writer Award at the 2024 Stage Debut Awards
* Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
TELEVISION
Production (role):
THE MENDELSSOHNS
Company:
Expanded Media
FEATURE FILM
Production (role):
UNTITLED FEATURE FILM PROJECT
Company:
2AM / BBC Film

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date:
    Production (role): CHRISTMAS DAY
    Company: Almeida Theatre
    Project details: 9 Dec 2025 - 10 Jan 2026

    Directed by James Macdonald
  • Date: 2024
    Production (role): BOYS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS
    Company: Soho Theatre
    Project details: Directed by James Macdonald

    * Winner of the Verity Bargate Award
    * Winner of the Best Writer Award at the 2024 Stage Debut Awards
    * Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
  • Production (role)
    Company
  • Production (role): THE MENDELSSOHNS
    Company: Expanded Media
  • Production (role)
    Company
  • Production (role): UNTITLED FEATURE FILM PROJECT
    Company: 2AM / BBC Film
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