{"id":72584,"date":"2020-10-08T17:01:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T17:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=72584"},"modified":"2026-06-22T19:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:43:45","slug":"nicky-denovan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/playwrights\/nicky-denovan\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicky Denovan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-72584\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-72584-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-72584-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-72584-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-e347d8784909-72584\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNicky Denovan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-72584-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-72584-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-72584-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-89f16426b92c-72584\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nicky_Denovan.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nicky_Denovan.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nicky_Denovan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nicky_Denovan-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nicky_Denovan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nicky_Denovan-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nicky_Denovan-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\" \" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\"> <\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-72584-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-72584-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>Playwright<\/h3>\n<h3>Writing Plays for Kids<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-72584-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-72584-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-72584-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickydenovan.com\/\">Nicky Denovan<\/a> is a UK writer.<\/p>\n<p>Her work has been performed in playwriting, theatre and comedy festivals in the UK, Australia and the US, including the finals of the Snowdance\u00ae 10-Minute Comedy Festival and the Gala Finals of Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney and Short+Sweet Theatre Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>She was the overall winner of the Pint-Sized Plays 2017 international writing competition, shortlisted for the British Theatre Challenge 2018, longlisted for the Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing in 2020, and named a Quarter-finalist for both the 2020 ScreenCraft Animation Screenplay Competition and 2020 ScreenCraft Stage Play Contest.<\/p>\n<p>Nicky\u2019s work is featured in the book <a href=\"https:\/\/pintsizedplays.org.uk\/index.php?id=155\"><em>Pint-Sized Plays Volume 5<\/em><\/a> and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Best-Ten-Minute-Plays-Acting-Institute\/dp\/1575259338\"><em>Best Ten Minute Plays of 2019<\/em><\/a>, published in the US by Smith &amp; 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