“I hope my pieces have an authenticity to them, but my job is to filter the world and tell a story, not to define and recreate exactly what's going on.”

Welsh playwright and screenwriter

Abi Morgan is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter. She is known for her work in television and film, including Sex Traffic, The Hour, Brick Lane, The Iron Lady, Shame and Suffragette. Her writing spans drama for the small screen and feature films, and she has built a reputation for stories that move between private lives and wider social pressures. The titles associated with her include both original television work and screenplays adapted for cinema.