“Plays are the marathon of scriptwriting. You fix on a point somewhere in the middle distance, and you start running, and you don't stop until you get to the end. The theory is that you have something you cannot not say: this is the engine that propels you through to the last page.”

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.