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Theatre, Film and TV
Jessica Cooper
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Sarah
Solemani
Screenwriter, executive producer, actress and activist.
She was born in London to a Persian Jewish father and Northern Irish mother and is currently living in the States.
Her shows include upcoming C4 comedy-drama Chivalry, which she's co-created/wrote and stars in with Steve Coogan and Ridley Road for BBC One and PBS.
Past credits include The Secrets - The Conversation, produced by Working Title for the BBC, and Aphrodite Fry, produced by Ruby Pictures for Sky, which was described by Metro as 'a British answer to Girls'. She has also written on the hit HBO show Barry, which won a WGA award for Best New Series, and was nominated for multiple Emmys.
As a playwright, Sarah's work has been performed at the National Youth Theatre, Soho Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith, Arcola, Southwark Playhouse, Old Vic, Theatre503 and the Public Theatre, New York.
She is currently adapting Mary Trump’s book; she has a new drama in development with the award-winning producer Nicola Shindler (Quay Street) and she is adapting Reconstructing Amelia for HBO with David E Kelley.
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Theatre, Film and TV
Jessica Cooper
+44 (0)20 7393 4488
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Chivalry is a quality, precision-engineered piece of work by a duo with extraordinary chemistry, both on- and off-screen, in the writers’ room.
Lucy Mangan
The Guardian on Chivalry
Chivalry’s script has witty fun in these grey areas, and though the topic couldn’t be more contemporary, the sparky exchanges between Cameron and Bobby are reminiscent of old-style screwball comedies, with sassy characters trading pointed zingers. The result is a funny, relevant show bursting with great performances.
Steve Bennett
Chortle on Chivalry
Grabbed the viewer by the chops from its startling opening scene, and held on until the closing credits...This is a thriller and a love story and, as Sunday night fare, like a sip of champagne after weeks of supermarket cola.
Carol Midgley
The Times on Ridley Road
A gripping and exceedingly tense series
Rachael Sigee
iPaper on Ridley Road
CV
Television
Writer & Creator
Comedy-drama take on the "MeToo" movement.
An adaptation of Jo Bloom's novel of the same name, Ridley Road follows the life of young a young Jewish hairdresser who moves to London after the death of her father. A story that explores life and love within the Jewish community in 1960's London.
Adaptation of Caitlin Davies non-fiction book about women in Holloway Prison.
On the eve of their wedding, Charlotte's fiancée confesses a secret which leaves her questioning everything.
Original romantic comedy pilot set in Brighton.
Writer & Executive Producer
An adaptation of the novel by Kimberly McCreight.
Writer & Producer
Comedy about a depressed hitman.
Writer & Director
Set on one night on the New York subway, the episode tells the story of Basquiat and Madonna.
Writer
Riches to rags story about a fading British aristocrat who loses her Castle and falls through the London housing crisis.