Alan Harris

Who is Alan Harris?

Alan Harris is a Welsh playwright. His play A Good Night Out in the Valleys launched the new National Theatre Wales in March 2010 and he has worked with theatre companies throughout the United Kingdom.

He also wrote The Opportunity of Efficiency - the first international collaboration for National Theatre Wales with the New National Theatre Tokyo. The play was staged at the New National Theatre Tokyo's The Pit stage in 2013 and was directed by NTW artistic director John McGrath.

Manga Sister, a contemporary dance opera, was staged by liveartshow at The Yard, London and the same venue staged a re-telling of Rhinegold by the same company in 2012. The Journey, an opera for the Welsh National Opera, was commissioned by the company’s MAX department and staged in June, 2010.

Radio plays include The Gold Farmer for BBC Radio 3's The Wire season, The Lighthouse and Wolf, both for BBC Radio 4. Harris was commissioned by Paines Plough as part of their Come To Where I’m From tour.

His debut stage play, Orange, was commissioned and produced by Sgript Cymru and he has worked with companies including Pentabus, Hijinx Theatre, Sherman Cymru, Paines Plough, and The Operating Theatre Company.