Hannah Low (Young Writer Commission)

Hannah is a Chinese-Scottish writer, actor and youth theatre practitioner based in Edinburgh Scotland who graduated in 2019 with a First Class BA(Hons) degree in Musical Theatre. Most recently, Hannah was selected as a mentee for Playwright’s Studio Scotland’s 2024 programme, working with Douglas Maxwell to develop a new play. Hannah makes vibrant, narrative-led, interdisciplinary work for stage. Her projects are currently supported by Vanishing Point and Imaginate, and funded by Creative Scotland and the Edinburgh City Council Diversity and Inclusion fund.

Since graduating, Hannah has been part of Traverse Theatre’s Creating Spaces and Young Writers programmes and is a recipient of Vanishing Points ‘Everyone is Creative’ grant. She was also selected for Framework Theatre’s Home: A Project for New Writers. As part of these programmes she has learnt from artists Shilpa T-Hyland, Mariam Omari, Hannah Lavery and Raman Mundair. Hannah is beyond delighted to be working with Wonder Fools and writing her first ever professionally commissioned play.