Biography

Shaun Duggan's writing career began at the age of 16, when his play William, inspired by The Smiths song of the same name, was produced at London's Royal Court Theatre Upstairs as part of their Young Writers' Festival, 1986. Shaun was befriended by his hero, Morrissey, who also interviewed him about the play on Channel 4's The Tube. Shaun continued to write other stage plays for the Liverpool Everyman and the Playhouse, including It's Nearly June, A Brusque Affair, All Lips and Sex; and Boy, (winner of the Liverpool Echo and Daily Post Best Writing Award), which went on a UK tour before transferring to the Lyric Studio, London. Shaun has also written extensively for television, he spent 8 years writing for Brookside (where his claim to fame was writing the 'lesbian kiss'), and four years at EastEnders. Other television work includes - Is Harry On The Boat (Sky), Maisie Raine, (BBC) Waterloo Road (BBC), Jiggery Pokery (BBC), and High Rise, Low Life (Channel 4). His latest play Drama Queen was produced at Liverpool's Unity Theatre in 2008.
- IMDb mini biography by: WC