About Samson Hawkins Books
Samson Hawkins is a playwright and theatre practitioner, originally from Northamptonshire. He is passionate about writing regional working-class comedies. Samson's play VILLAGE IDIOT, co-produced by Ramps on the Moon, has recently opened at Stratford East, following a successful run at Nottingham Playhouse and the New Wolsey, Ipswich. Samson is under commission to Royal & Derngate, and is a Resident Artist at Leicester Curve. His audio play FOR F*CK'S SAKE (I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU) was commissioned by Nottingham Playhouse. Samson has been a member of the Royal Court Writers Group, Soho Young Writers Lab, BBC Arts & Rural Media New Creative, Greyscale Writers Group and the Soho Writers Alumni Group; and created and facilitated 'Secret Monday Group', Oxford's first theatre group for children with learning difficulties and neurodiversity.
