Jessica Hagan is a Ghanaian-British playwright and screenwriter. Her debut play QUEENS OF SHEBA, which started at the Camden People’s Theatre in 2017, recently embarked on a 2024 USA Tour, starting at The Lincoln Center, New York before transferring to Oklahoma and Maryland. In 2023, the play had a 2-week run at The Public Theater, New York and performed to sold out audiences. Queens of Sheba has won several awards for its sold-out UK tour in 2019. In 2020, the rights were optioned for television by Tiger Aspect Productions. Jessica is a recipient of the Writers Guild National Play Commission Scheme 2022 and is also a Jerwood Arts Fellow. Her second play BRENDA’S GOT A BABY premiered at New Diorama Theatre. In 2023, she was one of the four screenwriters chosen by the Realness Institute to participate in AuthenticA Series Lab, a 6-month program that culminated in a pitch session at the last Series Mania Forum. She successfully pitched her TV show, which was later optioned for TV by a UK/US production company. She now writes for screen and stage
