Prasanna Puwanarajah is a writer and director for film, television and theatre.

He studied medicine at New College, Oxford, working extensively in the National Health Service and for Médicins du Monde before moving into writing and directing.

His debut play Nightwatchman premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2011, where he has also worked as an actor.

He was appointed Artistic Associate at the Donmar Warehouse in 2020.

Charlotte Pyke is an actress and translator. She has translated several Russian plays, including The Seagull (as Seagull) for the Arcola, The Government Inspector, Philistines and The White Guard for the National Theatre; Enemies, The Suicide and The Bath-House for the Almeida Theatre; and Uncle Vanya for Presence Theatre Company. As an actress she trained at the St Petersburg Academy of Dramatic Art, and LAMDA. Theatre includes: Philistines and Burnt by the Sun (National Theatre) Television includes: Spooks, A Single Father, Heartbeat, Holby City and The Bill.