Ed Edwards

Ed Edwards is a writer who has published five novels, a children's book and worked for various continuing TV dramas. His plays include England & Son (Edinburgh Fringe & Manchester HOME, 2023) and The Political History of Smack and Crack (Edinburgh Fringe & Soho Theatre, 2018). He has had several original plays broadcast on Radio 4 as well as short films on Channel 4 and BBC2. He is co-artistic director of Most Wanted Theatre, which he runs along with Eve Steele.

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England & Son

A one-man play about disaster capitalism, empire, Thatcherite politics, stolen youth, stolen wealth and a working-class boy who just wants his dad to smile at him. First performed by the celebrated political comedian Mark Thomas in Paines Plough's Roundabout during the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Political History of Smack and Crack

An angry and passionate play chronicling the fallout for communities crushed by the heroin epidemic at the height of Thatcherism.