Writing Work
CV
In Development
'Gorllewin Gwyllt' - feature film in development with funding from Ffilm Cymru
TV pilot - comedy in development with BBC Wales
TV pilot - comedy-animation in pre-production, dates TBA
Professionally Produced
'Go On, Say Something in Welsh' - comedy sketch, BBC Sesh/BBC Wales, 2021
'Promposal' - romantic comedy short film, Slick Films, 2021
'Effectum Deducendi' - historical short film, Lewis McGregor, 2021
'Living at Home with Your Parents' - comedy sketch, BBC Sesh/BBC Wales, 2020
'Things Every Parent Says' - comedy sketch, BBC Sesh/BBC Wales, 2020
'When You're Single at Christmas' - comedy sketch, BBC Sesh/BBC Wales, 2019
'Welsh and Living in England' - comedy sketch, BBC Sesh/BBC Wales, 2019
'18-22, Attractive, Insecure' - comedy-drama, theatre, Grean Theatre, Etcetera Theatre, The Courtyard Theatre, 2017
Spec Scripts
'The House of Dinefwr' - historical drama, TV pilot, shortlisted by Channel 4's 4Stories, highly commended by Thousand Films in 2019
'The Return to Deheubarth' - thriller, radio
'Nant Farm' - historical drama, TV pilot, reached the final read stage of BBC Writersroom's Hartwood West Writers' Award 2018
'Me and Meg' - drama, short film, longlisted by It's My Shout/BBC Wales 2019
'The One' - romantic comedy, short film, longlisted by It's My Shout/BBC Wales 2019
'Saving Brunel' - comedy, short film, longlisted by It's My Shout/BBC Wales 2018
'Toll Gate' - historical drama, short film, longlisted by It's My Shout/BBC Wales 2018
Reviews
of previous writing work
★★★★★
“The story continues to unfold with great force, with countless dynamics at play - we watch, transfixed as harmony gives way to tension, and the differences in outlook that may have complemented one another in more innocent times, now boil over into feuds and risk dragging up long-buried frictions. […] It would take a very detached individual to see this play and not be moved, and a thoroughly impossible one not to be impressed.”
For '18-22, Attractive, Insecure', 2017.
★★★★
“In writing 18-22, Attractive, Insecure, Bethan Leyshon and Elaine O’ Dwyer have created roles that are valuable tools in the fight against dumb and demeaning roles for women.”
For '18-22, Attractive, Insecure', 2017.
★★★★
“18-22, Attractive, Insecure is really well written […] The production was very strong and [Leyshon and O’ Dwyer] will certainly go very far.”
For '18-22, Attractive, Insecure', 2017.