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Simon Longman is a writer from the West Midlands. His play Gundog recently premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, for which he won the George Devine Award for most promising playwright. In 2017 his play White Sky premiered at the Royal Welsh College before transferring to the Gate Theatre in London. Simon was the playwright in residence at Pentabus Theatre Company who toured his play Milked in 2015 to venues including the Soho Theatre, London and in November 2015 his play Sparks was on at the Old Red Lion Theatre, directed by Clive Judd. Simon is currently under commission to the Bush Theatre and Paines Plough. He was a member of the Royal Court Young Writer's Group in 2013 and in 2014 he won the Channel 4 Playwrights' Scheme.