Vlad Butucea is a Glasgow-based, Romanian-born playwright and screenwriter. He was mentored by Playwrights’ Studio Scotland, and holds a Masters in Playwriting and Dramaturgy from the University of Glasgow. Vlad made his professional debut writing one part of National Theatre Scotland’s sci-fi trilogy Interference (2019). Recently, he co-wrote the film/stage hybrid The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (National Theatre ofScotland, Selkie Production, Sky Arts), and was a contributing writer on Ghost Light (Edinburgh International Festival, National Theatre of Scotland). His new play Silkworm, a Pearlfisher x The Byre Theatre co-production in association with Assembly Festival, won a 2022 Fringe First Award.

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