Moira Buffini
Moira Buffini (born 1965) is an English dramatist, director, and actor known for advocating imaginative, large-scale theatrical works.
Born in Carlisle to Irish parents, she studied at Goldsmiths and trained as an actor at the Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Her acclaimed plays include Gabriel, Silence (winning the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize), and Dinner (Olivier Award nomination).
A founder member of the Monsterists, she promotes ambitious new writing in British theatre.
Buffini is also a prolific screenwriter, adapting works including Tamara Drewe, Jane Eyre, and her own play A Vampire Story into the film Byzantium.
All her plays are published by Faber.
