April De Angelis is an acclaimed writer whose extensive theatre work throughout the UK and beyond includes After Electra; Rune Gastronauts, Jumpy; an adaptation of Wuthering Height, A Laughing Matter, A Warwickshire Testimony, The Positive Hour, Playhouse Creatures, and The Life and Times of Fanny Hill. She’s currently under commission to the Rose Theatre, Kingston, the Royal Exchange, Manchester, and the National Theatre. De Angelis has also written the librettos for Flight (music by Jonathan Dove) and The Silent Twins, which was set to music by Errollyn Wallen. Her work for radio includes an adaptation of Life in the Tomb for BBC Radio 3 in 2014, a serialization of Peyton Place, Visitants for BBC Radio 4, and The Outlander for Radio 5, which won the Writer’s Guild Award in 1992.