Alecky Blythe

Alecky Blythe is a writer and actor who has worked in theatre, film, television, and radio. Alecky set up Recorded Delivery (Verbatim Theatre  Company). The term ‘recorded delivery’ has now become synonymous with the verbatim technique she employs.

Blythe’s first play, Come Out Eli, premiered at the Arcola Theatre in 2003 and won the Time Out Award for Best Production on the Fringe. It later transferred to the BAC for the Critics’ Choice Season. Blythe wrote the acclaimed 2011 musical London Road, and she co-wrote and co-directed The Riots; In their Words, a drama documentary for BBC2. She later adapted London Road into a feature film with Cuba Pictures, BBC Films, and BFI.

Alecky Blythe spoke to Simon Stephens about her life and work in the Royal Court’s Playwright’s Podcast S3 Ep13.