Penny Gunter attended her first playwriting class at thirteen and after writing several short plays she wrote her first full-length play at seventeen. During her final year of school she directed sixteen of her fellow students in Always Mine at a local theatre. Since beginning at Bristol University, studying Drama and English, she has been mentored by Sharon Clark at the Bristol Old Vic. In her first year she wrote and directed Simeon Says and the play later appeared as part of a showcase at the Bristol Old Vic. In 2010 she wrote and directed Following Wendy at the University of Bristol Student’s Union which she then took to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In Edinburgh the show received eight four-star reviews and was nominated for ‘Best Newcomer’ by the Edinburgh Spotlight. She is currently making preparations for this year’s Edinburgh show Thirty Two Teeth. Penny Gunter is one of ten writers selected by the BBC to work with theatres throughout the country as part of their ‘Writersroom 10’ competition. She will begin a year-long collaboration with the Bristol Old Vic and the BBC as a writer after the Edinburgh Festival this year.