Isobel McArthur
Writer & Original Director
Isobel McArthur is an Olivier award winning actor, director and playwright. Her 5-star sensation Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) played to acclaim in London’s West End and is now touring the UK as well as playing in translation in multiple languages world-wide.
As an actor and musician Isobel has performed in most of the UK’s major playhouses in collaboration with Ella Hickson, Mike Bartlett and Anthony Neilson, as well as in her own plays How to Sing it, Daphne Oram’s Wonderful World of Sound and the lauded Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of).
As playwright-director, other recent productions include her touring adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped (National Theatre of Scotland), her original sell-out Fringe First Winner The Grand Old Opera House Hotel (Traverse Theatre) and her adaptation of Thomas Heywood’s The Fair Maid of the West (Royal Shakespeare Company).
In addition to the Oliver Award for ‘Best Comedy Play’, Isobel has also won the Evening Standard Award for ‘Best Emerging Talent’, The Scotsman’s ‘Fringe First’ Award, The List ‘Hot 100’ Award, The Saltire Society’s ’40 Under 40′ alongside nominations for the Stage’s ‘Best West End Debut’, and both Whatsonstage’s ‘Best Supporting Actor’ and ‘Best New Play’.