Spotlight on THOM PETTY
Part of the NHS Yarns Project
Thom is one of the playwright collaborators working with Theatre Témoin on NHS Yarns.
We are so excited to be working with Thom.
Thom Petty is an actor, a writer and also an anaesthetist for the NHS. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and trained as an actor at LAMDA.
Writing Achievements
Thom’s first full length play COAST was a finalist in the 2019 Platform Presents Playwright Prize and his short film CHACONNE won Best Short Film Screenplay at Amsterdam International Film Festival. His poem HOSPITAL SONNET, written in April this year when he was working in intensive care during the pandemic, was broadcast on ITV and is being curated by Hydrocracker as part of a larger project.
His short film REST IN, filmed during lockdown, received an Honourable Mention at the UK Seasonal Short Film Festival. Thom’s work explores class divides and the meeting of art and science.
Photo credits: Pete Bartlett
