Rianna Simons is a Bermudian-British playwright and writer. Her debut play White Girls Gang was shortlisted for the 2023 Yale Drama Series Prize and longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting as well as the Mustapha Matura Award. Rianna has worked with the Almeida Theatre as a part of their ‘Anthem’ writer’s group, the Royal Court Theatre on attachment, and Soho Theatre as part of their ‘Redraft’ group.
Rianna Simons
In conversation
Rianna Simons: 'I think there are two things going on in the play that I try to do. One of them is the characters trying to do something as opposed to doing nothing, and then there's the whole thing of being seen to do something.'
In conversation with Luca Newman
8th April 2026
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Rianna Simons
Rianna Simons is a Bermudian-British playwright and writer based in London.