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Leah Chillery in conversation with Jonny Wright

In remembrance of Leah Chillery, the playwright, screenwriter and actress who died recently, WritersMosaic shares her interview from 2021 with the writer for screen and stage Jonny Wright. Leah spills the beans on being an actor, a writer and a Northerner.
8th July, 2025
'You have to keep writing even when you don’t know if you believe you will ‘make it’ anymore.'
Leah Chillery

Leah Chillery

Leah was a writer for TV and theatre and was an actor.

Jonny Wright

Jonny Wright

Jonny Wright is a writer for screen and stage.

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