John Stanley (born 1966) is a

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He is best known as the writer of ''

Proud Proud may refer to: Music * ''Proud'' (Heather Small album), the debut album by Heather Small ** "Proud" (Heather Small song), a song by Heather Small that was the official song for the London 2012 Olympic bid * ''Proud'' (compilation album), ...

'', a play written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Admiral Duncan bombing in Soho, London, and as the screenwriter of the British thriller/horror feature film ''

The Last Seven ''The Last Seven'' is a 2010 British science fiction thriller film starring Danny Dyer. Synopsis Set in an eerie post-apocalyptic London, the film tells the story of seven people who are the only remaining survivors after an unspecified catacly ...

''.

Background and Career

Stanley was born in Edmonton, North London in 1966. In 2000 Stanley became a script writer and storyline consultant on the channel 5 continuing drama ''

Family Affairs ''Family Affairs'' is a British soap opera that aired on Channel 5. It debuted on 30 March 1997, the day of the launch of said channel and was the first programme broadcast on the channel. It was screened as five thirty-minute episodes per w ...

''. He remained a regular writer for the show until 2005. In 2009, he wrote the stage play ''

'', a gay-themed play marking the 10th anniversary of the bombing of the Admiral Duncan bar in

Soho Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century. The area was develop ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. Proud was updated by Stanley and revived by The LOST Theatre, London in 2012 to coincide with the 2012 Olympic Games. His first feature film, ''

'', premiered in 2010 at the Odeon Cinema, Shaftesbury Avenue in London. It was subsequently released on DVD in the UK and around the world. In 2011, he wrote the short film ''Sound'', which had its world premiere at the Bodega Bay Short Film Festival in the United States. In June 2012, Stanley's one act play, ''Gabrielle's Kitchen'' was produced as part of LOST Theatre Company's One Act Festival. Adjudicator Jeremy Kingston said, "A powerful one-woman piece by John Stanley in which Holly Elmes plays three generations of women all called Gabrielle." The play won the award for 'Best Cast' with Holly Elmes and Jeremy Kingston went on to say "Elmes gives a most impressive, sharply distinguished range of performances, and Fana Cioban's gripping direction is admirably in tune with the writing."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, John Living people 1966 births People from Edmonton, London British dramatists and playwrights British male dramatists and playwrights