Jennie Buckman was the Head of Acting at RADA and trained many of film and TV's biggest talents. She has worked with the the BBC, the NT and Guildhall. In 2007 Jennie became the artistic director of Giants Theatre Company. Her play 'Piece of Silk' currently showing at The Hope Theatre, London is about the power of story-telling to counter-attack the devastating effects of "honour" based violence and forced marriage.
Piece of Silk by Jennie Buckman, inspired by The Arabian Nights, is about the power of story-telling to counter-attack the devastating effects of domestic violence. 14 June - 2 July The Hope Theatre, London
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Abigail Tarttelin is a Hackney-based author. Her third novel Dead Girls will be published by Mantle on 3 May. It follows the award-winning Golden Boy, which told the story of an intersex teenager called Max. Comedian, author and broadcaster Rosie Wilby spoke to her.
