Autor/-in: Zizou Corder

Zizou Corder is the pen name of Louisa Young and her daughter Isabel Adomakoh Young, who have been writing together since Isabel was seven, including the critically acclaimed Lionboy. trilogy (Lionboy. , Lionboy: The Chase. and Lionboy: The Truth. ), Lee Raven. , Boy Thief. and Halo. Marcelo Dos Santos is an award-winning playwright and scriptwriter. His plays include: Backstairs Billy. (West End, 2023); Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen. (Summerhall, Edinburgh, 2022 and Bush Theatre, London, 2023); New Labour. (RADA, 2014, directed by Richard Wilson); Lionboy. adapted from the novels by Zizou Corder (Complicite, 2013 and 2014); Lovers Walk. (Southwark Playhouse); and Cheer Up, This is Only the Beginning. (Liverpool Playhouse). He was named Most Promising Playwright at the 2024 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for Backstairs Billy.