Jake Scott

Writer & Theatre Maker

United Kingdom

Based in Oldham, I am a writer working across mediums, from poetry to playwriting. I am an Oldham Coliseum Crafted Artist and a 2026 Dare to Know Theatre Mentee. Alongside my work as a writer, I currently study acting at Act Up North Manchester.

My most recent play, 'On Air', debuted at the Oldham Arts Festival 2025, following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023 with my first full-length play, 'Mother & Son'. My writing has been published in the Oldham Poetry Magazine (2025), The Cloudscent Journal (2023), and TransMuted Zine (2023) - I also have work in anthologies, including Woman Halved (2026) and These Starving Bones of Mine (2024).

I am a December 2023 graduate of the University of Liverpool's MA in Creative and Critical Writing. My research interests include coming-of-age stories, queer narratives, and narratology.

Current Projects: 'Treading Water' - novel & 'White Noise' - new play.

Pronouns: He/him.

Portfolio

Recent Projects & Publications

Woman Halved Literary Journal
03/05/2026
'The Assembly Line' is Published!

My short story 'The Assembly Line' was published in Woman Halved Literary Journal, available for purchase through Amazon. Thanks to Phoebe Allcott, editor, for the opportunity.

Dare to Know Theatre
08/24/2025
On Air | Oldham Arts Festival 2025

'On Air' is a play about what it means to hear - to listen - to speak. Follow the music into a world of memories, melodies, and tensions as a young man explains why strangers are blowing up his phone. People aren't very happy with him - but what did he do, and why did he do it?

Oldham Coliseum
03/21/2025
Crafted at the Coliseum

Oldham Coliseum Theatre has been working with four local artists selected from the Crafted programme to support them on their artistic journey and support the creation of new theatre. We are now giving the people of Oldham a first look at their developing pieces.

Prose & Poetry

University of Liverpool
03/01/2024
These Starving Bones of Mine

Includes poems 'Cathedral Dreams' and 'The Sweet Sound of You', and short story 'Sewerboy'.

Personal Collection
11/20/2023
Dead Name

Shared for TDoR 2023. Credit for cover image belongs to GLAAD.

Playwriting - Script Extracts & Recordings

https://youtu.be/GbVwVxdOa4c
Recording of Performance
08/12/2023
Mother & Son

Performed 5th-12th August 2023 at The Strathmore Bar, Edinburgh. All credit for music goes to original artists - no profits were made from this show! :)

LUDS WriteNight
03/09/2022
Dream State

Watch a recording of 'Dream State', my first short play, between 3:20 and 16:40.

Short Play
04/24/2022
Upstairs/Downstairs - Script Extract

'Upstairs Downstairs' is a period piece set in the home of Simon Aldiss, a wealthy socialite who appreciates the arts and beauty. He has fallen in love with his footman, Charlie, who loves him back - a situation that puts both of them at risk. This is a play about a scandal averted.

Reviews & Articles

Millgateartscentre
02/08/2019
Perched and ready

19:15PM. Tuesday. February 5th 2019. Night three of Playhouse Creatures. I'm currently sat on my little perch in the Millgate tech box, excited for another run of a great, gritty little show called Playhouse Creatures.

Essays

Personal Essay
05/11/2026
Shakespeare's Comedies: Exploring the 'Happy Ending'

‘Jack shall have Jill, / Naught shall go ill, / The man shall have his mare again, and all shall be well.’ (Puck, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream): exploring the extent to which ‘all is well’ at the end of Shakespeare’s comedies.