White Lead (NHB Modern Plays)

White Lead by Jessica Siân explores the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman. The play is taken from Women Centre Stage; a collection of eight short plays, commissioned and developed as part of the Women Centre Stage Festival, that together demonstrate the range, depth and richness of women's writing for the stage. Selected by Sue Parrish, Artistic Director of Sphinx Theatre, these plays offer a wide variety of rewarding roles for women, and are perfect for schools, youth groups and theatre companies to perform. Other writers included in the collection include Winsome Pinnock, Timberlake Wertenbaker and April De Angelis.

Jessica Siân is an actor and playwright, her debut play Klippies was nominated for an OFFIE for Most Promising New Playwright. She was commissioned by Southwark Playhouse to adapt Kiki's Delivery Service, which was remounted in summer 2017 after a sell-out Christmas run. She is a Royal Court Young Writers alumnus and her work has been supported by the National Theatre Studio and the Almeida. She has been commissioned by Southwark Playhouse, the Bush Theatre and Sphinx Theatre for their Hampstead Theatre Take Over.