Peter Colley

About Peter Colley

Peter Colley is an award-winning Canadian playwright and screenwriter. From his start as Playwright in Residence at the Grand Theatre in London (Ontario)  and being one of the youngest playwrights produced at Canada's National Arts Centre, his plays have gone on to be produced in 32 countries, 48 of the 50 states in the US, and every province in Canada.  His plays have been translated into many languages.  He has won or been nominated for the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Off-Broadway Alliance, New York Theatre Guide Best Show, New American Play Award, Eugene O'Neill Playwriting Award (semi-finalist), Carbonell "Best New Work", New Zealand NAPTA, and many other awards.  As a screenwriter he has won a Humanitas Award, and two of his plays have been made into feature films.  He has written for the CBC, CBS, Fox Family Channel, British ITV, and WNET TV (New York).  His musical about the life of actor James Cagney ran for over 500 performances in New York and is due to open on London's West End at the historic Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2021.

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Peter Colley is also the creator of an educational software program for writers called Great Dialogue Software.  This software has been sold in 44 countries. For more details go to: www.greatdialogue.com.