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Olivia Hirst

Olivia Hirst is a writer and actor. She is co-artistic director of the Lost Watch theatre company and has previously written for the Royal Court and Soho theatres

June 2018

  • Left My Desk

    Social life blog
    My play aims to show the truth of social work: dedicated and inspiring

    I want Left My Desk to be serious but also seriously entertaining as it challenges the negative view of the profession

August 2015

  • Consultant analysing a mammogram

    Why a double mastectomy before the age of 30 can be a laughing matter

    Olivia Hirst
    My play about the cancer gene BRCA1, Goodstock, raises honest issues about preventive surgery in a funny, uplifting way. I should know, I’ve tested positive
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