Biography

From the Royal Court Theatre in London to the Playhouse Theatre in Tasmania, the works of British-American playwright Andrew Biss have been performed across the globe, spanning five continents. His plays have won awards on both coasts of the U.S., critical acclaim in the U.K., and quickly became a perennial sight on New York’s Off and Off-Off Broadway stages. 

In London his plays have been performed at The Royal Court Theatre, Theatre503, Riverside Studios, The Pleasance Theatre, The Union Theatre, The White Bear Theatre, The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, Fractured Lines Theatre & Film at COG ARTSpace, and Ghost Dog Productions at The Horse & Stables.

In New York his plays have been produced at Theatre Row Studios, The Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Festival, The Kraine Theater, The Red Room Theater, Times Square Arts Center, Manhattan Theatre Source, Mind The Gap Theatre, 3Graces Theatre Company, Emerging Artists Theatre, Curan Repertory Company, Pulse Ensemble Theatre, American Globe Theatre, The American Theater of Actors, and Chashama Theatres, among others. 

His plays and monologues are published in numerous anthologies from trade publishers Bedford/St. Martin's, Smith & Kraus, Inc., Pioneer Drama Service, and Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. He is also the author of the best-selling books “Monologues They’ll Remember You By” and “Ten-Minute Plays: The Comedy Collection.”

Born and raised in England, Andrew has lived the majority of his adult life in the United States and is a dual national. He is a graduate of the University of the Arts London, Arts University Bournemouth, and a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.