Stop Trying to be Fantastic

Molly Naylor is a writer, performer and director working across a range of mediums. Her debut poetry collection Badminton is published by Burning Eye. She is the co-creator of Sky One comedy After Hours. Theatre work includes Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think Of You, My Robot Heart and LIGHTS! PLANETS! PEOPLE!. She is the co-director of storytelling organisation True Stories Live. She is the co-writer and creator of After Hours on Sky One, a six-part comedy series directed by Craig Cash. She has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4, Sky, The BFI, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Creative England, The Bush Theatre, Oxford Playhouse and Battersea Arts Centre. Her first solo show, Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think Of You debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010 to critical acclaim. Her adaptation of the show for BBC Radio 4 was described by the Guardian as 'a brave, funny, tough and beautiful piece of writing'. Her second live show My Robot Heart sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2012. She has performed her stories and poems at numerous festivals and events including Latitude festival, Glastonbury and the Edinburgh Book Festival. Her essays and poems have been published in Rialto, North, Under the Radar, Grazia and The Independent.

'Molly makes me laugh and her poetry makes my heart grow plumper and more confident. I love her words and her honesty.'Sara Pascoe