Alice Nutter

Born in Burnley in Lancashire in 1962, Alice Nutter first came to notice as a vocalist and percussionist in the anarchic pop band Chumbawamba. Whilst performing with the group Alice also worked in journalism, writing for the Leeds Other Paper and Northern Star, and left Chumbawamba in 2004 to learn how to be a dramatist at the Yorkshire-based Avron Foundation. Her first play, 'Foxes', about a multi-cultural relationship, was performed to general acclaim at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and she has written other stage plays for the venue and a radio play called 'Snow In July' in addition to her television credits.