“Inventive and theatrical with a good sense of stagecraft!”

– The Royal Court

Highly Commended by the National Theatre
Top 10% of the BBC Writersroom
Alfred Fagon Award—Best New Play, 2025 (longlisted)
BFI NETWORK Writers Lab.

The Fortress In CheyneFeatured WorkPlayWriting

The Fortress In Cheyne

A False Friend, Play
A False Friend (The Experiment)Featured WorkPlayWriting

A False Friend (The Experiment)

DwellingEssaysFeatured WorkRadio DramaWriting

Dwelling

Llyrio Boateng, A False Friend, Alfred Fagon Award longlist, Alfred Fagon Award 2025, Black British playwrights, British theatre, new writing recognition, emerging playwright, contemporary playwriting, UK stage, theatre award longlist
‘A False Friend’ Alfred Fagon Award — Best New Play 2025 (Longlist)Featured WorkWriting

‘A False Friend’ Alfred Fagon Award — Best New Play 2025 (Longlist)

Tonsure
TonsureFeatured WorkShort FilmWriting

Tonsure

BFI NETWORK Writers Lab selection 2025, emerging UK screenwriter BFI NETWORK, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab participant 2025, writer selected for BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab chosen writer, screenwriter with BFI NETWORK selection, director in BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, UK writer chosen for BFI NETWORK, BFI NETWORK mentorship for screenwriters, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab 2025 participant, selected for BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, emerging director BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, BFI NETWORK selected writer for film and TV, BFI NETWORK UK mentorship programme, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab writer 2025, writer with experience in BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, screenwriter in BFI NETWORK programme, professional screenwriter BFI NETWORK mentorship, selected for BFI NETWORK script development, writer chosen for BFI NETWORK feedback, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab script development, director in UK BFI NETWORK programme, 2025 BFI NETWORK selected screenwriter, emerging writer selected for BFI NETWORK, UK screenwriter with BFI NETWORK programme experience, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab selected writer bio, BFI NETWORK selected writer for mentorship and feedback, selected for BFI NETWORK Writers Lab 2025.
BFI NETWORK Writers LabFeatured WorkWriting

BFI NETWORK Writers Lab

The Black British Book Festival — ProgrammeFeatured WorkProgrammeWriting

The Black British Book Festival — Programme

The Fortress In Cheyne

The Fortress In Cheyne

A False Friend, Play
A False Friend (The Experiment)

A False Friend (The Experiment)

Dwelling

Dwelling

Llyrio Boateng, A False Friend, Alfred Fagon Award longlist, Alfred Fagon Award 2025, Black British playwrights, British theatre, new writing recognition, emerging playwright, contemporary playwriting, UK stage, theatre award longlist
‘A False Friend’ Alfred Fagon Award — Best New Play 2025 (Longlist)

‘A False Friend’ Alfred Fagon Award — Best New Play 2025 (Longlist)

Tonsure
Tonsure

Tonsure

BFI NETWORK Writers Lab selection 2025, emerging UK screenwriter BFI NETWORK, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab participant 2025, writer selected for BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab chosen writer, screenwriter with BFI NETWORK selection, director in BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, UK writer chosen for BFI NETWORK, BFI NETWORK mentorship for screenwriters, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab 2025 participant, selected for BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, emerging director BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, BFI NETWORK selected writer for film and TV, BFI NETWORK UK mentorship programme, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab writer 2025, writer with experience in BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, screenwriter in BFI NETWORK programme, professional screenwriter BFI NETWORK mentorship, selected for BFI NETWORK script development, writer chosen for BFI NETWORK feedback, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab script development, director in UK BFI NETWORK programme, 2025 BFI NETWORK selected screenwriter, emerging writer selected for BFI NETWORK, UK screenwriter with BFI NETWORK programme experience, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab selected writer bio, BFI NETWORK selected writer for mentorship and feedback, selected for BFI NETWORK Writers Lab 2025.
BFI NETWORK Writers Lab

BFI NETWORK Writers Lab

The Black British Book Festival — Programme

The Black British Book Festival — Programme

Jon & Dave at Southwark Playhouse

Jon & Dave at Southwark Playhouse

Longlisted The London Library Emerging Writers Programme 2025/26

Longlisted The London Library Emerging Writers Programme 2025/26

Southwark Playhouse, starring Sesughter Michael Lorchir and Mike Askew
Jon & Dave, Play

Jon & Dave, Play

My Mother Must've Heard It Too by Llyrio Boateng
My Mother Must’ve Heard It, Too (Audio Drama)

My Mother Must’ve Heard It, Too (Audio Drama)

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