Adolescence: The Scripts
television scripts · First published 2025
Author guide
Jack Thorne Books in Order
Jack Thorne is a British playwright, screenwriter, and producer known for emotionally direct contemporary drama, literary and cinematic adaptations, and socially engaged writing. His theatre work includes original plays, adaptations, musicals, and the co-authored stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. His screen work includes This Is England, The Fades, His Dark Materials, Wonder, Enola Holmes, Help, and Adolescence.
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
The best-known entry point for Thorne's large-scale theatrical writing and his major co-authored stage work.
The Motive and the Cue
A recent, self-contained original play showcasing Thorne's mature theatre writing.
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Books by series
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Harry Potter
The Wizarding World narrative series; Thorne co-authored its stage continuation, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
- 1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Book 8 · play · 2016
Being Harry Potter has never been easy. And it isn’t much easier now, as we catch up with him nineteen years after the Battle of Hogwarts. These days, Harry is a husband, father of three school-age children, and an overworked employee at…
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Plays (17)
- When You Cure Me
play · 2005
- Fanny and Faggot
play · 2007
- Stacy
play · 2007
- 2nd May 1997
play · 2009
- Bunny
play · 2010
Won the Fringe First Award, Edinburgh 2010. An exhilarating coming-of-age drama for a solo performer.
- Mydidae
play · 2012
- Let the Right One In (stage version)
play adaptation · 2013
- Burying Your Brother in the Pavement
play · 2014
- Hope
play · 2014
- Red Car, Blue Car
play · 2015
- The Solid Life of Sugar Water
play · 2015
- Woyzeck
play adaptation · 2017
- A Christmas Carol (Old Vic Stage Version)
play adaptation · 2021
- the end of history...
play · 2019
- After Life
play adaptation · 2021
A new play by Jack Thorne adapted from Hirokazu Kore-eda's award-winning film
- The Motive and the Cue
play · 2023
- When Winston Went to War with the Wireless
play · 2023
Other (2)
- Junkyard
musical · 2017
- Adolescence: The Scripts
television scripts · 2025
Frequently asked questions about Jack Thorne
Who is Jack Thorne and where is he from?
Jack Thorne is a British playwright, screenwriter, and producer from Bristol, England, born on 6 December 1978. He works across theatre, film, television, and radio.
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What is Jack Thorne best known for?
He is especially known for writing the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and for acclaimed screen work including This Is England and The Fades.
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What influenced Jack Thorne’s writing?
Thorne has cited E.T. and The Goonies as important influences, especially their combination of imaginative storytelling with real issues such as loneliness and losing one’s home.
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What awards has Jack Thorne won?
Thorne has won multiple BAFTA Television Awards, including for The Fades, This Is England ’88, This Is England ’90, Don’t Take My Baby, and National Treasure. He also won Tony and Olivier Awards for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Sources: bafta.org (opens in a new tab)broadway.harrypottertheplay.com (opens in a new tab)livingarchive.royalcourttheatre.com (opens in a new tab)
How has Jack Thorne contributed to disability representation?
His writing and advocacy have foregrounded disability, including through projects such as The Solid Life of Sugar Water and CripTales. In 2021, he co-founded Underlying Health Condition to elevate disabled voices in the media.
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