Jaki is currently working on two new plays THE BOHEMIANS and BELFAST GIRLS LEOPOLDVILLE was staged at the Tristan Bates Theatre in April 2010. It won the 2010 PapaTango New Writing Award and was selected by David Hare as a finalist in the Yale 2010 International Drama Series "A superbly dark, taut thriller" “A fascinating piece of theatre.” RemoteGoat: 4 Stars “Impossible to shake off, the effects of this show plaster themselves on its audience…a stellar script…Expect to leave shaken.” Spoonfed Theatre Journal: 4 Stars It was also short listed for the Kings Cross Writing Award 2009 and was one of four plays selected for the Cavan Literary Festival, Virginia, Ireland, September 2008, presented by Livin’ Dred Theatre Company. Jaki’s plays:  THE MUSHROOM PICKERS was presented by Alloy Theater Company, the Gene Frankel Theater, New York in February 2009.  It premiered at the Southwark Playhouse, May 2006, directed by Svetlana Dimcovic, starring Catherine Cusack, Caroline John and Michael Culkin. Winner of the 2005 Scottish Drama Association’s National Playwriting Competition. THE NATURALISTS, read at The Hampstead Theatre, London, October 2008, THE CROW’S WAKE, short play, Union Theatre, London, March 2008, presented by Box of Tricks Theatre Company. THE AMERICAN HOTEL - reading presented at the WriteOn! Writers Festival, Cambridge, November 2008; the Flat Lake Literary Festival, Monaghan Ireland (www.flatlakefestival.com) August 2007; Box of Tricks Theatre Co., May 25 2007, London. Also, Hampstead Theatre, September 2005 and a reading by The Tobacco Factory, Bristol 2009. THE MOTH-HOUR - read at the Soho Theatre, London, November 2006, also long-listed for the Bruntwood Prize 2006. THE STAG OF DOOHAMLET - reading at the Tain Theatre, Dundalk, January 2007, presented by Livin' Dred theatre company, starring Don Wycherley and Aaron Monaghan. Jaki has also directed many plays: MOON-WHALES by Ted Hughes, directed for YMT, Quantum 3 project Belfast, August 2004. THE MUSHROOM PICKERS written & directed, The Old Vic 2001and 2002, Best of The Old Vic New Writing season 2002.With Michael Culkin. ANGELENE  written by Pearse Lehane, The Crypt Theatre, Dublin Castle, Dublin, 2001 HENRY V (directed), by William Shakespeare, presented by Theatrepublik, Pentameters Theatre, Hampstead NW3 in rep with As You Like It. QUAD by Samuel Beckett, presented by Theatrepublik, The Place Theatre - part of the Evolutions! Platform. WATER WINGS (devised) an Award Wining (Living Waters Award) site specific, collaborative project, The canals of Dublin/Irish Tour, Funded by Arts Council of Ireland. LUNCH by Steven Berkoff, Andrews Lane Theatre, Dublin, a physical reworking for two performers, music by John Cage THE PIKE FACTORY, written & directed for children to commemorate 1798 rebellion, Myriad Arts, Monaghan VEC ROMEO &JULIET, adapted and directed, Town Hall Dundalk, Ireland. A large scale cross border production with a cast of 25. Peace and Reconciliation funded. SOLO, Galway Arts Festival, Nuns Island Theatre, Galway. Collaboration with Magad Theatre Company and visual artist, Brendan Byrne, funded by Arts Council. THE SARDINE STONE, written and directed for Resolution! The Place Theatre, London. A work for two women, with several references to Jean Paul Sartre's Huis Clos, TANTALUS, written and directed, The Place Theatre. A devised piece for four performers based on Aescylus' The Oresteia Jaki has won numerous awards for her work including: Winner of the 2005 SCDA National Playwriting Competition, for THE MUSHROOM PICKERS, Shortlisted for the Sphinx Playwriting Award 2006, Bruntwood Prize 2006, Kings Cross Award 2007, for THE MOTH-HOUR, Shortlisted for the 2009 Adrienne Benham Award, for LEOPOLDVILLE and also for the 2009 Asham Award for short fiction, for THE CONGO. Jaki studied at Trinity College, Dublin, gaining a Master of Philosophy Degree, Creative Writing – Distinction. Before this Jaki gained a B.A. Performing Arts, First Class Honours Degree at Middlesex University. She has completed an RNT Directors Course, 2001, Studied with Katie Mitchell, Peter Gill, William Gaskill and Nancy Meckler. Jaki is represented by Charlotte Knight