RADA graduate, award-winning playwright & Literary Associate for new-writing theatre company. 10+ years experience as a playwriting and theatre tutor.

Lee's an excellent playwriting teacher. His intuitive approach allows students to open up their writing and find the most exciting possibilities within their work. I've had the pleasure of running workshops with Lee and I've seen him empower students - giving them confidence and helping them find and nurture their own voice.

I had the pleasure of working with Lee as a dramaturg on my play Take Care as part of Squint Theatre’s Playwriting Awards. Lee was so generous with his time. He has such a wealth of knowledge around theatre, and his insights were so considered, always aiming to build the play into the best it could be. Couldn’t recommend more — one of the best.

Lee Anderson is a terrific dramaturg with a rare ability to quickly tune his thinking directly into what you want and what your play needs. His talent and skillset comes from a deep love of the craft, and his keenness to ensure you write the very best play you can is both enthusing and quite inspiring.

Lee has been incredibly helpful in my playwriting process. He's an astute, careful and considerate writer, dramaturg and consultant. I was a writer while he was literary associate at the Squint Playwriting Award and he gave me such useful, insightful and rich feedback on my work while understanding its cultural context, language and dialects. He delivers constructive criticism with honesty and clarity but is warm and discursive with feedback.

I’ve worked with Lee for over 15 years and he’s one of the most talented, generous and conscientious people I know in theatre. As a writer and dramaturg, he brings a brilliant instinct for story, structure and tone, and he always helps make a piece the best version of itself. He asks the right questions, offers smart, sensitive feedback, and does it all with kindness, patience and a huge depth of experience. He’s a joy to collaborate with and I recommend him completely.

Lee helped me with multiple drafts of a play.
His feedback was concise, specific and really helpful. He is always friendly, calm, and encouraging, offering suggestions whilst giving you time and space to make your own discoveries about the play.

Lee has provided me with so much invaluable feedback and insight on my playwriting. His input is always insightful and rigorous, he draws from a vast knowledge of the form to help elevate work and make it shine.
As an expert writer and dramaturg, Lee is able to ask the right questions at the right time and knows how to bring out your very best work. I fully recommend him as a tutor and facilitator.

I worked with Lee as the dramaturg on a full-length play that underwent significant structural and tonal development over several months. His feedback was precise, insightful, and always delivered with clarity and care. Lee has a real gift for identifying what’s at stake in a story and helping writers sharpen the dramatic engine without ever compromising their voice. I couldn't recommend him highly enough.

Lee has helped me with playwriting over the last two years and has been an invaluable mentor, improving my practice and my exposure to different types of writing. He’s communicative, dedicated, and active when it comes to offering feedback and discussing work. He's attentive, knowledgeable, and thoughtful in discussion, as well as being precise and analytical in notes. Extremely well-read, Lee always offers excellent reading and watching recommendations and makes precise suggestions about how I might improve my work. Most of all, Lee is kind and generous with his time, making him a delight to work with.