Tom is a writer for stage and screen and a past winner of the Cameron Mackintosh Award for New Writing. His most recent play, Boris World King (“Nigh-on essential” Guardian, “The sharpest show on this year’s Fringe” Times), sold out two years at the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to the West End. His work has been produced across the UK and internationally, including Trafalgar Studies, the Arts Theatre, BBC Radio 4, BBC 2, Toronto Webfest, Houston Comedy Film Festival and Leeds International Film Festival.
Recent TV/film/radio includes: Piss Artist (starring London Hughes, for Tate Modern), websitcom Missing Something (online and Toronto Webfest), None Of The Above (Leeds International Film Festival and award-winner at Houston Comedy Film Festival), radio comedy show Three’s Company’s Adventure Department, and material for The World This Weekend (Radio 4) and Newsjack / The Best Of Newsjack (Radio 4 & Radio 4 Extra).
Recent theatre work includes Boris: World King (Pleasance Edinburgh and Trafalgar Studios), Nonsense & Sensibility (Arts Theatre, London), Not The Messiah (Theatre503 and UK tour) and A Live Transmission Of Adventure Time (Soho Theatre).
As well as writing, Tom runs award-winning theatre group Three’s Company (with Yaz Al-Shaater and Michael Grady-Hall) and award-winning Fringe venue group Underground Venues.
“Nigh-on essential at this year’s Edinburgh Festival” The Guardian
“Crawshaw is master of his materials” The Spectator
“Both smart and funny” The Times
★★★★★ The Stage, Fringe Guru, Three Weeks, Edinburgh Guide, Remote Goat, Broadway Baby
★★★★ The Times, Evening Standard, Chortle, WhatsOnStage, British Theatre Guide