Pre-School, 10+
Ross MacKay is a disabled author and playwright based in Fife, Scotland.
In 2020, Ross won a global Search for A Storyteller talent competition judged by Simon Cowell. Ross currently has a new picture book series with DK Books due to launch in 2026 and another picture book with Andersen Press also due 2026.
Ross previously worked in theatre as the artistic director of puppetry company, Tortoise in a Nutshell, creating performances for audiences aged 8+. His productions toured all over the world and received prestigious awards including a Scotsman Fringe First and a Critic’s Pick from the New York Times. His adaptation of Treasure Island was published by Bloomsbury and has toured Scotland to critical acclaim.
Ross has also worked as a magic consultant and is a former Scottish Young Magician of the Year.
Ross has won a Literature Matters Award from the Royal Society of Literature, a Tom McGrath Trust Maverick Award, and the William Soutar Award for Poetry 2020.
Ross is currently developing original television projects and several stages shows. When not writing, Ross loves a bit of gardening and is currently in battle with several slugs.
2 x 7′ script of new animated show.
Writer’s training scheme working on iconic Kid’s IP.
Participated in writer’s room developing an animated series and created treatment.
Research and development on an animation script for children around parents’ mental health.
Under commission for a new drama
Writer of a new musical for premier Winter 2025
Writer
Writer of a new drama for youth theatre ensembles
Development and script commission
Director and Writer
Writer of play adaptation
Writer of a new drama for youth theatre ensemble
Writer of a new panto for youth theatre ensemble
Writer
Wrote 1 x 12′ audio episode entitled ‘The Show-Stopper’, available on BBC Sounds.
| Television | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| TBA (2025) | Sun & Moon/ BBC Kids & Family | 2 x 7′ script of new animated show. |
| TBA (2024) | Magic Light Pictures | Writer’s training scheme working on iconic Kid’s IP. |
| TBA (2022) | Picl Animation | Participated in writer’s room developing an animated series and created treatment. |
| TBA (2021) | Visible Fictions | Research and development on an animation script for children around parents’ mental health. |
| Theatre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| TBA (2026) | National Theatre of Scotland | Under commission for a new drama |
| TBA (2025) | John Stalker Productions | Writer of a new musical for premier Winter 2025 |
| Party of The Century (2024) | Play Pie Pint | Writer |
| The Circus of Life and Death (2024) | Aberdeen Performing Arts | Writer of a new drama for youth theatre ensembles |
| Joyride (2024) | National Theatre Scotland | Development and script commission |
| Small (2024) | Scissor Kick | Director and Writer |
| Treasure Island (2024) | Scottish Theatre Producers | Writer of play adaptation |
| The Knock At The End of The World (2024) | Toonspeak | Writer of a new drama for youth theatre ensemble |
| Jack and Jill and the Beanstalk (2024) | Toonspeak | Writer of a new panto for youth theatre ensemble |
| Audio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| The Spoilsport's Sports Day (2023) | BBC Learning | Writer |
| Time for a Story (2022) | BBC Learning | Wrote 1 x 12′ audio episode entitled ‘The Show-Stopper’, available on BBC Sounds. |