​Pola, co-written with Yvonne Potter, tells the story of 1920s movie star Pola Negri. The script has garnered 8 finalist industry awards and is currently in development. IMDB

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Holy Fool, a play about the composer Shostakovich, written with Rosalind Adler, will be staged at the Park Theatre, London, in September 2026. PARK THEATRE

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The First Casualty is a stage play about the nature of truth in times of crisis. A fearless, female news correspondent finds her professional and personal lives clash while under siege in a war zone.

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Lea says: "I’d dreamed of writing plays since my school days, but raising children and building a career left little time for it. Now, at last, I can indulge my love of all things theatrical by writing plays and screenplays."

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Many of Lea's plays have been workshopped with Directors Cut Theatre and Actors and Writers London. 

 

Drawing on her career as a television news producer for the BBC and Channel 4, Lea also works as a media trainer and moderator. Clients include the London Business School, the Press Association’s Media Academy, the C-Suite network Hot Topics as well as various literary festivals. LINKEDIN
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She is co-author of The British Way of Birth (Pan Books).

 

She is based in London.​