Sam Holcroft is a British playwright.
Holcroft studied Biology at the University of Edinburgh.
[1] During her time as a student she wrote two plays for the Edinburgh University Theatre Company and was part of the Traverse Theatre's young writers group.
Initially intending to study for a Ph.D., she questioned her choices and took a year out from education, during which time she was commissioned for her first play.
Currently, Holcroft is a "Writer-in-Residence"[2] at the Royal National Theatre.