Vivienne Franzman (born 1971) is a British playwright from Walthamstow, whose first play, Mogadishu, was critically acclaimed on its première at the Royal Exchange, Manchester[1] and on its transference to the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith[2] in 2011.
Her next play, "Pests," opened in March, 2014 in The Royal Exchange, London.
Both are heroin addicts, have literacy issues, have been sexually abused as children, have been in prison, had abortions and suffer from mental illness.
The lives of these two main characters revolve around violence, unemployment and poverty.
[5] Franzman won the George Devine Award for most promising playwright in 2011 for Mogadishu.