British screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne , best known for Adolescence and His Dark Materials , has been elected president of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB).

Thorne, who also wrote Help, This Is England ’90 and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , steps into the role vacated by Sandi Toksvig at the union, which represents professional writers in TV, film, theatre, audio, books, comedy, poetry, animation and video games across the U.K. WGGB negotiates better pay and conditions, lobbying and campaigning on a broad range of issues to ensure writers’ rights are protected.

British screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne , best known for Adolescence and His Dark Materials , has been elected president of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB).

Thorne,

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