(She/Her)

Lesley Thiago is an East London-based screenwriter of Angolan and Congolese heritage. Her work explores Black experiences in London, relationships and friendships, and identity, as well as the awkward realities of adulthood through the lens of humour and vulnerability. She writes across screen, theatre and personal essays.

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Work by Lesley

The difference between wanting connection and wanting to be chosen: what a 72‑hour romance taught me about dating in my thirties