Jim Cartwright (born 27 June 1958) is an English dramatist, born at Farnworth, Lancashire, England. Cartwright's first play, Road, won a number of awards before being adapted for TV and broadcast by the BBC.
His Bed was performed at the Royal National Theatre and directed by Julia Bardsley.
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