Chris Urch is an Englishplaywright. He trained at the Drama Centre as an actor, before turning to writing plays. His first full-length play Land of Our Fathers, set in a Welsh coalmine on the eve of the 1979 general election, received wide critical acclaim when it opened at Theatre503 in London in 2013.[1][2] The play then transferred to the Trafalgar Theatre in the West End, before launching on a national tour.
Urch has also written a number of short plays, including You Get Me? (Bush Theatre), Talent (Soho Theatre), Skanky (Arcola), Married to the Game (Theatre 503), A Girl Like You (Latitude Festival) and G.L.O.R.Y (Canal Café Theatre)
Urch was born and grew up in Midsomer Norton in Somerset and is in a long term relationship with his partner actor Jordan Mifsúd. They currently reside in Bath.
