Apphia Campbell

Apphia Campbell graduated from Florida International University with a BFA in theatre performance. In 2013, she wrote her critically acclaimed piece, Black Is The Color Of My Voice which opened in Shanghai to rave reviews before performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014 and touring the UK. In 2017, her show with Meredith Yarbrough, Woke, was presented as part of the Made In Scotland Showcase and won a Scotsman Fringe First, a Highly Commended award from Amnesty International, and was shortlisted for The Filipa Bragança Award and Scottish Art Club Theatre Award. In 2019, she received her first commission from the BBC for a children’s story and also wrote for the National Theatre of Scotland. She joined the Board of the Edinburgh Fringe Society in 2020.