Playwright Amanda Whittington talks about her career and her writing process and about three new plays she has opening in the next twelve months:

• The Thrill of Love opens at the New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme from 22 February to 9 March before moving to the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough from 13 to 23 March and the St James Theatre in London from 27 March to 4 May.
• The Dugout from Splice Productions will be at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol in May.
• My Judy Garland Life will open at Nottingham Playhouse at the beginning of 2014.