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Phoebe McIntosh is an actor and playwright based in London. She wrote and performed in a sell-out run of her first play, The Tea Diaries, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013, followed by her solo show, Dominoes, which toured the South East and London in 2018. She has been a selected writer on the Soho Theatre Writers' Lab, Tamasha Playwrights and Talawa Firsts and her play, The Soon Life, was highly commended for the Tony Craze Award as well as being longlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award and the Bruntwood Prize 2022. Phoebe won a place on the inaugural Tamasha x Hachette creative writing programme and was also selected for the Penguin Random House WriteNow programme in 2020. Dominoes was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award 2021 and the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2024.
A timely and tender story about a young woman caught up in a sweet romance, who finds herself grappling with the idea that love, too, is political to its very core -- Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, author of The Centre Vulnerable and vibrant, Dominoes is a radiant debut, shining with complexity and compassion for the bonds of family and friendship that give our lives purpose -- Rachel Eliza Griffiths, author of Promise McIntosh adds depth and nuance to a concept that's fascinated humans for centuries: the eternal search for self and knowing where you come from... she raises important questions about allyship, belonging and intergenerational trauma. The writing is sharp and vulnerable, and Dominoes gripped me until the final page -- Georgina Lawton, author of Raceless Dominoes is a striking, thought-provoking read and Phoebe expertly examines the intricacies of romance as it intersects with race and class. A stirring story with strong, complex characters that delves into the legacy of Britain's slave trade while interrogating love, friendship and identity. Simultaneously sweet and sobering, this is one you will not want to miss -- Onyi Nwabineli, author of Someday, Maybe
