Tiggy Bayley is a talented scriptwriter, director and performer. She is a beloved presence on TikTok (11k+) for her self-written monologues and her short film, Tildypops, has been shown at festivals all over the world.
For her work as a writer-performer for screen, she was invited to pitch at Film London’s Upstream market event and shortlisted for Film London’s Lodestars 2023. In 2023, she was selected as one of BAFTA Connect’s future creative leaders and was on BBC Radio London’s emerging talent program. Her short film, in which she played the lead, was platformed by Girl in Film and at Cannes. It won seven awards including best short film at B3 Biennale, a writing award at Blackbird, New York and two best actress awards. Her recent shorts, Odette and I Came Up Here To Clear My Head, are currently doing the festival circuit and have played at BIFA qualifying BUFF, Brighton Rocks and Kino Film Festival. Tiggy’s debut feature film, Tildypops, was selected for development by Torino Film Lab Next Comedy 2022 and is now in financing. She is currently working on her second feature, The Fat Queen, which won the Goldfinch writer’s award in 2024.
Tiggy also works extensively in theatre. She completed Stonecrab’s Directors in Practice training programme in 2022 and has directed and performed work at The Cockpit, The Pleasance, Southwark Playhouse, Omnibus Theatre and Theatre 503 in London. Tiggy trained with Jacques Lecoq Theatre School in Paris before obtaining a Master’s in Liberal Arts at The University of Bristol. She was also a member of Southwark Playhouse’s Young Company. In July 2023 she was selected for the Young Vic’s Springboard programme for digital content leaders.
Tiggy performed her one woman show, Squidge, at the Pleasance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024 where she was shortlisted for BBC’s Popcorn Writing Award. It was selected for Soho Theatre’s Soho Rising and was on for a sold out run there in February 2025. Tiggy is now touring the show nationally and has just finished shooting a role in BBC’s Strike (The Running Grave).
