Natalie Arle-Toyne is an actor and writer. She has her MA Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and studied screenwriting at NFTS Scotland.

THEATRE CREDITS INCLUDE: Mrs Puntila and Her Man Matti, Arabian Nights, Rhinoceros (CATS Ensemble Award) (The Royal Lyceum Theatre); The Lost Lending Library (Punchdrunk/Imaginate); Eddie and the Slumber Sisters (NTS); Ghosthunter (Visible Fictions); Company, Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (Insideout Productions); Hairspray (Aberystwyth Arts Centre).

TV/FILM CREDITS INCLUDE: Only You (BAFTA-nominated feature); Fail (Comedy Unit); BBC’s River City, Hijack (Apple/60 Forty Films).

As a writer, Natalie’s short film, Make Me A King, about a Jewish drag king won the Pears Short Film Fund 2021 with UKJF, as well as Best Script at ImageNation Montreal. Her original historical thriller TV series, Queen of Magic, won best pitch at Inside Pictures with Caviar TV execs in Jan 2023. Natalie is currently writing for
River City (BBC Scotland), penning the feature based on her award-winning short for Unleyek Ltd and developing one of her original TV series. She is also lyricist for Scottish Opera’s new musical for young people for 2024.