Rob Hayes lives and works in London. Plays include Step 9 (Of 12) (New Britannia Theatre, Trafalgar Studios), The Diabolic Banquet (Contact Theatre), and A Butcher Of Distinction (King's Head Theatre), which was nominated for an Off West End Award for Best New Play, and was revived at the Old 505 Theatre, Sydney. In 2013 Rob won the Tom Erhardt award for playwrights of exceptional promise.