PipHall
- Writer
Pip Hall has written for television and theatre, and won awards in both mediums. She started her screen career writing for sketch shows like Skitz and Telly Laughs, and enjoyed a long working relationship with soap Shortland Street. She went on to work on the scripts for Kiwi TV movies Why Does Love? and Runaway Millionaires, miniseries Jonah (about Jonah Lomu) and crime show One Lane Bridge.
Biography
Writer Pip Hall grew up mostly in Dunedin, in a family that valued laughter. "It was a kind of prize to be won if you could make people laugh".
Her father is celebrated playwright Roger Hall, so storytelling is in her blood. It was a cultured household, full of art, with “lots of interesting people around”. Her father’s career meant the family were often travelling; Hall attended Logan Park High, but slotted in two terms at American high schools. She loved sports — basketball in particular — and represented Otago at regional level.
Screenography
Awards
2022 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Script - Drama: for One Lane Bridge, Series 2, Episode 1
“I love telling stories because I want to share the human condition, so that we know we are not alone in this big, crazy world; so we can celebrate our similarities and our differences.”