My work

I am a queer, neurodivergent artist, crafting character-driven dramas that explore the tangled depths of relationships, trauma, gender, power, and sexuality—always with a sharp comedic edge and a fiercely feminist lens.

The Misandrist At the Arcola Theatre

May 2023

Directed by Beth Pitts. Starring Elf Lyons and Nick Armfield.

‘A death metal relationship comedy’ … ‘Patrick Marber’s closer for a new generation’

Peter Bradshaw, Guardian film critic

'Confirms Carroll as a writer to watch'

WhatsOnStage

Cuckoo at the Soho Theatre

November 2018

 
 

Finalist - Off West End Award for Most Promising New Playwright

"There is both snap and crackle in the writing, she knows how to place a smart joke, but it is also terrific on the teenage insecurities that make friendship so treacherous, particularly in the digital age."

Lyn Gardner

 

Making Your Solo Show

Co-written with Milly Thomas, this practical, compact guide demystifies the process of creating and performing a solo show. Packed with exercises, industry insight, and real-world advice, it’s an essential resource for theatre-makers looking to tell their own stories.

 


 

Snapdragon at the Abbey Theatre

July 2016

Part of the Abbey Theatre’s Future Tense commission series, Snapdragon was an intimate drama exploring the charged dynamic between a mother and daughter navigating an abortion and grief. Performed as a rehearsed reading at the Peacock Theatre, the piece was part of the Abbey’s initiative to develop fresh, provocative new writing for the stage.