Jim Osman is a London-based artist and theatre-maker from Leeds, working across theatre, opera, live art, audio drama and sound art. His work specialises I’m science fiction and fantasy im performance.

He recently completed an MA in Opera Directing. He directed a Cyberpunk opera based on research he provided for the Cyberpunk Culture Research Network. He is passionate about experimental and avant-garde music, and writes for The Quietus magazine. He makes experimental noise and sings in Spirit Data, a sci-fi post-punk band. He has had speculative fiction short stories published in anthologies. He is working towards beginning a PhD in speculative fiction in audio drama and sound art.

He is developing The Encrypted Forest as part of Camden People’s Theatre’s Starting Blocks’ program.