Hayley Doyle is an author, actor, entrepreneur and mother of two. She grew up in Liverpool, UK and graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) with a BA (hons) in Acting before moving to London for her West End debut in Mamma Mia! It was during this time that Hayley fell in love with writing and pursued an MA in Creative Writing from Brunel University where she won the Curtis Brown Award for her dissertation. Hayley has previously worked in the creative team on new plays at the Edinburgh Fringe, taught musical theatre in Dubai, set up an award-winning theatre school called Hayley's Comet, and has authored two novels. She now lives in London with her husband and children.