Johnny is a writer, director, actor and performer as well as the joint artistic director of Random Accomplice Theatre Company. Johnny McKnight trained at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He works as a writer, director, performer and educator. His work has taken him throughout Scotland, London, Cardiff, Czech Republic, Madrid, Valencia, Singapore and New York. He is also the author of several education publications for Scottish Opera and RSCS. Johnny wrote BOP’s hit show Wendy Hoose, co-directed by Johnny and BOP Artistic Director Robert Gale.

He has been described as the new vanguard of pantomime in the national press having written 14 contemporary pantomimes. In 2014 he wrote A Miracle on 34 Parnie Street for the Tron Theatre and last year he wrote The Little Mermaid for the Macrobert Stirling. Johnny is currently under commission to the Royal Court Theatre, Tron Theatre, Citizens Theatre, macrobert and is developing a couple of original television comedies. Johnny has been nominated for Critics Award Scotland twice for Best Show for Children and Young People (The Incredible Adventures of See Thru Sam, Cinderella) and Best New Play (A Perfect Stroke). He is currently writing his second episode of River City for the BBC. Credits include: The Incredible Adventures of See Thru Sam (Random Accomplice); A Perfect Stroke (Oran Mor/Traverse Theatre); Little Johnny’s Big Gay Wedding (National Theatre of Scotland) and Cinderella (Royal Lyceum Theatre). Previous plays published by Oberon Books include The Incredible Adventures of See Thru Sam, Smalltown and Double Nugget.