Don Duyns writes for film, theater and television. Duyns is one of the most frequently staged Dutch playwrights. His plays are performed by companies such as Vis à Vis, Het Filiaal and Oostpool. For RoTheater he wrote the successful productions LANG EN GELUKKIG, SNORRO and DE GELAARSDE POES; all three have also been adapted into films, directed by Pieter Kramer.

In addition to his work for the main stage, he has written and directed the intimate lunchtime performance GROETEN UIT DEN ILP, about the life of the artist Anton Heyboer, and SLOOPKOGEL. His work is performed in translation in countries such as France and Greece.

In addition to his theater work, Don writes screenplays for film and television, including episodes of the series HERTENKAMP and REGELS VAN FLOOR, and the films BANNEBROEK’S GOT TALENT, JUFFROUW POTS and PINKSTERPRINS. He has also written several books, including BUIGEN and the short story collection HET LELIJKSTE MEISJE VAN DE KLAS. All of his theaterwork (more than 100 plays) has been published by IT&FB. In 2019, he won the Proscenium Prize together with Pieter Kramer.

He teaches in the creative writing program at the HKU in Utrecht and at the Film Academy in Amsterdam, and serves as a script coach for various film and theater projects. His new novella, Harold & Eva, will be published by Querido in 2027.

In addition to his work as an author, Duyns is also a painter and illustrator, and (very occasionally) an actor, for example in the series by Wim T. Schippers