Rebecca Simmonds is a musical theatre lyricist and book writer.
Simmonds wrote the book and lyrics for the musical In Clay, with collaborator, Jack Miles (music and lyrics), which is a one-woman musical based on the life story of a French potter called Marie-Berthe Cazin. In Clay has been performed at the VAULT Festival in London in 2023, at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse theatre in London in 2024, and at Signature Theatre in 2025.
Simmonds and Miles won an Offie Award in 2025 for Creation for In Clay and their song 'Talent' was nominated for the Stiles & Drewe Best New Song Prize in 2023. They also received a nomination for Best Production (new musical) at the Standing Ovation Awards 2025.