Welcome to my website.
Here you will find news of current projects I am involved with, things I have done and things I am doing.
News
CURRENT PROJECTS:
I have just returned from Mumbai, where I have been running workshops on writing for film at the Whistling Woods Film Academy, the National Institute of Design, the Indian Institute of Technology and the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts with Sci-Fi London's Louis Savy.
POINTLESS TAXI PRODUCTIONS is a film project for young people in Bexley London Borough. I am currently running this with Colin Fancy and we are developing films with the young people for prodcution later this year.
I have written two blocks of the BBC Radio soap SILVER STREET, which are being braodcast from the 11th - 17th January 2010 and 1st - 7th March 2010. These are available as podcasts from the BBC during the weeks they are broadcast.
My next episode of DOCTORS, WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, is due to be braodcast on BBC1 on 2nd March 2010.
My latest screenplay THE ROAD TO WEOBLEY is nearing completion.
The soap opera project 'Riverscross' at Guy's Hospital is now in its second year. I co-produced the trailer, directed by Bruce Webb (Hollyoaks), with Tony Coult, which was shown at Shortwave Cinema in June 2009. It is now available on DVD and You Tube. More details on www.spannerintheworks.org.uk/riverscross.html , where you can also find the trailer.
I have just started a new speech and language drama project with THE LONDON BUBBLE called SPEECH BUBBLES at a school in Kennington.
RECENT PROJECTS:
In July I finished a year 6 and 7 schools transition project with the London Bubble, at The Globe Academy in the New Kent Road.
After the success of last years TOSCA New Writing Project, I ran a second new writing project with The ROYAL ALBERT HALL in February. This year's was based on CARMEN, http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/mar/02/traveller-women-carmen which came in to the Royal Albert Hall in March (see 'general' CV and link below, for details of last year's project). This time I was working with a group of Irish Travellers and Ian McMillan also came in to run a poetry workshop. We had newly created music from the Purcell School as well this time round. http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/education/2009/01/an-encouraging-new-take-on-carmen/index.html
In the CBBC production LITTLE HOWARD'S BIG QUESTION currently doing the rounds I am playing a scientist poking Big Howard, as he sits in a bath of custard! www.littlehoward.co.uk
My last large scale schools project was working with the Half Moon Theatre on a performance project called CONVERSATIONS, a devised piece between a primary and a secondary school in Whitechapel, eprfomed at the Half Moon and at the schools.
My community play 'BOOM!' is now available to buy online, it has a large cast(suitable for schools and colleges) and is set in the South East, during the housing boom of the 1930s. For more information on this and other plays visit www.lulu.com and search for 'boom'.
'THE BE ALL AND END ALL', feature film for Tubedale Pictures/Whatever Pictures, set in Liverpool is now finished and has won an award. I am playing the role of Doctor Palmer. The film is directed by Bruce Webb and stars Liza Tarbuck www.whateverpictures.com
The second draft of my screenplay HIGH SEAS AND LITTLE 'B'S for Nimble Pictures is now finished - see link below.
I am currently working on a new screenplay and a book version of HIGH SEAS.
Links
Four of my plays 'THE THIEFTAKER', 'BOOM!', 'PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES' and 'THE LITTLE MERMAID' are now available at www.lulu.com
My micro short RAD Films IT IS and THE RACE are now on you tube.
Click here to see our entry to the Sci-Fi London 48 hour film challenge 2008 - THE THIN FILM
The Stage has a podcast of the TOSCA new writing project I ran for the Royal Albert Hall at http://www.thestage.co.uk/podcasts
RADS and info on SHADOWS, the screenplay I have in development with Whatever pictures are at www.whateverpictures.com
Nimble Pictures, who I have my script HIGH SEAS AND LITTLE ‘B’S in development, are at www.nimblepictures.co.uk
Articles I have written for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain can be found at www.writersguild.org.uk
Spanner in the Works, my workshop company, are at www.spannerintheworks.org.uk
Quotes on previous work:
"remarkable...Challenging and reassuring at the same time" - Times Educational Supplement (Spanner in the Works)
"A surprisingly sophisticated piece" - The Stage (Smoke)
"Ingenious, yet ironic and very entertaining" - Time Out (Smoke)
"Brilliant" - Morning Star (Smoke)
“Fascinating” - What’s On in London (Extensions of Love)
“Poetic writing” – Time Out (Worlds Apart)