CURRICULUM VITAE: WRITING
Full Member of The Writers Guild of Great Britain. / Equity.
Training: B.A. (Hons.) Theatre, Rose Bruford College [grad. 1995] (Kent).
TAPS selected writer, 2004.
Selected Writing Experience (produced work):
Television
‘DOCTORS’
OFF THE WAGON dir Poitr SzkoPiak
Continuing Drama, BBC Television, TX BBC1 21st December 2010
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG dir Poitr SzkoPiak
Continuing Drama, BBC Television, TX BBC1 2nd March 2010
TUNING OUT dir. Terry Iland
Continuing Drama, BBC Television, TX BBC1 31st March 2008
FIRST IMPRESSIONS dir. Rupert Such
Continuing Drama, BBC Television, TX BBC1 15th May 2006
RUOK? dir. Michael Murphy
Continuing Drama, BBC Television, TX BBC1 28th March 2006
STICKS AND STONES dir. Michael Baig-Clifford
Continuing Drama, BBC Television, TX BBC1 6th May 2004
Film
RED HOT LINE dir. Darren Rapier
Short Film, Big Nonsense/ Sci-Fi London
BLIND MAN'S BLUFF dir. Darren Rapier
Short Film, New Treatment/ Tualen Pictures
IT IS dir. Darren Rapier
Short Film in-movies.com/ Whatever Pictures, Rads Film Initiative
THE RACE dir. Darren Rapier
Short Film in-movies.com/ Whatever Pictures, Rads Film Initiative
THE THIN FILM dir. Darren Rapier
Short Film, Hamster Smugglers/ Sci-Fi London
Radio
Silver Street Daily Radio Soap Opera, BBC Asian Network.
Theatre
PAYBACK dir. Darren Rapier/ Claire Newby
(Part devised/ Youth Theatre) Greenwich and Lewisham Young People’s Theatre
1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS dir.Kenn Michaels
(Children’s show) In the Wings Productions, Secombe Theatre
CLARA AND THE NUTCRACKER/ THE LITTLE MERMAID/ THE SNOW QUEEN
dir.Kenn Michaels
(Children’s shows) In the Wings Productions, Charles Cryer Theatre
WORLDS APART dir. Stuart Murdoch
(Play) Spanner in the Works, The Brockley Jack Theatre
EXTENSIONS OF LOVE dir. Stuart Murdoch
(Play) Undiscovered Productions/Oval House, The Oval House Theatre.
THE BEANS AND THE MAGIC BOOK dir. Darren Rapier
(Childrens’ Show) In The Wings Productions, NW Kent Tour
BOOM dir. Nick Pilton
(Community Play) Bexley London Borough, NW Kent Tour
THE GALLERY dir. Derek Elwood
(Short Play) Union Theatre Company, The Union Theatre SE1
SMOKE dir. Nick Pilton
(Musical) Spanner in the Works, The Union Theatre SE1
PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES dir. Helen Walls
(Play) Insight Theatre Company, The Brockley Jack Theatre
RAIDING PARADISE dir. Stuart Murdoch
(Play) RBC, The Barn Theatre
THE THIEFTAKER dir. Frances Moore
(Play) Full Scale Productions, Bridge Lane Theatre Battersea
Other
VITAL STATISTICS dir. David Hunter
(Radio Play) BBC Radio Drama/Hampstead Theatre
Other Recent Work and projects under development:
HIGH SEAS AND LITTLE ‘B’s (Feature film), under development with Nimble Pictures.
SHADOWS (Screenplay), under development with Whatever Pictures.
BLIND MAN’S BLUFF (Short) , selected for Tripod Film Fund Development
DYING FOR A KIPP (book writer), part of the ‘10 minute Musical Challenge’, at Greenwich Theatre.
WE CAN BE HEROES (Screenplay) Shortlisted for Carl Foreman Award at BAFTA
TRULY YOURS (Screenplay) shortlisted for Euroscript Media II award.
THE THIEFTAKER GENERAL (Period Screenplay) optioned by Regina Films, Q. finalist, Hollywood SWC
TICKING ALONG (Sit-Com) Shortlisted for BBC Talent Sit-Com Writers initiative 2000 FACE VALUE (Doctors episode) Finalist in BBC Talent Drama Writers initiative 2001
THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA (Six part TV Drama set in India & UK)
KISS OF THE SUN (Radio Play), LIFE ASSURANCE (Screenplay), plus various other short films.
NEXT ‘DOCTORS’ episode TX date 31st March 2008
Other Relevant Experience:
2008/2009 Royal Albert Hall ‘Tosca New Writing Project’ and 'Carmen New Writing Project' – Developing and running a writing workshop for ex-offenders from Edmonton’s Youth Offending Team’s list and The Irish Traveller Womens' Group in Ealing. Breaking down and re-working the operas into a half hour contemporary play written by the young people. The production was then performed as a rehearsed reading at the Royal Albert Hall, directed by Phil Daniels.
1998 – present Workshop Leader/ Devisor – Developing and running drama based workshops on a freelance basis for companies like Charlton Athletic Against Racism, Greenwich and Lewisham YPT, The National Youth Theatre, The Half Moon, The London Bubble and other Arts Council and private schemes. These have included spoken word, film, writing and performance based workshops.
1999 - present Director - Theatre and short films. Also with large scale environmental and community projects, including a physical theatre presentation for Her Majesty The Queen in 2005.
1997 - present Spanner in the Works - Artistic Director: Small scale production and workshop company (Theatre, Audio, Film). Working in schools, hospitals, museums etc.
1995 - 1997 Motivation Cassettes - Scriptwriter: Spoken word training company. Clients included Esso, BMW, Wella and Channel 4.
1994 - 1995 Futures Theatre Company - Writer/ Workshop Leader: TiE company working with young people between the ages of 11 -14. Developing and constructing touring production ‘Turning On’.
Personal Details:
Born in East London and then moving South, Darren attended Greenwich Young People's Theatre for several years, before becoming a professional actor and writer. Lately has taken an interest in his Anglo-Indian background with the plays WORLDS APART and KISS OF THE SUN. As well as writing, Darren has developed his teaching skills: running and devising workshops both freelance and with his company Spanner in the Works. He is now occasionally teaching where he started, at Greenwich Young People’s Theatre, and at Rose Bruford College.
Quotes on previous work:
"remarkable...Challenging and reassuring at the same time" -
Times Educational Supplement
"A surprisingly sophisticated piece" - The Stage
"Ingenious, yet ironic and very entertaining" - Time Out
"Brilliant" - Morning Star
“Fascinating” - What’s On in London
“Poetic writing” – Time Out
Continuing Drama, BBC Television, TX BBC1 March 2008
Continuing Drama, BBC Television, TX BBC1 2nd March 2010