A Page Turner
A new 10 minute play commissioned by The University of Birmingham
The Twenty/Twenty Conference in March 2010 will celebrate 20 years of the MA/Mphil(B) in Playwriting at the university.
A Page Turner is one of twenty plays commissioned from previous students to be performed by Year 3 Undergraduates at the conference.
The play is set at an author signing in a bookshop and features four female characters.
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A fifth production of this play for young people will take place during December 2009 in The Lake District.
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The Climb - BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio Drama commissioned me to write a drama documentary, called The Climb, about cycling and jazz music for the Radio 4 Afternoon Play. It was broadcast on July 4th 2007. It contained music especially composed for the play by Soweto Kinch and an interview with him. An extract from the play was featured on Pick of the Week on July 8th. More details here.
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Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor battle it out on the climb of the Puy de Dôme during the 1964 Tour de France |
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Kind of Dark A new version of the short play Kind of Dark was performed as part of The Miniaturists 8 show at The Arcola Theatre, London on July 1st 2007.
The cast featured Raquel Cassidy and Mark Arends and it was directed by Suzanne Bell.
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Upside Down and Back to Front
Upside Down and Back to Front - was commissioned and produced by artworcs in February 2005 at The Number 8 Community Arts Centre in Pershore.
For more details, see the UDBTF Web page.
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Upside Down and Back to Front on BBC Radio 4
The radio version of Upside Down and Back to Front was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in their Afternoon Play slot on Tuesday 14th November 2006. More details here
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Courses and Development
I am a a visiting tutor on Birkbeck College's Certificate in Creative Writing course.
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