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Redress, a short comedy, was given a script-in-hand reading at the AWL Zoom meeting on 11th January.
Travels With A Dutchman, my piece of narrative nonfiction, was published in Post Road 37 on 15th December.
Grounded was part of the Mitre Players' programme of Zoom plays, Virtually Acting, on 22nd & 24th November.
An Accounf of Six Poisonings, adapted as a monologue, was performed at the AWL Zoom meeting on 16th November.
My short story, Compliance, was published by Oxford-based publisher Fairlight Books on 12th November.
As I Draw Near You, a short play written for Zoom, was read at the AWL Zoom meeting on 19th October.
It Isn't You, was filmed for the Short Cuts programme at the Salisbury Fringe and was live-streamed on 4th October.
In Plain Sight was included in Rare Fortunes Productions' Brief Encounters at the OSO on 25th & 26th September.
Not a Friend of the Family was performed by the Funtington Players at their Zoom Cafe Evening on 17th September.
Love Screens, the film of three of my short plays, was live-streamed by Open Ealing on 11th September.
My piece of short fiction, Trees of Nature, was published by the digital publisher, Bandit Fiction, in August 2020.
Abide With Me, a short play adapted for Zoom, was performed at the AWL Zoom meeting on 10th August.
An adapted version of my monologue, Doing What Comes Naturally, was read at the AWL Zoom Meeting on 27th July.
My new one-act play, Four Sides of a Triangle, was performed at the AWL Zoom Meeting on 6th July.
Unarmed Combat, my 'flash' memoir, was read by David Hampshire at the AWL Zoom Meeting on 29th June.
My short story, Unbuttoned, was published in Typishly, the American online literary magazine, in June 2020.
Three short 'Zoom plays', Besties in Lockdown, Grounded and Six O'clock have been published by Smith Scripts.
The Romantics, a 300-word monologue, was given its first reading at the AWL Meeting on 8th June.
Six O'clock, a Zoom-adapted 'lockdown' play, was given a performance at the AWL Meeting on 1st June.
Sister of the More Famous ..., a one-minute monologue, was performed at the AWL Meeting on 1st June.
My Zoom monologue, Besties in Lockdown, was given another performance at WRiTE-ON, Cambridge, on 28th May.
Grounded, a comic sketch specially-written for Zoom, was performed during the AWL Meeting on 25th May.
My Zoom monologue, Besties in Lockdown, was performed by Sophie Morris-Sheppard at the AWL Meeting on 18th May.
Rude Awakenings was performed by the Lucilla Dramatic Society, Crosby, Liverpool on 13th & 14th March.
My new short play, It Isn't You, was performed as a rehearsed reading at the AWL Showcase on 9th March.
Made For Each Other was performed in Love Shots II at the Union Theatre, Southwark on 16th & 17th February.
I read two flash fiction pieces, Unarmed Combat and Round Pond, at Flash in Hand, Bristol, on 26th November.
My 12-minute play, Friendly Bombs, was published by Lazy Bee Scripts and is now available to be licensed.
My play,Titus Returns, was performed script-in-hand by NLA at the Chapel Playhouse on 11th December.
My short play, The Mistress Bedroom, was performed by the Pyrmont Players, Pyrmont, Australia, on 8th December.
Smith Scripts has published three more of my short plays: Heaven & Hell Night, Room Service and Turnabout.
I read my new flash fiction piece, Listen To Your Heart, at Flash in Hand, Bristol's flash fiction event, on 26th November.
My story, The Reigning Miss Morocco, was published in the Arachne Press anthology, Departures, on 21st November.
I read my short story, An Account of Six Poisonings, at Story Friday, Burdhall's Yard, Bath, on 8th November.
A new version of my short play, Turnabout, was included in the programme performed at AWL on 4th November.
Rude Awakenings was performed by the Broughton Players at Broughton Village Hall on 11th & 12th October.
My 20-minute play, Turnaround, had a semi-staged reading by NLA at Chapel Playhouse, King's Cross, on 5th October.
I read my flash fiction piece, Virtually Identical, at Talking Tales #24, LeftBank, Bristol on 20th August.
Green Room Blues was performed in Hammersmith, as part of the AWL summer competition on 14th July.
My short story, Losers, was published in The Magnolia Review - Volume 5, Issue 2, July 2019.
Rude Awakenings was performed by the Wellingborough U3A Amateur Dramatic Group on 13th July.
Rude Awakenings was performed by the Dunoon Players, in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, on 28th & 29th June.
I gave two talks based on my book, Godfrey's Ghost, on the P&O Ventura cruise to the Norwegian fjords, 16-23 June.
Heaven & Hell Night was performed script-in-hand at North London Actors' New Writing Showcase on 11th June.
I read my flash fiction piece, Abide With Me, at Novel Nights, at The Square Club, Clifton, Bristol on 29th May.
I read my flash fiction piece, XDR, at Flash in Hand, Bristol's first open mic flash fiction event, at Alchemy 198 on 13th May.
Rude Awakenings was performed by the Newport Drama Group, Tipperary, Ireland, on 3rd & 4th May.
Casting About was included in NLA's Shakespeare's birthday celebrations at the Courtyard Theatre on 23rd April.
The British American Theatrical Society, Antwerp, performed Rude Awakenings from 29th March to 7th April.
I read my story Moose-Head, Doe-Eyes, Shrew at Story Friday 'Invitation' at Burdhall's Yard, Bath, on 22nd March.
My non-fiction piece, The Old Man and the Bath, has been published in The Antigonish Review issue 195.
My (very) short post-colonial story, Uhuru, was published on the 50-Word Stories website on 14th March.
I was delighted to be invited to Bulgaria as the guest writer at a session of the Sofia Writing Challenge on 8th March.
The Trees of Nature was one of six plays performed at the Canal Cafe Theatre, Little Venice, on 15th & 16th February.
My piece of creative nonfiction, At Dr Johnson's House, has been published in OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters.
My flash fiction piece, A Story in the Sand, has been published in the February issue of Foliate Oak Literary Magazine.
Two pieces of mine were published in the Burningword Literary Journal, Issue 89, on 5th January.
I read my short story A Sweet Refrain at Story Friday 'Feast' at Burdhall's Yard, Bath, on 30th November.
Three of my scripts Gardening Leave, Bee All, End All and Swinging are now available through Smith Scripts.
Double Bubble was one of three pieces performed script-in-hand at AWL Hammersmith on 5th November.
Holding on, Letting go was one of three pieces performed script-in-hand at AWL Hammersmith on 5th November.
Buster in Paradise was one of three pieces performed script-in-hand at AWL Hammersmith on 5th November.
My talk on Godfrey's Ghost was given at a literary luncheon at the RAC Club, Woodcote Park, Surrey, on 16th October.
My collection of six short 10- to 15-minute comedies, Six of One, has been published by Stagescripts.
My short comedies, Six of One, were given a semi-staged rehearsed reading at the CAA, Covent Garden, on 3rd October.
My play, In Plain Sight, was performed at the North London Actors New Writing Showcase on 25th September.
I read my story Doing What Comes Naturally for Story Friday 'Tomorrow' at Burdhall's Yard, Bath, on 21st September.
The script of my one-act ensemble piece, Made For Each Other, is now available through the Stagescripts website.
A new version of my short story Moose-head, Doe-eyes, Shrew was published in Sleet Magazine Summer 2018.
Rude Awakenings was included in the St Mary's Theatre Club Summer Production, Isles of Scilly, in July & August 2018.
The script of my one-act romantic comedy, Alphabets & Angels, is now available through the Stagescripts website.
Rude Awakenings was performed by Bradgate Drama Society, at Newton Linford Village Hall, 10th-12th May.
A new version of Double Bubble was performed at Scripts Aloud! Manchester ADP, Kings Arms, Salford, on Monday 30th April.
My story, Unbuttoned, was among the pieces read at Talking Tales 18 at LeftBank, Bristol, on 21st April.
Losers was read at the Liars' League 'Small & Beautiful' 11th birthday show at The Phoenix, Cavendish Sq, on 10th April.
Rude Awakenings was performed by the Kirkudbright Parish Players, Kirkcudbright, on 23rd & 24th March.
Friendly Bombs was part of the AWL Showcase programme staged at the Polish Centre, Hammersmith, on 26th March.
Rude Awakenings was included in Coleshill's Triple Bill, Murder, Mayhem & Myth, 22nd to 24th February.
My story, A Sweet Refrain, was among those read at Talking Tales 17 at LeftBank, Bristol, on 17th February.
My story Always won first prize at The Squat Pen Rests Short Story Writing Competition in Swindon, on 26th January.
My play, Godfrey's Ghosts, was given a workshop reading at Heavy Entertainment, Wardour Street, on 24th January.
Room Service was performed at the NLA All Star Night 2017 at The Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, on 12th December.
Rude Awakenings opened a Double Bill given three performances by Sidbury Into Drama from 30th November.
My piece of creative non-fiction At the House of Anton Pavlovich was published in the November issue of O:JA&L.
So Not A Friend Of The Family Then? was performed in Scripts Live! at the CAA, Covent Garden, on 25th October.
Rude Awakenings was given five performances by the Palace Players, Kilworth, County Cork, from 14th October.
Rude Awakenings was performed by the Cotswold Players, Stroud, 12th-14th October.
Heaven & Hell Night was performed book-in-hand at Short Cuts as part of the Salisbury Fringe on 7th October.
An Account of Six Poisonings, was read at the Arachne Press 5th Anniversary celebrations in Lewisham on 8th September.
Rude Awakenings was performed by the Ugborough Dramatic Society, Devon, on 23rd & 24th July.
My monologue, Holding On, Letting Go, was given a first reading as part of the NLA New Writing Showcase on 27th June.
Silencer, my 12-line drama, was performed as a rehearsed reading at the AWL Showcase on 19th June.
So Not A Friend Of The Family Then? and Heaven & Hell Night were read as part of the SWWJ workshop on 3rd June.
Rude Awakenings was performed by The Burdock Valley Players in Upper Clapton, Andover, 5th - 7th May.
Rude Awakenings was performed by Mercury Theatre Wynnum, Queensland, Australia, 21,22,28 & 29 April.
Double Bubble was presented by Free Rayne Artists in 'Spiral' at The Southwark Playhouse, London SE1 on 9th April.
Rude Awakenings was performed by The Guild Players at Finchley Methodist Church Hall, London N3, 6th - 8th April.
Rude Awakenings was performed by the Helens Bay Players at St Johns Church Hall, Bangor BT19, 6th - 8th April.
Heaven & Hell Night was performed in the AWL spring competition 'Two sides of the coin' on 3rd April.
Holly, Polly, Tom, Dick & Harry was performed as part of the North London Actors 'All Star Night 2016' on 14th December.
Moose-head, Doe-eyes, Shrew was one of the stories read at Talking Tales, Bristol, on 10th December.
What Now was performed script-in-hand at ADP Manchester at the King's Arms, Salford, on 28th November.
Breaking-Point was one of the readings at The Speakeasy event held at Independent Spirit, Bath, on 4th October.
Rude Awakenings, my one-act comedy, has been published by the independent publisher Stagescripts Ltd.
JDJB Productions staged my one-act comedy Rude Awakenings at Stroud from 10th to 12th September.
A Sweet Refrain was one of five readings at The Speakeasy event held at Independent Spirit, Bath, on 28th April.
The Trees of Nature was performed script-in-hand by two different casts at Manchester ADP on 25th July.
Easels, Angels & Muffins was staged at the Brass Works Theatre, Warmley, Bristol, from 19th to 23rd July.
Unsighted was performed in Hammersmith as part of the AWL summer competition 'If Not Now, When?' on 18th July.
My play Bee All, End All was performed at ADP Manchester's Scripts Aloud 'Marmite Night' at the King's Arms on 30th May.
Gardening Leave was part of the OPEN Ealing "6x10" programme at the Orchard Café on 21st May.
Double Bubble was presented by Free Rayne Artists in 'Spiral' at Theatre N16 at The Bedford, Balham on 13th May.
An Account of Six Poisonings and Unarmed Combat were included in The Speakeasy inaugural event on 28th April.
Baggage featured in Bath Drama's Three of a Kind at the Rondo Theatre, Larkhall, Bath, from 13th to 16th April.
What Now? was performed script-in-hand in 'Shorts Cuts' at the Salisbury Fringe Preview, on 9th April.
So not a friend of the family then? was performed as part of the AWL spring competition: 'Don't Ask' on 4th April.
A dramatisation of The Trees of Nature was performed as a rehearsed reading in the AWL Showcase on 22nd February.
My short story, Love By The Month, has been published in Issue 149 ('The Love Issue') of Litro Magazine
My play Swinging was performed script-in-hand at The Kings Arms by Manchester ADP on 25th January.
My newly-revised one-act play, Made For Each Other, was performed script-in-hand at AWL on 25th January.
Rude Awakenings, my revised and re-titled one-act play, was performed script-in-hand at AWL on 25th January.
My short story Breaking-Point has been re-published in Wordland 6: Black is the New Black.
Mr Mouse's Munificent Gifts was performed as part of the AWL winter competition: 'Present' on 14th December.
The Mistress Bedroom had two performances in the Salisbury Fringe "Short Cuts" at The Cloisters on 3rd October.
My play What Now was given a second script-in-hand performance at OPEN Ealing's "12X10" on 27th September.
My recently-revised one-act play Awakenings was performed script-in-hand at The Nova Scotia, Bristol, on 14th June.
My short story Always was re-published by Rattle Tales in their latest collection of short stories Rattle Tales 3.
My travel story Can and Can't in Casablanca was published in the American online magazine Tales from a Small Planet.
Room Service was performed as part of the AWL spring competition ('A Knock at the Door') on 30th March.
My short story Made For Each Other has been re-published by theEXAGGERATEDpress in Wordland 5: True Love.
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My short play, What Now, was included in the "6 x 10" performed readings at OPEN Ealing on 24th January.
The Mistress Bedroom was performed as part of the AWL winter competition ('The Proposal') on 15th December.
My short story A Sweet Refrain was published in the American literary magazine The Summerset Review.
A new version of my play, If As We Were Walking, was given a semi-staged reading at the CAA, Covent Garden, on 23rd October.
My short story, Cassiopeia's Hair, was published in the Irish literary magazine The Linnet's Wings, Autumn 2014.
A new version of my 10-minute absurdist piece, What Now, was performed at the AWL Showcase on 6th October.
My short story, Breaking-Point, was published in the American literary magazine Barbaric Yawp, Volume 17 Number 3.
A revised version of my play Gerard was performed as a semi-staged reading at AWL, Hammersmith, on 2nd June.
Weird Lies, which includes my story An Account of Six Poisonings, won the Saboteur 2014 award for best anthology.
My short story, Non-Paternity Event, was published in issue 59 of Tears in the Fence, the independent literary magazine.
My short story Always was among those read at 'Rattle Tales' at The Brunswick, Hove, on 13th February.
My full-length play Gerard was performed script-in-hand at The CAA, Bedford Street, Covent Garden, on 30th January.
My short story, Non-Paternity Event, was among those read at 'Family Tales' at The Ivy House on 13th November.
Holly, Polly, Tom, Dick & Harry was performed as part of the AWL spring competition ('Grapevine') on 16th March.
My Christmas sketch Ho! Oh! No! was performed at the North London Actors' All Star Night in Tufnell Park on 11th December.
My twelve-dialogue-lines 'playella', Silencer, was published on the Descent website on 5th December.
My play, If as we were walking, was given a first semi-staged reading at AWL, London W6, on 2nd December.
My two pieces, Gallipoli and Unarmed Combat, were read at The Ivy House Story Sessions on 13th November.
Be All, End All was performed at Genesis Live: New Writing Night at the Genesis Cinema, Mile End Road, on 17th October.
A new version of The Shadow and the Tree directed by Martin Cort was performed at the AWL Showcase on 7th October.
Weird Lies, which includes my story, An Account of Six Poisonings, was published on 26th September .
Double Bubble was performed at North London Actors' Open to All evening at the Oak and Pastor on 28th August.
Breaking Point was performed at North London Actors' Open to All at the Oak and Pastor, Tufnell Park, on 28th August.
An Account of Six Poisonings was read at Clapham Books on 18th July.
To celebrate the first annversary of Arachne Press,