Radio credits
RING O’ ROSES
– Afternoon Theatre
ALIENS
– 30′ play for Radio 5. Also published by Methuen 1988
LOCAL DISASTER
– 30′ play for Radio 5
STAMPING, SHOUTING AND SINGING HOME
– Monday play
HI
STORY LOST AND FOUND –
Women Can Fly
MARY SEACOLE
HANGING FIRE – Afternoon play
DESPERATE TO ACT – Abridgement of Anna Sher’s book
THIN ICE – 30′ play for Radio 5
SWEET FANNY ADAMS – 30′ play for Radio 5
SO LONG A LETTER – Dramatisation of Anya Sainsbury’s book
LAUGHTER IN LENINGRAD – 5 x 15′ dramatisation for Woman’s Hour Radio 4
Theatre credits
RISE UP – Commissioned and produced by Theatre Centre. Winner Best Play for Young Audiences 2017 Writers Guild Award
CAT’S EYE – Adaptation commissioned and produced by LAMDA
THE ANGEL TIDE – Commissioned by LAMDA, performed July 2012
RUN! – Original musical. Commissioned by the Polka Theatre and Royal & Derngate, Northampton, performed June 2012
THURSDAY’S CHILD – Adaptation developed in association with National Theatre Studio
KEEP SMILING THROUGH – Original play. Commissioned and produced by Theatre by the Lake, Keswick as part of their 2011 summer season. Published by Oberon.Comedy with music set in WW2.
THE DAY THE WATERS CAME – Original play commissioned and produced by Theatre Centre. Opened autumn 2010 and played nationwide, including at The Unicorn Theatre, London, The Birmingham Rep and The Drum Plymouth. Published by Oberon. Winner of the Writers Guild Best Play for Young Audiences Award 2011
GLORY, GLORY – Short original play commissioned by Duke’s Theatre, Lancaster as part of double bill. Spring 2010.
THE MAID OF BUTTERMERE – Dramatisation of Melvyn Bragg’s novel for Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
FRANKENSTEIN – Adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel for Frantic Assembly / Royal and Derngate Theatre, Northampton. To be published by Oberon.
THE MAST – Commissioned Leadership play for the Garnett Foundation
STAMPING, SHOUTING & SINGING HOME
– Original play. Commissioned and produced by Watford Palace
TIE. Subsequent productions:
Forest Forge Theatre and Nuffield Theatre 2008; Polka
heatre, London, October 2006; Sheffield Crucible Studio; Theatre Alibi Exeter;
Birmingham Rep Studio & tour; The Second Wave, Albany Empire; Brockport College, NY Rose Bruford College at Greenwich TIE; Tempe, Arizona; Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles; St Louis Black Repertory Company, Missouri; Children’s Theatre Company, Minneapolis; MAC, Birmingham; Hawkes Bay Youth Theatre, New Zealand; published by Oberon
THE LEAP – Commissioned diversity play for The Garnett Foundation (2005). Toured nationally since 2005.
VILLETTE – Adaptation commissioned by Stephen Joseph Theatre and performed in conjunction with Frantic Assembly, October 2005. Published by Oberon.
JAMAICA INN – Dramatisation of Daphne du Maurier’s novel for Salisbury Playhouse, produced April 2004 and toured nationally 2005 and again in 2005; produced at New Vic 2007. Published by Oberon
UP THE DUFF – Original play commissioned by the Stephen Joseph Theatre. Produced by York Theatre Royal in conjunction with Fresh Glory productions, November 2009.
ONCE WE WERE MOTHERS – Original play commissioned and produced by New Vic Theatre 2004; published by Oberon;
* Made the final 5 for the John WhitingAward, 2005 *
produced at Orange Tree 2007
THE CHALLENGE – Commissioned diversity play for The Garnett Foundation, premiered and touring constantly since 2003
GETTING TO THE FOOTOF THE MOUNTAIN – Original play. Commissioned by Birmingham Rep and premiered in May 2002; published by Oberon
TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL –
Adaptation commissioned by Birmingham Rep and premiered in June 1995; second production there in July 1996; Salisbury Playhouse 2000; Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, summer 2003.
SHADOW OF LIGHT – Original play.Commissioned by Proteus and premiered in February 1994; transfer to Warehouse Theatre, Croydon in April 1994
EAST LYNNE – Adaptation commissioned and produced by
Birmingham Rep; also produced in Denmark,
at the Redgrave Theatre in Farnham,
Greenwich Theatre and at the New Vic Theatre
(July 2005).
Published by Oberon.
SLAP – Original play.Commissioned & produced by Humberside TIE; also
performed at Sheffield, Crucible
LUCKY COUNTRY – Original play. Commissioned by Theatre of Fact & performed in Milton Keynes and national tour
CHRISTMAS WITHOUT HERODS – Original Play. Commissioned by Women’s Theatre Group & performed at ICA, London & national tour; Kingston Festival
THE RED CHAIR * – Original play commissioned and performed by Unicorn Theatre * Joint Winner, Best Children’s Play 1988 (BTA)
THE PEARL – Adaptation commissioned and produced by Northampton Theatre Royal
NOAH’S DAUGHTER – Original play. Sheffield Crucible TIE
BETTER THAN BURNING – Original play. Commissioned by Temba Theatre; Croydon Warehouse, rehearsed reading
CRIME OF THE CENTURY – Commissioned and produced by Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich TIE;
Birmingham Rep (tour)
TAKING LIBERTIES
– Original play Commissioned and produced by Watford Palace TIE; Sheffield Crucible Studio; Leatherhead TIE
VINDICATION – Original play. Orange Tree, Richmond, rehearsed reading; Lyric Hammersmith studio, rehearsed reading
CONSEQUENCES – Original play commissioned and produced by Theatre Centre
INSIDE OUT – Original play commissioned and produced by Theatre Centre; Northampton TIE
MOTHER’S DAY – Original play commissioned and produced by Soho Poly; Manchester – Women Live
FACE VALUES – Original play commissioned and produced by Theatre Centre
UNDER EXPOSURE * – Original play. Commissioned and produced by Theatre Centre; Drill Hall, London; National tour; Sheffield Crucible TIE; Theatre Foundry; Black Theatre, Canada; tour in Ontario, Canada; published Methuen 1987
*
British Theatre Association Award 1986
