 Theatre
for other audiences
THEATRE FOR OLDER AUDIENCES
Scarlet Ribbons Cast 3 (2m/1w):
50 minutes
An old woman’s final days in the company of a teenage housebreaker, Nat King
Cole and a bottle of single malt. Commissioned and produced by Oxfordshire Theatre
Company 2008, directed by Darren Cheek. Winner of
the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Award.
Housewives’ Choice Cast 3 (1m/2w):
50 minutes
Bitter-sweet tale of delayed marital consummation against the background of coronation
day with songs from the 1950s. Jointly commissioned and produced by Oxfordshire
and Forest Forge Theatre Companies 2005, directed by David Haworth.
My Foolish Heart Cast 3
(1m/2w): 50 minutes
Comic boy-meets-girl story set just after World War II with songs from the 1940’s.
Jointly commissioned and produced by Oxfordshire and Forest Forge Theatre Companies
2004, directed by Sean Aita.
THEATRE FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
Leap In The Dark Cast 4 (2m/2w): 60
minutes
Love story with songs by Paula Gardiner. Commissioned and produced by Hijinx
Theatre, Cardiff 1997, directed by Gaynor Lougher.
OPERA FOR YOUNGER / FAMILY AUDIENCES
The Magic Flute Cast 5 (3 singers/2
actor-musicians): 50 minutes
Adaptation of the Mozart opera for small foces and young audiences written with
Dominic Harlan. Commissioned by Glyndebourne Education and produced by The Brighton
Festival. Subsequent tour / Glyndebourne Festival Theatre run 2009. Revival 2010.
RADIO / AUDIO
The Falling Sky
A downloadable audio version of my own rural drama, starring Stephanie
Cole, Julian Glover and Amanda Root, and directed by Daniel Buckroyd for New
Perspectives Theatre Company.
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
Abridgement of Penelope Lively's novel. Radio 4, 1992 &1994, directed by
Martin Jameson.
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