ACE said YES!!! Two new plays for Children will be hitting libraries and theatres this Autumn. one for 3-5 year olds and another for 7-12… Read More »Arts Council Funding Secured for two new Childrens Plays.
It’s been a reflective couple of days moving a greenhouse from one plot on our allotment to another. Reflective because the act of de-glazing and… Read More »Writing in the zone and greenhouses!
It’s been a wonderful journey creating The Paint Peerers Tales for @V_and_A. We had our first three shows today. I’m exhausted but hugely pleased with… Read More »“Your words filled my soul with contentment” – little audience member.
Photo: courtesy of The Poetry Society I’m currently doing a book signing tour for Werewolf Club Rules i was most recently at The Times and… Read More »Journey of a writer
Working in theatre as a solo artist/Performance poet/playwright can be a lonely job. Since beginning this journey with Talawa back in 2003 as an… Read More »Finding your Community – Taking part in the Assitej 2014 World Conference of Theatre for Young Audiences in Warsaw, Poland
Having spent the last week on a writing retreat with first Impressions… www.facebook.com/writersresidencies Its a pleasure to come straight back into work and sharing some new… Read More »My latest 3 pieces for young People
There are these tiny crabs on the beaches of Thailand that scurry spherical parcels of sand back and forth from their burrows creating amazing sand… Read More »How artists are like Ghost Crabs
“As we jot down ideas, they shift and grow, spawning new ideas…puffs of cloud in an otherwise clear sky. Then, in a process that seems… Read More »The nature of writing
It’s our 8th day in Bangkok and the souvenirs on offer are still coming thick and fast. We’ve more or less resisted the ‘Fans… Read More »Floating Markets – Shipping Art
Here is a short documentary about the behind the scenes process of working on Tree Child with The Spark Children’s Arts Festival. I feel very passionately… Read More »A short documentary about creating children’s theatre for libraries