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Welcome to the website of Paul Dunn; writer, author, and EIC of Cranked Anvil Press.

About Me

I am based in the North-East of England, on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, where I spend most of my time either writing or planning what I’m going to write next. I write all kinds of things for all kinds of media; stageplays, screenplays, books, articles, reviews, short…Continue reading “About Me”

My Cinder Path adaptation tours again – with Corrie’s Jim MacDonald!

Just before the first lockdown kicked in back in March 2020, my adaptation of Catherine Cookson’s The Cinder Path had…

Writing for Roundabout Drama Therapy

I was contacted in November by Rachel from Roundabout DramaTherapy, to ask if I would contribute to their #ShareAStory Advent…

21Nov 202121 Nov 2021

The First Cranked Anvil Flash Fiction Anthology

The First Cranked Anvil Flash Fiction Anthology Edited by Paul Dunn A collection of thirty-nine prize winning and shortlisted entries…

Abridged Shakespeare…

Hamlet

This script was adapted for the 2016 Cranked Anvil Shakespeare Season. Running time is approx 1hr 30 mins. This setting for this production was relocated to a trendy bar on…

Abridged Shakespeare…

Henry V

16 Mar 202216 Mar 2022

This script was adapted for the 2016 Cranked Anvil Shakespeare Season. Running time is approx 1hr 30 mins. This setting for this production was during the First World War. A…

Short Plays/Musicals

The Occasional Adventures of Bartington and Dunford

Flexible casting. Approx running time: 1hr. This script has a character list of 12M, 4F. (See below for details.) Many characters appear briefly, which means doubling can take place to…

Full Length Plays/Musicals

Voyage From Titan

24 Jun 202125 Jun 2021

Flexible casting. Written originally for 1M, 1F (plus voice overs). The script has a cast of 5M, 4F, plus an alien. So this has scope to be performed by a…

Full Length Plays/Musicals

The Cinder Path

16 Jun 202124 Jun 2021

With full permission from the Cookson Estate, this is the official adaptation of her novel The Cinder Path. This is a perfect script for amateur companies up and down the…

Abridged Shakespeare…

Romeo and Juliet

16 Jun 20216 Jul 2021

This script was adapted for the 2016 Cranked Anvil Shakespeare Season. Running time is approx 1hr 30 mins. Brought right up-to-date and set very much in the present day. It…

Books

The First Cranked Anvil Short Story Anthology

16 Jun 202116 Mar 2022

The First Cranked Anvil Short Story Anthology Edited by Paul Dunn ISBN: 978-1-5272-7738-0 A collection of thirty-three prize winning and shortlisted entries from Cranked Anvil's 1500 word short story competition…

News

Rehearsals for my Cookson adaptation begin today

5 Feb 202023 Dec 2021

Five years ago I was commissioned to write the stage adaptation of Catherine Cookson’s The Cinder Path. It had the full backing of the Cookson Estate, and played at the…

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TV’s Nick Cochrane walks the Cinder Path

24 Apr 201921 Nov 2021

Pre-production for my play, The Cinder Path, is now well under way, with rehearsals starting in just over a week. The full cast has now been announced. As well as…

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Coming next on the BBC…

1 Mar 201916 Jun 2021

I've been wearing quite a few of my many different hats recently (actor / writer / producer / artistic director / etc), which has been fun and exciting, if not…

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An EGG-cellent writing commission for Easter

22 Feb 201916 Jun 2021

The year has been bubbling away gently so far, but now, I'm pleased to say, things are starting to pick up with pace. Last month I reported that my adaptation…

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Another walk down the Cinder Path

12 Jan 201916 Jun 2021

Some very exciting news to kick of 2019. Three years ago I wrote the adaptation of Catherine Cookson's The Cinder Path, which played at the Customs House theatre in South…

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Writing for the BBC at Xmas – and featuring in the Radio Times!

20 Dec 201816 Jun 2021

A couple of months ago, you might remember, I reported that a lot of my writing this year has been for BBC Radio Newcastle's sketch comedy show Grin Up North.…

Blackadder Goes Forth – REVIEW

31 Oct 201816 Jun 2021

People's Theatre, Newcastle There can’t be many of us who aren’t familiar with this iconic BBC series, and this week The People’s give a pretty good rendition of four of…

Sense and Sensibility – REVIEW

26 Oct 201816 Jun 2021

Chapterhouse Theatre Company's latest production is this classic Jane Austen novel, adapted for the stage by resident writer Laura Turner. This charming adaptation is a testament to her love of…

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