2022
Script adaptation: further updating and revamping my adaptation of Catherine Cookson’s The Cinder Path, for the 2022 North East tour
Writer: More episodes of the sketch comedy podcast Paul & Nessa’s Happy Hour.
2021
Editor: The First Cranked Anvil Flash Fiction Anthology. A book of 39 flash stories from Cranked Anvil’s flash competition.
2020
Editor: The First Cranked Anvil Short Story Anthology. A book of 33 short stories from Cranked Anvil’s writing competition.
Writer/Creator: sketch comedy podcast Paul & Nessa’s Happy Hour
Writer: a brand new, interactive adaptation of Aesop’s Fables for the Easter Sunderland Penshaw Bowl
Script Adaptation: further updating and revamping my adaptation of Catherine Cookson’s The Cinder Path, for the 2020 touring production
2019
Writer: the new improved sketch comedy radio show on BBC Radio Newcastle, Grin Up North
Writer and Deviser: the ‘Halloween Spectacular‘ at Alnwick Gardens, for Cranked Anvil and Circurama
Script Adaptation: further updating and revamping my adaptation of Catherine Cookson’s The Cinder Path, for the 2020 touring production
Script Adaptation: updating and revamping my adaptation of Catherine Cookson’s The Cinder Path, for the 2019 touring production
Writer: sketch comedy radio show on BBC Radio Newcastle, Grin Up North
2018
Writer: sketch comedy radio show on BBC Radio Newcastle, Grin Up North
Writer: continuing to write theatre reviews for Remotegoat
2017
Writer: new material for a short live stage version of ‘Happy Hour’
Writer: the World Premiere of ‘Wise Men Say‘, a brand new one-act play about Sunderland AFC
Writer: continuing to write for Paul & Nessa’s Happy Hour
2016
Script adaptation: ‘Romeo + Juliet‘ for Cranked Anvil. The production won ‘Best Shakespeare’ in the North East Theatre Guide Awards 2016
Script adaptation: ‘Hamlet‘ for Cranked Anvil.
Script adaptation: ‘Henry V‘ for Cranked Anvil. The production came third in the North East Theatre Guide Awards 2016 ‘Best Shakespeare’ category
Writer: continuing to write for weekly radio sketch comedy show ‘Paul & Nessa’s Happy Hour‘
2015
Script adaptation: the World Premiere of ‘Catherine Cookson’s The Cinder Path’, which opened at The Customs House theatre in South Shields – Cookson’s home town
Writer and Creator: Weekly radio sketch comedy show ‘Paul & Nessa’s Happy Hour‘ on Spark FM
2014
Script Adaptation and Consultant: ‘As You Like It’ and ‘Macbeth’ for TheatreSpace NE.
Writer: ‘Mixtape‘, Newcastle.
2013
Script Adaptation and Consultant: ‘The Tempest’ for TheatreSpace NE.
Writer: ‘The Occasional Adventures of Bartington and Dunford’, a radio comedy.
Writer (adapting from original stage script): ‘Voyage From Titan’, a radio comedy for Cranked Anvil.
2012
Writer (adapting from original film script): ‘Hello, I Love You’, a radio comedy for Cranked Anvil.
Script Adaptation: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream‘ for TheatreSpace NE.
Writer and Presenter: ‘Sunderland: Sleeping Giant‘, a documentary on the City of Sunderland.
2011
Writer: ‘Don’t Trust Salmon: Fin’, a sketch comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Writer (award-winning): Sketch comedy ‘supergroup’ Swagger Jagger, in ‘Late Night Gimp Fight‘s Sketch Off’ at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Writer: Various sketch comedy gigs with sketch group Don’t Trust Salmon.
2010
Writer (book and lyrics): ‘Joey Cotter’, a musical play for young people.
2009
Writer: ‘CSI:London’, a spoof comedy web-series.
2008
Writer (book and lyrics): ‘Voyage From Titan’, a comedy musical which premiered at the White Bear theatre, London.
2007
Writer: ‘CSI:London’ pilot – a spoof comedy webisode.
Writer (commissioned): Theatre-in-Education play for key stage 3 pupils, ‘The Fete of Lower Walden’, on climate change issues.
2006
Writer (commissioned): ‘To Take The Fall’, a play for drama school students.
2005
Writer (commissioned): Short film ‘The After School Club’ for Best Shot Youth Theatre Productions.
2004
Script Consultant: ‘Babes In The Wood’ at the Novello Theatre.
2003
Writer: Stage play ‘Hello I Love You’ at the Cockpit Theatre, London.
Writer: short film ‘Hanging On The Telephone’.
Writer: Stage play ‘So They All Rolled Over’.
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