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27th June 2008 I am delighted to say that on the 1st of July I am joining the team at Bath Spa University's School Of Music & Performing Arts as a Drama Lecturer. This is a wonderful opportunity for me as it combinines teaching and research with continued professional practice. ——— ¥ ——— The full production of Reality Chokes directed by yours truly at Pentameters Theatre, Hampstead from Tuesday 13th May to Saturday 31st May was a real buzz. We got some great reviews but more importantly the whole experience reminded me why I went into the business in the first place. A great experience I wouldn't have missed for the world. ——— ¥ ——— My short films and latest showreel are now available for viewing on my You Tube Channel. ——— ¥ ——— I directed a play reading at Pentameters in Hampstead, London, on Monday March 10th at 14.00. The play was Reality Chokes a black comedy about middle-aged punk rockers coming to terms with their mid-life crisis. It's written by David Schaal and Al Gregg and is hilarious. This reading led to the full production mentioned above. ——— ¥ ——— On 29th of January 2008 I finished directing another block of 3 episodes of Doctors for BBC Birmingham. ——— ¥ ——— For 4 weeks in November/December 2007 I was teaching drama directing at The Northern Film School at Leeds Metropolitan University. Gawd' help 'em! ——— ¥ ——— On Sunday 28th October 2007 at 11.30 am I took part in a debate 'Political Theatre: Political animal?' at the annual Battle Of Ideas. ——— ¥ ——— From August through to mid-November 2007 I was in Leeds directing 2 pilot blocks (5 episodes each block) for Yorkshire TV of the new ITV daytime drama, The Royal Today. ——— ¥ ——— In July 2007 I directed my first block of 'Doctors' for the BBC. The old BBC Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham were very dear to me so I was delighted to finally get to direct a BBC Birmingham drama show. I enjoyed the experience very much and overall one couldn't ask for more. ——— ¥ ——— At the end of June 2007 I was teaching for ten days on a film-makers summer school in Lithuania. What a great trip! Spent a couple of days sightseeing in Vilnius then up to the Baltic coast for the actual course. I met some lovely suicidal Finns and had a really fulfilling time. The gig came about because of my teaching at Thames Valley University. Lithuania Summer School Website ——— ¥ ——— After my gobby first appearance on Claire Fox TV, the Institute Of Ideas invited me to be a Judge for the West Midlands heat of the Debating Matters school debating competetion. The regional heat took place at Leicester University on 27th April 2007. ——— ¥ ——— I had a great time on the 19th Feb 2007 appearing as a pundit on Claire Fox News discussing the Jade Goody/Big Brother phenomena. The show is an internet broadcast on 18 Doughty Street .Com a political website with the tag line "politics for adults". It's actually run by a bunch of right wing neo-cons led by Iain Dale but they have a couple of token lefty shows like Claire Fox News and Talking With Tatchel an environmental show hosted by Peter Tatchel. It's worth taking a look at: Claire Fox is the Director of The Institute Ideas, an organisation I have a lot of time for. Take a look at the website using the link below. Each year they organise the Battle Of Ideas a fabulous weekend of debate, politics and philosophy that I highly recommend. ——— ¥ ——— From Feb - June 2007 I ventured into academia by becoming course tutor on the Writing For Television module of the MA in Screenwriting at Thames Valley University. Just a toe in the water at 3 hours a week but I have to say I really, really enjoyed it and will be looking to increase my activity in this area. ——— ¥ ——— Just before Xmas 2006 Dudley Sutton got me roped into acting in a Russian film for a couple of days. The film, Season Of Fogs, written and directed by award winning Russian director Anna Tchernakova, was shooting in Moscow and Leicestershire. With a Russian speaking camera team and a truly international cast & crew it was a unique experience. Nice one Dudley! ——— ¥ ——— After a trip to Italy on the Arista Story Development Workshop at the end of September 2006 I started working on my feature film screenplay, Nothing To Fear, a Hitchcokian political thriller about the civil liberty implications in the post 9/11 world. This trip was financed by a training grant from Screen West Midlands. ——— ¥ ——— On Wed 6th September 2006 at 20.00 I performed as 'Phil' at The Bush Theatre in a rehearsed reading of a new Alun Williams Play, Angel Meadow, as part of the Try These On For Size season I haven't been on a professional stage since 1987!!!! So I was cacking my pants big time. but it was great fun and the audience seemed to love it. Here's to lot more thesping to come. ——— ¥ ——— Over the summer of 2006 I developed a number of television projects with Greycat Productions & Chameleon TV in Leeds. ——— ¥ ——— In February 2006 I completed a third draft of my screenplay, Human Resources, a satire of corporate management, which is now being represented in London and the USA by my agent Louise Tam at Macfarlane Chard Associates. I worked on the development with script editor Stevie Lee (previous Head of Development, Contagious Films) and the development was funded by Screen West Midlands through their Lottery Scripts Grants Scheme. ——— ¥ ——— In February - March 2006 I wrote another episode of 'Doctors' for BBC Birmingham. ——— ¥ ——— Autumn 2005 - Autumn 2006, I was developing a number of comedy and drama projects including comedies The Watsons and Khazie, and dramas, Seven 'Til Eleven and Moonstomping. ——— ¥ ——— Aug - October 2005, I directed three episodes of Hollyoaks for Mersey TV. ——— ¥ ———
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