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Below are a few highlights of commissions, productions, publishing and awards.

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Radio Waves for BBC Radio 4

September 2023

So grateful to co-write this play for Reduced Listening and BBC Radio 4.

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Green Walls: Play Reading

March 2023

Hampstead Theatre's second development reading of Green Walls. Directed by the brilliant Marlie Haco and performed by the very talented Shannon Hayes, Harry Redding and Emily Barber.

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Theatre 503 Production: Salt

September, 2022

Salt was chosen for Theatre 503's Autumn run and had a sold out run.

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Hampstead Theatre: Showcase

May 2022

Excited to see an extract of Green Walls performed at Hampstead Theatre's Showcase. Can't wait to see how it develops.

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UEA Green Week: Creative Writing Workshop Facilitator

March 2023

Excited to have facilitated another creative workshop at UEA.

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Hampstead Theatre's 2022 INSPIRE

January 2022

I am so grateful to have been selected for this year long mentorship with the amazing creatives at Hampstead Theatre. With their support I will be writing my third full length eco-play.

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Visability Film Festival Judge

November 2021

I am honoured to be chosen as a guest judge again for the Visibility Film Festival. The festival give 50% of its profits to DASH (a disabled led visual arts organisation).

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Ffilm Cymru "HORIZONS: Emerging Filmmaker Development Fund"

August 2021

Excited to announce that "Dust" (co-written with Hannah Fitt) has been awarded development funding by Ffilm Cymru Wales. This has been financially supported by the National Lottery through the BFI NETWORK and the Arts Council of Wales.

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Papatango 2021 Award

August 2021

Salt has just been longlisted for the Papatango Award. It made it to the final 2.19% of scripts and was reviewed as "thought provoking".

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Fallible at Cambridge Junction

July 2021

Honoured to have worked with this brilliant cast and crew at the Cambridge Junction (Director: Caroline Rippin).

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Menagerie Theatre: Fallible

May, 2021

My new eco play Fallible has just been selected for Menagerie Theatre's "Hotbed Festival 2021" to be performed at Cambridge Junction.

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Edge Conference: Workshop Facilitator

March 2021

I facilitated a workshop for the University of East Anglia's "Edge Conference". The workshop worked to creatively engage participants, whilst also bringing transparency to the Creative Industry. It was called: "The Risk of Failure: How to be a Freelance Creative." and was reviewed as "really useful and engaging".

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Visability Film Festival: Guest Interview

February, 2021

I was invited to do a guest interview with Visability Film Festival where we discussed short films, the industry and scriptwriting. 

The interview is available on:
https://youtu.be/G3yzHo8wb7c

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Visibility Film Festival: Judge

January, 2021

I am honoured to be a guest judge for the Visibility Film Festival. The festival give 50% of its profits to DASH (a disabled led visual arts organisation) and this year it will be online from February 13th - 28th.

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Theatre 503: Salt

November, 2020

"Salt" was shortlisted for Theatre 503's 2020 International Playwriting Award. They received 1,719 scripts from 45 countries and "Salt" reached their shortlist of the top 30.

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ITV: Gradient Update

September, 2020

After four months of intense work, our pilot script has been accepted by ITV's Silverprint Pictures.

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Menagerie Young Writers' Workshop

September, 2020

I have just been accepted onto this brilliant writing course run by the Menagerie Theatre. I am very excited to meet other creatives and explore new ways of storytelling.

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ITV: Gradient

July, 2020

Finished the Beat by Beat for the ITV commission: "Gradient". Onto writing the pilot!

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Matchstick Theatre Company: Salt

July, 2020

Salt was longlisted, and chosen for the top 25 (out of 200) in the Matchstick Literary Submissions. It received useful and positive feedback: "The premise of this is brilliant...The story is clear and well-structured, which is great. This is clearly written by someone who knows how to write."

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Uproar Theatre: Some Windows Don't Shut

May 2020

This radio piece has just been selected for the shortlist.

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Secret Attic: It Starts with a Train

April 2020

A short story, chosen by Secret Attic and to be published in May.

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Drama Studio London: 'Scum'

March 2020

A recording of the first scene from my new dramedy: 'Scum' (In Early Development).

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AMC: 'Soulmates'

November, 2019 & February 2020

Providing additional material for the television show 'Soulmates'.

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Script Doctoring: 'Daddy's Girl'

January, 2020

I was privileged to give feedback to Actor and Writer Skye Hallam on her debut television pilot 'Daddy's Girl'.

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Women at Rada 100: 'Salt'

December, 2019

 A sold-out, scripted reading of my play 'Salt'.  

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Tristan Bates Theatre: UEA Scriptwriters' Showcase

October, 2019

A scripted reading of a scene from my play: 'Salt'.

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Publication: I'll Show You Mine

October, 2019

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Publication: Egg Box Publishing

September, 2019

An exert from my radio play "Baby Blue". This piece was also recorded by Westminster Radio and RADA.

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Writer in Residence: Fly Festival

June, 2019

I was the writer in residence at Beccles Free School. From the workshops I taught, we created a short play for the FLY festival.

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Drama Studio London: 'A Single Blueberry'

May, 2019

Graduating students of DSL used my script for their showreel.

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Drama Studio London: 'Underneath'

May, 2019

Graduating students of DSL used my script for their showreel.

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Westminster Radio: 'Baby Blue'

April, 2019

A wonderful recording of my short radio piece 'Baby Blue'. You can listen to it on the link below:

http://westminsterradio.net/group-4-baby-blue/

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The Pleasance Theatre: 'Distant Hands'

March, 2020

A co-written, co-performed piece, chosen for the 50/50 scratch night held by Anonymous is a Woman Theatre Company.

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RADA: 'Baby Blue'

February, 2019

A wonderful recording of my short radio piece: 'Baby Blue'. Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.

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