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Top Bunk (2008)

Flaming Youth Theatre Co. Dir. Catherine Pascal. A play for Oldham schools (18th - 27th February) and Oldham Coliseum Studio (1st, 2nd March). A commission from Oldham Coliseum's Young Acting Lab. 

Millboys Chavs and Space Cadets  (2007)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community play commissioned by Bolton Octagon's Activ8. Part of the fortieth anniversary celebrations of the Octagon, produced at Bolton Girls and Lads Club in November 2007. 

Beyond Omarska (2006)

                   

Box of Tricks Theatre White Bear Theatre, London June 2006. Dir. Adam Quayle. "Michael Crowley's gripping play about the aftermath of the Bosnian War" Time Out - Three Stars. Read The Stage review. Available through New Theatre Publications and through Amazon

Trapped (2006)

             

 Hard Act Theatre. For 24:7 Theatre Festival Manchester then nine date North West Tour May 2007 including: schools; youth custody; youth clubs; Oldham Coliseum Studio; Lancaster Dukes and Blue Box Theatre Chorlton. Dir. Chris Bridgman. 

Too Careful (March 2006)

For Actv8 (Bolton Octagon Youth Theatre) Dir. Jodie Lamb. A play for children. Bill Naughton Studio Bolton Octagon.

The Man They Couldn't Hang (2006)

(Winner of BBC's Stronger Than Fiction award 2004) Received script in hand performance at Oldham Coliseum, July 06. Dir. Stefan Escreet. Currently being read by National Theatre.  

Raver  (2005)

Action Transport Youth Theatre. Whitby Hall Studio August 2005.  A short play for children devised with children and director Guy Christenson.

Weapons of Forgiveness (2004)

For Action Transport Theatre: a short play and related monolgues devised with young actors and dir. Guy Christenson; for three Liverpool schools and Unity Theatre, Liverpool.  

Inside Out (2001)

Hard Act Theatre Co. Didsbury Studio Theatre, Manchester University. "A small masterpiece" Manchester Evening News. Review            

Lucky Bastards  (1998)

Salford Open Theatre at University Salford and at Romily Forum Theatre Stockport.  

Radio

The Immaculate Conception for BBC Radio (2003) Producer Melanie Harris. Winner of BBC Northern Exposure competition The Spin for short radio drama April 2003. 

A Principal at Stake (2005) For Unity Radio with No Attitude (Gay and Lesbian young people's group Trafford) funded by Trafford Youth Service  

Film

 

Losing It  (2007) for Lime Arts. A thirty minute film drama and resource book for Manchester schools (Key Stage 4) on young people and alcohol. Dir. Mark Haig.

The Amazing Doctor Sober (2008) A thirty minute film drama for schools. Premiere October 29th Printworks Manchester.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Runaway Home (2005) and Loose Change (2004) for Action Transport and Handstand Productions  Videotivilo Film Festival, Tampere, Finland and Yorkshire Youth Film Festival, Northallerton. 

Publication

Write Up Your Street. (Tools to use with young people to create fiction) (2007) Published by Young Voice ISBN 978-1-903456-27-9

Poetry

Published in: Fin, , Borderlines, The Affectionate Punch; Iota; Never Bury Poetry; North West Labour History Society Bulletin and performed at readings.  

Journalism 

Anne Peaker Bulletin, Prison Education Trust, Lounge Magazine. Egunkaria (San Sebastian) The Lowdown (Northwest Playwrights bulletin). North West Labour History Society Bulletin.  Just Briefs (Youth Justice Trust)