PLAYS
I have written multiple stage plays, including three full length plays, an original pantomime, two one act plays, and several short plays and monologues ranging from 1-15 minutes in length. Some plays are also suitable for audio.
Below are details of all my plays that have been performed. If you wish to know more about my unperformed work, or produce or option any of my work, please contact me.
Bad Reception
Up in a small village in remote Inverness, you’ll find a tiny hotel run by the eccentric Duncan Ross and his long suffering wife, Mandy. When two warring sisters arrive for a post-funeral holiday with an unbearable mother-in-law, chaos ensues! Throw in an odd travel writer, some escaping parrots, a dark secret, and a chef you’d rather you never met, and you’ve booked yourself a stay at the Verness Hotel.
So check in, grab a drink and prepare for a weekend you’ll never forget.
Duration
Approx. 2 hours (with interval)
Casting
4F, 2M
Performance History
This was first produced in February 2025 by The Green Room Theatre Club at West Walls Theatre, Carlisle, Cumbria.
True North
Margaret, a single mother whose son has left home to live in London, calls to tell him the latest gossip from their small Cumbrian town. She tells her son about her progressing love life - the first development since losing her husband many years earlier.
Duration
10 minutes.
Casting
1F
Performance History
This was produced in May 2020 by Knock & Nash as part of their online #CreateCollabCumbria project, and starred well-known actress Emma Rydal.
This Old Tin Roof
Jennifer grew up in her local theatre. She came of age, fell in love, had her heart broken, and mended it again, all in her local theatre with it's tin roof. Every kind of emotion has come to pass under this old tin roof; the roof that makes the sound of thunder when it rains.
Duration
10 minutes.
Casting
1F
Performance History
This was produced in April 2019 by Director's Cut Theatre as part of their showcase 'Home' at London's prestigious Southwark Playhouse. It was performed by Bryony Tebbutt and directed by Rosie Snell.
A Dream Come True
Olivia is a girl who daydreams. We all daydream - but Olivia's daydreams are different; they have a tendancy to come true! Is it all imagined? Or is it magic?
Co-written with Judith Henderson
Duration
Approx. 2 hours (with interval)
Casting
5F, 1M + flexible ensemble
Performance History
This was produced in July 2019 by Penrith Players Youth Group. It was directed by Judith Henderson.
Wrong Side Of The Line
Working in the telesales part of a mail order company can be a challenge; there are crazy customers, automated annoyances and cruel colleagues. Ben knows all this, and he’s always considered himself prepared for any situation. But there was no way he could have ever prepared himself for Bill Vaughan.
Duration
30 minutes
Casting
8M, 5F
Performance History
This was produced in August 2017 by Penrith Players and directed by Zoë Badder, as part of a new play showcase 'Behind Closed Doors' with fellow playwrights Hannah Sowerby and Tash Binder.
SHED
Stan Jackson is a peculiar man who is so proud of his garden shed that he can only communicate using the word “shed”. When local postman Steven attempts to deliver a parcel to Stan and his equally strange wife Hilary, and both the parcel and the shed turn out to be an elaborate trap, Steven finds himself a key part of a bizarre childhood fantasy as he fights for his freedom... and maybe, his life.
Duration
10 minutes
Casting
2M, 1F
Performance History
This was produced in May 2017 by No Door Theatre as part of their new writing night 'Bobbyknockers' at Revolution Bars in Manchester. It was directed by Georgia Affonso.
Pantomania
After their original panto stories, all the classic panto villains were banished from Pantoland to the real world, and the heroes were free to live their happily every after. But when the children in the real world start going missing, the panto heroes journey to the real world to confront the villains and save the children. But, will they end up uniting with them instead... against an even worse foe?
Duration
Approx. 2 hours (with interval)
Casting
2M, 2F, 11 M/F
Performance History
This was produced in February 2015 by Langwathby and Edenhall W.I. as their bi-annual village pantomime. It was directed by Zoë Badder and Matt Forrest.
Improving Things Inconveniently
A funny play of romance, adventure and mystery, Improving Things Inconveniently follows Jenny, a teenage girl who wakes up one morning to find she can walk through any door straight into one of the stories her father used to tell her when she was younger. As she weaves her way through a zoo full of plotting animals, a film of her own life, and even an Ancient Egyptian betrothal, she might just find exactly what she wants.
Duration
Approx. 2 hours (with interval)
Casting
13M, 9F, 7M/F
(many parts can be doubled)
Performance History
This was produced in March 2013 by Penrith Players Youth Group. It was directed by Linda Cooke.