Short play.
Richard and Jane are seeking a powerful love connection. But will each meet their match - or their nemesis?
Published in Pint-Sized Plays Volume 5
Awards & accolades:
Overall winner of Pint-Sized Plays international writing competition Script Slam 2017
Gala Finalist, Short+Sweet Dubai 2018
Snowdance® 2018 10 Minute Comedy Festival Finalist
Gala Finalist, Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney 2019
Gala Finalist, Short+Sweet Hollywood 2019
Selected for Schreiber Shorts 2019
Quarterfinalist in 2020 ScreenCraft Stage Play Contest
Gala Finalist, Short+Sweet Perth 2021
Performances:
Tenby Arts Festival, September 2017
Pint-Sized Plays Script Slam, Theatr Gwaun, September 30 2017
Snowdance® 2018 10 Minute Comedy Festival, Sixth Street Theatre, Racine, Wisconsin, January 26 – February 25 2018
Short+Sweet Dubai Theatre Festival, January 25 – March 3 2018
The Complete Theatre Company presents "Our Big, Fat Sketch Show", The Producers Club, New York, March 24 2018
Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney, March 28 – 31 2019
Short+Sweet Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, October 5 - 27 2019
Schreiber Shorts 2019, New York, October 22 – 26 2019
Inaugural Short+Sweet Perth, March 8 - April 10 2021
Playing Around, South Otago Theatrical Society, New Zealand, April 9-11, 16-18 2021
Short+Sweet Theatre Queensland, Gold Coast, June 16-18 2021
Short+Sweet Theatre South India, November 2022
Recorded for radio by Yeppoon Little Theatre and broadcast on Keppel FM, March 9 & 11 2023
Anything Can Happen in 10 Minutes Play Festival, Pan Theater, Oakland, California, April 14-16 2023
Image: “Pop art” by Ruth Hartnup (adapted) is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Short play.
George keeps an appointment with Wilby & Son, whose proprietor demonstrates an unusual line in up-selling.
Awards & accolades:
Selected for Short+Sweet Theatre Queensland 2018
People’s Choice Showcase finalist at Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney 2019
Winner of PENfro Book Festival Radio Drama competition 2019
Selected for INK Festival 2020 & 2021
Shortlisted for Pint-Sized Plays international writing competition 2020
Best Script and Overall Judges’ Choice Winner at Short+Sweet Essex 2022
Performances:
Short+Sweet Theatre Brisbane, June 18 - July 1 2018
Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney, February 28 - March 3 2019
PENfro Book Festival, Rhosygilwen, Wales, October 13 2019
Short+Sweet Theatre Essex, September 18th - October 1st 2022
Recorded for radio by Yeppoon Little Theatre and broadcast on Keppel FM, July 13 & 22 2023
Short play.
Bright Young Things Gertie and Duch navigate a fast-changing social world.
Featured in Best Ten Minute Plays of 2019, published by Smith & Kraus
Awards & accolades
Video performance at Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney 2019
Shortlisted for international writing competition Pint-Sized Plays 2018
People’s Choice Showcase finalist at Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney 2019
Spotlight Award Winner “Best Ten Minute Plays of 2019” (Smith & Kraus and True Acting Institute)
Shortlisted for Short+Sweet Manila 2019 and Short+Sweet Hollywood 2022
Performances:
Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney, March 14 - 17 2019
Short+Sweet Theatre Illawarra, December 2 - 4 2021
Short+Sweet Theatre Perth, June 2 - 4 2022
Recorded for radio by Yeppoon Little Theatre and broadcast on Keppel FM, October 1 2022
Short play.
A flashy new arrival puts the cat among the pigeons.
Wily family cat schemes to oust the flashy new AI pet on the scene.
Awards & accolades
Coverfly RED LIST
Shortlisted for British Theatre Challenge 2018
Shortlisted for Short+Sweet Hollywood 2018
Top 30 UK Film Festival Ten Minute Script 2020
2020 ScreenCraft Animation Competition Quarterfinalist
Official Selection and Semi-Finalist, SWN Screenplay Competition 2020
Finalist in Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards 2021
Official selection of the UK Film Festival - London 2021
British Animation Film Festival Lotte Reiniger List 2022 - Winner, Best Unproduced Screenplay
Semi-Finalist, 27th Annual Fade In Awards SCI-FI 2023
Best Script, Animotion Film Festival 2023
Runner-up, Hammond House Publishing International Literary Prize 2023
Quarter Finalist, Scriptwriters & Co International Festival 2024
Performances
Dispatches new writing night at OSO Arts Centre, London
December 6 2018
Short play for children.
When Jessie loses her favourite toy, the magic goes out of Halloween. But as some special friends arrive to help, the fun returns with them.
Published and available to license for performance from Scripts for Stage
Performances
Suburban Holidays XI, Quannapowitt Players, Inc, Reading, Massachusetts, Dec 2 -10 2022
Short play.
Actors Amanda and Shaun are on top of their lines and at the top of their game. But who is on top when it comes to the money?
Performances:
The UnDisposables’ Scratching The Surface, London, March 22 2019
Short play.
The writing is on the wall when Nick and Grace meet to tidy loose ends at the family home.
Published in Stage It! 6: Thirty 10-Minute Plays by Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs
Awards & accolades
Shortlisted for Volume 4 of Voices From Home by Broken Silence Theatre company
Longlisted for The Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing 2020
Shortlisted for Pint-Sized Plays international writing competition 2020
Longlisted for the British Theatre Challenge 2021
Finalist for the STAGE IT! 10-Minute Play Competition 2022
Performances
Rebound Productions’ Night of New Writing, Hens & Chickens Theatre, Islington, March 17th 2022
Funny Shorts LIVE!, Centers for the Arts, Bonita Springs, Florida, June 17th 2022
‘The Scene’ podcast Season 3, produced by Get Over It Productions and Janno Media
StageWorks Theatre Group Inc. One-Act Jamboree, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, July 21st - 23rd 2023
The Departure, produced by Peripeteia Theatre, King’s Arms, Salford, Manchester, November 6th - 8th 2023
Short play.
Four housemates look ahead to when life will finally gets back to normal. Have they changed? Should they change? And what if normal isn't all it's cracked up to be?
Awards & accolades:
Published online by Josef Weinberger Plays, as part of the ISOPLAYTION project.
Short play.
An award-winning theatre critic is summoned to his editor’s office to explain his latest review. Could it be the end of the road? Can Clive keep his career on track? And who is really in the driving seat?
“Amazing comedy delight” - Sydney Arts Guide
Awards & accolades
Shortlisted for Chesil Theatre New Writing Festival, TakeTen 2020
Longlisted for the British Theatre Challenge 2021
Finalist for Lakeshore Players Theatre’s 17th Annual 10 Minute Play Festival 2021
People’s Choice Semi-Finalist, Short+Sweet Sydney 2021
Finalist for Remarkable Theatre’s Pint-Sized Plays 2023
Finalist for A Play, A Pint & A Pie One-Act Comedy Play Festival 2023
Finalist for Pend Oreille Players One Act Play Festival 2023
Runner-up, Pint-Sized Plays 2023
Shortlisted for Tiger’s Heart Players Second Annual Literary Contest, December 2023
Performances
B3 Theater Festival of Shorts, Arizona, June 18 - 27 2021
Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney, May 10 - August 22 2021
Short+Sweet Theatre Essex, September 18th - October 1st 2022
Broken Slate Productions’ Backyard Fest, Los Angeles, October 8 2022
Radio Theatre for the Mind’s Eye, Ocean City Radio, January 2023 (produced by Act Bedford and Content Creation)
Remarkable Theatre’s Pint-Sized Plays 2023, May 4-7 2023
Pend Oreille Players One Act Play Festival, Newport, Washington, August 2023
A Play, A Pint & A Pie One-Act Comedy Play Festival (presented by Enter Stage Left Theater at Hopkinton Center for the Arts), MetroWest Boston, August 26th 2023
Short play.
For Brian, there are always reasons to be cheerful. But when some unexpected news threatens to cast a shadow over his sunny disposition, will he be able to find his happy place?
Awards & accolades:
First-Place Winner, ThinkingFunny.com Radio Playscript Contest, April 2023
Shortlisted for Pint-Sized Plays 2023
Performances:
North London Actors’ New Writing Showcase, Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, July 4th 2022
Scratched Up Radio Theater, KKRN, 88.5FM, Round Mountain, California, April 6th 2023
The Whiskey Radio Hour recording, Chief O’Neills, Chicago, February 21st 2024
Short play.
Journey to a future where dinosaurs and humans (and dogs) co-exist…
Performances
Off The Block #11, Rabble Theatre Company, Reading, UK, 20th January 2023
NEW short play.
Stuart is confident that his career is heading in the right direction. But a shocking revelation by his boss Alan sparks a chain of events that could change the course of destiny for everyone.
Awards & accolades
Winner, TakeTen Chesil Theatre New Writing Festival 2023: Snakes & Ladders
Performances
TakeTen Chesil Theatre New Writing Festival 2023: Snakes & Ladders, February 24th & 25th 2024, Chesil Theatre, Winchester, UK
INK Festival, Halesworth, Suffolk, UK, April 11th - 14th 2024