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  • Toothbrush selected for BFI Flare

    Toothbrush selected for BFI Flare

    I am so excited that my first short film Toothbrush – which I wrote, directed and edited – has been selected for my favourite festival, BFI Flare. To be showing at the UK’s biggest LGBTQI+ film festival, in such an iconic venue as BFI Southbank, is properly bucket-list stuff. Toothbrush is part of the Connect/Disconnect Read more

  • STEPS MUSICAL!!!

    STEPS MUSICAL!!!

    I’m so excited that the news is finally #outthere: the official Steps musical Here & Now is coming this year, written by yours truly! I’m having the best time working super-hard with the wonderful folks at ROYO ahead of our premiere in Birmingham in November – you can catch us from the 9th-24th at The Read more

  • Bradley One More Time: Sold-out rehearsed reading of new play

    Bradley One More Time: Sold-out rehearsed reading of new play

    It was extremely fun to get the chance recently to showcase a rehearsed reading of Bradley One More Time – my first full-length one-person play. The hour-long piece was read by the phenomenal Elliot Hadley, under direction from Anoushka Bonwick, and was showcased as part of Vault Festival’s A Pinch Of Vault initiative at The Read more

  • Queerpiphany: Catch this new MTV series I worked on

    Queerpiphany: Catch this new MTV series I worked on

    I was really, really excited to get to work on scripts for Queerpiphany; a new MTV chatshow fronted by the icons Munroe Bergdorf and Tayce. A different kind of writing for me: my first time penning words for real people!! I wrote the intros, outros, links and promos for the six-episode run, in which the Read more

  • Offie noms and great reviews as All That headlines Kings Head Theatre Queer Season

    Offie noms and great reviews as All That headlines Kings Head Theatre Queer Season

    This is an extremely late update to the website (guess I was too busy with, y’know, getting married); but I want to shout-out the amazing cast and crew behind the 2021 production of my play All That at the King’s Head Theatre, which headlined their Queer Season. Sadly, due to COVID, the run was cut Read more

  • BFI Network x BAFTA Crew, Screenshot and Faber Academy

    BFI Network x BAFTA Crew, Screenshot and Faber Academy

    Some #UPDATES! Firstly, I was really chuffed to make it to the commendation list and then the longlist of the Screenshot competition, organised by Sister Pictures and South Of The River. I’m told I made it to the final 5% of entrants, which is really cool – and I’m excited now to get back to Read more