When I flew back from California in June 2022, after a busy month in which I directed Melancholy Play at Theatre Lunatico and three productions of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream at Mill Valley Middle School, I had no idea what was next for me. For over fifteen years I had been directing between five and eleven productions a year, and now, I had nothing planned. 

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Relocating to a an old/new land has taken time. It has been both wonderful and unsettling. Bittersweet. Melancholy at times, heartwarming at others.  

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Although I have had something of a sabbatical on the theatre production front, things have not been entirely dormant. 

 

I collaborated with Philip Knight to put together an archive website of Third Theatre, his theatre company which we worked together at many years ago in Bradford. We hope to work on some additional projects together in the future, promoting Third Theatre's unique approach to performance training. 

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And I have been writing. After the success of Convoy 31000 in 2019, my first full-length play, I have been researching and writing four scripts. The craft is still relatively new to me, and I am enjoying developing that craft quietly in my little cottage overlooking the fields in Suffolk. After a prolific output of work for over fifteen years, it has been good to step back, kayak the River Stour, reconnect with my family, bake apple pies, and delve into my ancestral history. 

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But now it's time to get back to work! 

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In the fall of 2025, my adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein will be produced at Theatre Lunatico in Berkeley. 

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I hope to have more news to share soon. Stay tuned!