Writing

NEW FOR 2021: THE AUTUMN OF TERROR – WHITECHAPEL MONOLOGUES

Meet the canonical five women who were killed by the murderer known as “Jack the Ripper”. Adapted from the earlier play THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERS, this short play reveals the women who are ignored while history focuses on the killer.

THE GUNPOWDER PLOT – original play.
Guy Fawkes is visited in the Tower of London by William Shakespeare, who has news of a world-changing conspiracy. Performed by TheatreFusion on short Scottish Tour in 2005. Available on Amazon:

THE DARK LADIES – NOVEL
Work in progress – a fantasy adventure novel about a group of women across history who discover they have special abilities… and are under attack. Link to a preview of Part One – Mercy, coming soon.

MEDEA – play adaptation
Adaptation intended for teenage students – the Greek tragedy about the wife of Jason from the Argonauts fame, who plans revenge when he betrays her.

MACBETH WITCH-HUNTER – play adaptation
Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth imagining the events taking place during the witch-hunts of Cromwell’s time. Performed at secondary school.

WRITE ME A MUSICAL!
The book for an original musical. A struggling Broadway writer gets inspiration from the ghost of the legendary Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

THE DARK LADIES – original play
The “true” stories of the three “vampire brides” who lived in Count Dracula’s castle – new angle on Stoker’s original tale.

ROMEO AND JULIET – play adaptation
Adapted for teenage students, an abridged version of the play. Performed in secondary school.

CAESAR – play adaptation
“Modern-day” update of Shakespeare’s play utilising multimedia. Performed in Glasgow, at a college in the USA, at a college in Glasgow, at a secondary school and at Bathgate Regal.

GOOD EVENING, MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES – play adaptation of two Sherlock Holmes stories.

MACBETH RECUT – a short adaptation of Shakespeare’s original play using unusual chronology – and originally written for inclusion in the 15 Minute Shakespeare Competition at The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. Available on Amazon:

THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERS – original play.
Documentary Drama about the canonical five women who were killed by “Jack the Ripper”. Performed by TheatreFusion in 2006/7 at the Britannia Panopticon Musical Hall in Glasgow.