I studied drama at University and afterwards belonged to the Bristol Street Theatre; we devised and performed semi-improvised plays for children in deprived areas of the city. There was a lot of audience participation. You can see from this photo that it was fun but could be slightly chaotic.

Influenced by this experience – and long before I had had any books published - I went on to write two children’s musicals for adults to perform, and put them on in theatres in Brighton and London. They have subsequently been performed by various amateur groups.

The first of these musicals, King Grunt’s Cake, is for a cast of 6 or 9 adults to perform to a family audience. It lasts about an hour and a half and has lots of songs. There is an optional children’s chorus. It is about the rivalry between a good cook and a bad cook in King Grunt’s palace.
Here is a picture of me acting Lola the kitchen cat in the Round House Downstairs in 1976.

My agent, Caroline Sheldon, can supply the script, music and a tape to anyone interested in performing or publishing it.

Click for an extract from the song Lola the Kitchen Cat.

The second musical, Pirate on the Pier, is for a cast of 6 adults to perform to a family audience. It lasts about an hour and a half and has lots of songs. It is the story of a treasure hunt, which starts when a forgetful west-country pirate turns up at a run-down seaside pier populated by eccentric characters.
Here is a picture of a Monmouth drama group performing Pirate on the Pier.

My agent, Caroline Sheldon, can supply the script, music and a tape to anyone interested in performing or publishing it.

Click for an extract from the song The Superior Pier.

Finally, my novel for teenagers, Running on the Cracks, was adapted by Andy Arnold from Glasgow’s Tron Theatre in 2013, and was performed in various theatres around the UK. The play version has now been published.