He’s taught and directed in inner-city schools, private schools, colleges, and universities, and worked with theatre companies like the Royal National Theatre. He’s directed Off-Broadway and toured the world with youth theatres.
His theatre work has won awards and has been showcased at festivals in London, Edinburgh, Grenoble, Wiesbaden, Prague, New York, Los Angeles, and Toyama. He has also worked as a trainer of theatre teachers with the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, as an examiner for A-Level Theatre, and was the author of a series of textbooks for students studying theatre.
He has been nominated for a Teacher Tony, recognized by Stanford University for exceptional teaching, and was presented with the Educational Theater Association President’s Award in recognition of his contribution to theatre in high schools.
He has taught and directed some extraordinary young people who have gone on to make a mark and make a difference.
He was invited to move to Los Angeles to teach and direct at a private school, which he did for twelve years.
He’s married to Justine and has four grown-up children and a menagerie of pets. He often thinks zoo-keeping should have been his chosen profession.
This is his first adventure into long-form children’s fiction writing, and he hopes that you will enjoy being on the ride!