Me

Ages ago, 2005 in fact, I received a Masters’ Degree in creative writing from Swansea University.  Since then I’ve been trying to justify it to my parents. 

 

I'm passionate about writing, of course I am, but that's not going to separate me from other writers. How about this then?  I'm five foot nine and take a size thirteen shoe.  Two of them in fact.  Imagine that.  Sensational balance.

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I've been on the BBC Voices talent programme, been commissioned to write monologues for both the BBC and Sherman Theatre.  During lockdown, I wrote a series of short pieces that were selected & placed across multiple film festivals and, in 2019, I was shortlisted for the prestigious BBC and National Theatre Wales Writer in Residence prize (no, I didn't win.  Must've been something to do with the feet).  Currently, so late 2024, I'm working with the Sherman on their Expand playwrighting programme.

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I've written commercially and creatively - from a series of educational radio plays for Berlin University, to adapting screenplays for the stage.  I love meeting and speaking to new people and would be delighted to have an obviously-no-obligation chat about your project.  Please either use the form below or email me directly at rick.allden@gmail.com.