CHRISTMAS 2022
Christmas 2022 I was involved with three different projects. I directed and composed a school tour with Hopscotch Theatre Company of Jack and the Beanstalk by Isla Cowan. This show, with three casts, toured to around 150 venues across Scotland.
I wrote Cinderella for PACE theatre company in Paisley. This was a rip-roaring pantomime directed by Daniel Cameron with music by Alan Orr that was performed in a specially created theatre space in a shopping centre right in the heart of Paisley. There's a nice write-up of the show here where I am generously described as "one of the top comedy writers in the country."
I wrote Cinderella for PACE theatre company in Paisley. This was a rip-roaring pantomime directed by Daniel Cameron with music by Alan Orr that was performed in a specially created theatre space in a shopping centre right in the heart of Paisley. There's a nice write-up of the show here where I am generously described as "one of the top comedy writers in the country."
I also wrote the script for Santa's Little Astronaut, a fun mini-musical for mini humans (3-5 year olds) directed by Niloo-Far Khan with music by Gary Cameron. In her 4**** review for The Scotsman Joyce McMillan says "it’s hard to imagine a more enjoyable 50 minutes of Christmas fun, full of colour and incident, and with a powerful storyline driving the action to a thoroughly happy ending."
![Santa's Little Astronaut](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c5ca5d77e6bcdd15122a10237c3f43e0/b9e31deb-b67e-4062-87e1-7f275b41f33d_rw_1920.jpg?h=2a172c102bf041c9d2321ca6e4e081fe)
Santa's Little Astronaut
![Cinderella](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c5ca5d77e6bcdd15122a10237c3f43e0/43f7f133-cb8a-466f-8e15-3abd964dd234_rw_1200.jpg?h=eabe874a505aabe37e1ad079c0090602)
Cinderella
![Santa's Little Astronaut](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c5ca5d77e6bcdd15122a10237c3f43e0/7d359563-3195-4a0b-9943-c76ceac0e453_rw_1920.jpg?h=307ff6ff62f6f0db7b097aed71b1970f)
Santa's Little Astronaut
![Jack and the Beanstalk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c5ca5d77e6bcdd15122a10237c3f43e0/14ad51dd-39f3-461b-a746-aa929ca60119_rw_1920.jpg?h=504ea18029e1f5f816faf95be2bd85c9)
Jack and the Beanstalk
![Cinderella](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c5ca5d77e6bcdd15122a10237c3f43e0/aa2874ab-74b3-402b-9ea4-0dd974ccbce5_rw_1920.jpg?h=cb998627450b2ad1a326288dab090ad0)
Cinderella
![Jack and the Beanstalk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c5ca5d77e6bcdd15122a10237c3f43e0/a03242bb-08e4-4877-ad07-f9d0a5999817_rw_1920.jpg?h=d2aab694b9cfe90cc3c9706d1f589f09)