Alex’s new play for young people was presented at The Customs House in South Shields in Spring 2019.
Author Archives: Alex
Our Liam of Lourdes
Liam is an atheist and an out and proud gay man. He is also in crisis, and he really doesn’t want to be in Lourdes. What good can the healing waters possibly hold for him? Alex’s first radio play was Broadcast in March on BBC Radio 4, it was made pick of the week.
All In A Row – Southwark Playhouse
All In A Row premiered in February 2019, it featured Simon Lipkin, Charlie Brooks, Hugh Purves and Michael C Fox. For an overview of the controversy read this article in The Washington Post The Guardian – **** “Oates has worked with autistic children and adults for more than 10 years. This isn’t a lazily conceived …
Rules For Being A Man
Alex’s play ‘Rules For Being A Man’ received it’s first production touring Norfolk. ‘Rules’ is a one man play about male suicide which utilises silent disco technology to whisper a personal story directly into the audiences ear. The play was performed in libraries in 2018 and will be in Edinburgh 2019 All-in productions released this …
Publication
Rules For Being a Man and Silk Road have been published by Bloomsbury Methuen and are available to buy in all good book shops and online.
Silk Road 2018
Silk Road returned to sell out shows at Trafalgar Studios in London’s West end, Vault and Live theatre Newcastle. To read a blog Alex wrote about bringing the play to Newcastle click here. This time starring Josh Barrow and produced by Paul Virides of Shrapnel Productions. ***** Broadway World Josh Barrow brings the piece …
All In A Row – Bolton Octagon
Alex’s new play ‘All In A Row’ was selected out of over 850 submissions to be performed at the Bolton Octagon during their Top Five season on March 1st. The cast featured Victoria Brazier, Richard Hand and Joseph Carter. The play recieved extremely positive feedback .
A Memory For Forgetting
Alex’s new short play ‘A Memory For Forgetting’ premiered at the Arcola Theatre Dalston as part of the Miniaturists on the 5th February starring Katie Sheridan and Kirsty J Curtis.
Match Not Found is Best Original Content finalist at 2016 C21 Broadcast awards
Independent British web-series ‘Match Not Found’ is one of four finalists for ‘best digital original’ in the C21 Drama Awards as it celebrates it’s first birthday. In its first year it has amassed 2 million views on Youtube, been selected for Raindance Film Festival, attracted celebrity guest stars and now beaten off hundreds of …
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Pig – New Diorama
Alex’s latest play Pig was received by full houses and wonderful audiences this September. Below are a selection of reviews the production received. A Younger Theatre “The simplicity is infectious as the insignificant and voiceless are chased around a video game, senselessly, before being devoured by the system, so is Gaz and so many like …