Pig by Alex Oates was a storming success at Hull Truck and will be transferring to London’s New Diorama and opening the season in September! Pig is based on months of research with police officers and aims to take a balanced look at the force and the effect it can have on members of the …
Author Archives: Alex
Hansel
Alex’s immersive, site specific short play ‘Hansel’ was performed on Newland Avenue Hull as part of Assemble Fest in aid of a local homeless charity. The play used Silent Disco technology and headsets to enable a unique voyeuristic experience for audiences who watched the actors move down the vibrant street and visit local shops from …
REVIEWS
Here you’ll find some quotes from reviews of my previous work. The Scotsman – “ Oates writes with lively poetic flourishes and a good comic ear” Broadway Baby – “ this is a fascinating, bittersweet story. Through the vivid personal experience of Bruce Blakemore, the faceless Silk Road is humanised,” Three Weeks – “Like a …
SILK ROAD
Alex’s first produced play ‘Silk Road’ was produced at the Edinburgh Fringe 2014 to rave reviews. To see more about the play visit the website by clicking here. Meet Bruce Blakemore, a struggling young Geordie tech-head and the unlikeliest international criminal mastermind you can imagine. From his base in Whitley Bay, Bruce and his …
THE STORY PROJECT
In November 2013 Alex took part in the Story Project at the Arcola Theatre in trendy East London. The excessively talented Millie Reeves starred in his short play ‘People Will See Me and Cry…’ that would later go on to be extended for ‘Silk Road’.
FAN FICTION
‘Fan Fiction’ is Alex’s first full length play and was performed in a professional rehearsed reading at St James Theatre September 2013 starring Russel Tovey, Iwan Rheon and Rebbeka Ryan. Inspired by the true events of the 2010 ‘Craigslist Rape’, Fan Fiction is a dark comedy set in present day London, on Christmas Eve. We had a reading in …
TIME WARNER IGNITE
Alex’s short play ‘Fan Fiction’ was selected to be performed as part of OVNV’s Ignite series. Tara Robinson directed it and it starred Izaak Cainer, Beth Miller and Benjamin O’Mahoney
OLD VIC NEW VOICES: 24 HOUR PLAYS
In 2011 Alex beat thousands of writers to be selected to participate in the prestigous 24 hour plays at The Old Vic Theatre joining an alumni pool that includes Mike Bartlett, Nick Payne and Alice Birch. Alex’s play ‘Zombie Nation’ was directed by Ed Stambolulian and performed by Craig Ritchie, Ben Stott, Beth Miller and …
E20
Alex was lucky enough to write for every series of the award winning series Eastenders E20.. This initiated a relationship with Eastenders which included Alex contributing to storylines and writing shadow scripts for the BBC flagship show. He wrote the very first episode of E20 – To see more of Alex’s contribution to E20 click …