From Station to Station, Knutsford Promenades and Heritage Open Days:
“FROM STATION TO STATION”
Inspired by Alison Uttley’s novel, “A Traveller in Time”, the play imagines former Knutsford residents, Elizabeth Gaskell and Alison Uttley meeting, face to face in the modern world. Interwoven into their experiences are the influences of other “amazing” women who have lived in towns along the mid-Cheshire railway line between Chester and Manchester.
Heritage Open Days, ‘Unsung Stories’ Knutsford Promenades.
“REGINA v. TURING AND MURRAY”
2017 marked the 65th anniversary of the trial of Alan Turing, Mathematician, code breaker and pioneer in computer science.
The Olivier Auditorium, The Royal National Theatre
“WHALESONG.” “THE COCA-COLA DRAGON”
Both productions were performed in the Olivier auditorium of the Royal National Theatre.
The Royal National Theatre
“TWIN SPIRITS.”
Selected to be performed in the foyer of the Royal National Theatre.
National Student Drama Festival Finals
“A LONESOME ROAD”. “THE COCA-COLA DRAGON”. “MANY RIVERS”. “THE ODYSSEY”. “CIRCLES”.
All productions reached the Finals of the National Student Drama Festival.
The National Trust
“SAPLINGS SONG”.
Commissioned by The National Trust to be toured, nationally, around NT properties.
“MAIDS AND MISTRESSES”.
Commissioned by The National Trust and performed at Nostell Priory to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Priory.
The West Yorkshire Playhouse
“PHOENIX OF LEODIS”. “ONCE UPON A QUARRY HILL”.
Commissioned by the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Written in conjunction with the community cast and Musical Director Richard Taylor.
TIATA FAHODZI
“IT TAKES A WHOLE VILLAGE”. “STEPPIN’ OUT”. “REMEMBER WHEN…?”
Commissioned by TIATA FAHODZI and performed by members of the Huddersfield Caribbean community. Venues included West Yorkshire Playhouse, Lawrence Batley Theatre and the Hudawi Centre, Huddersfield.
Channel 4 Documentary
“ALL GOD’S CHILDREN”.
Commissioned to be the subject of a Channel 4 documentary on young people’s theatre.
Published Work
“BLACK ROSES”
Published by Cambridge University Press in their Act Now series.
Hungary Tour
“EASE UP”. “EGRINOK”.
Written as part of the Royal National Theatre’s “Branching Out” initiative. Both productions toured venues in Hungary.
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
“OBLIQUE STRATEGIES – CONCRETE RESULTS”.
Commissioned by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and based on the ideas of Brian Eno.
Yorkshire Arts
“ONE CROWDED HOUR”.
The story of Randolph Turpin, commissioned by TIATA FAHODZI, assisted by Yorkshire Arts, “Make and Show” grant.
Goldthorpe’s Yard
‘YARD’
PERFORMED IN GOLDTHORPE’S YARD, HUDDERSFIELD COMMISSIONED BY LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE, HUDDERSFIELD.
Shelley College
‘SHELLSHOCK’
Following workshops with Nigerian drummers, singers and dancers, Steven wrote a piece based on the situation created in Ogoniland, a small area of land in the Niger delta, following the discovery of oilfields there.