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The last few years have felt pretty tough but, given that this is a day for taking stock, I can look back on some writing milestones this decade.

• The Interview at the Arcola in 2010
• The Inside Man/The Interview double bill at the Brighton Fringe
• Shortlisted for the Windsor Fringe prize (Inside My Head)
• Four Rapid Write Response plays for Theatre503
• Two Bruntwood Prize final 40 plays (Closed and Dead Yard)
• A Certain Kind of Girl for The Miniaturists
• Development of Dead Yard at the Arcola Lab in 2017
• The Arcola PlayWROUGHT festival, again with Dead Yard

Along the way I’ve worked with many talented and generous actors, directors and writers, inspiring me to make my own way as a playwright.

Eclipsing all the above are my two proudest achievements: marrying Fabia in 2012 and Adam’s arrival in 2014. Maybe the 2010s have been a rather special decade after all!

I’ve been quiet but busy in 2019. Stay tuned for the lowdown on my brand new full-length play in 2020.

Come and see my new short play A Waste of Time at the Arcola Theatre on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 February.

The play is part of a fantastic line-up for Utopia/Dystopia, a showcase for new work exploring visions of the not-so-distant future, produced by Brave New Word.

A Waste of Time is about the weight of the past upon the present and the future, and stars Dominic Jones and Alex Harvey.

You can see the full programme for Utopia/Dystopia here, and get tickets directly from the Arcola here.

With appalling immodesty I’ve also added some recent comments to the Reviews section. Well, it bucks my spirits up.