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If you’re in or near West Sussex you might be interested to hear about the first ever Shoreham WordFest, a literary festival running from Thursday 29 September to Sunday 2 October.

This is a new venture organised by local writers and readers. We’ll be starting off with a small but perfectly formed set of events – play readings, new fiction, poetry – with a view to hosting a larger festival next year.

I hope to be involved with at least a couple of the events, and I’m doing everything I can to support this exciting project. Maybe if you’re nearby you can do the same? I’ll post the full schedule of events very soon, with details of how to get tickets.

I’ve posted the first section of The Inside Man in the Plays section today.

For those who haven’t seen the play, The Inside Man is a comedy thriller about a bungled robbery. Boris and Carol have a problem. They are tied together in the back room of the jewellery shop where Carol works and they won’t be going anywhere until the man in the balaclava has emptied the safe upstairs. But Carol has an extra problem: Boris just won’t shut up.

The Inside Man was one half of our recent double bill at the Brighton Fringe. The other half, The Interview, is also available to read on this site. Of course I don’t want to give away all the twists and turns, so I’ve only posted the opening pages to whet your appetite. If you’d like to read the whole play please send me an email.