About the Writer
Plays about ordinary people in extraordinary moments.
Unusual and Cool is the home of an independent playwright writing dark comedies, intimate dramas and strange little fables for the stage. The plays have been read, workshopped and produced by theatres, festivals and schools, each one built around characters audiences recognise and moments they do not forget.
- Full-length plays, one-acts and monologues.
- Scripts available for amateur and professional licensing.
- Commissions, readings and workshops on request.
The Story So Far
It started with a notebook full of overheard conversations and a habit of asking "what if?". The first play was staged in the back room of a pub to an audience of twenty-three. Since then the work has travelled to studio theatres, festivals and school halls, but the approach has stayed the same: write honestly, write strangely and always leave room for the actors.
To write plays that are unusual, accessible and genuinely fun to stage, giving companies of every size a story worth telling and audiences a night worth remembering.
A theatre scene where new writing is the norm, not the exception, and where every town has a stage brave enough to try something different.
- Why Work Together
Plays written with real productions in mind.
Every script is shaped by rehearsal rooms, readings and real audiences, so it arrives ready for your cast, your space and your budget.
- Flexible casting and doubling options.
- Perusal scripts available on request.
- Clear, affordable licensing terms.
- Support for directors throughout rehearsals.
The Creative Circle
No play is written alone. These are the people who help every script find its way from the page to the stage.
Directors
Bringing the page to life
Dramaturgs
Shaping the story
Actors
Giving the characters a voice
Designers
Building the world on stage
Stage Managers
Keeping the show running
Producers
Getting the play in front of audiences
Workshop Leaders
Teaching the craft
Audiences
The final collaborators
Let's bring your next production to life.
Whether you are a theatre looking for new work, a school planning its next show or a festival searching for something different, there is a play here for you.
Original plays you will not find anywhere else, from intimate two-handers to large ensemble pieces.
New plays written around your company, your cast size and your community.
Notes, rewrites and Q&A sessions to help directors and casts get the most from the script.
Plays written to be enjoyed live: funny, moving and always a little bit unusual.
- Kind Words
What theatres and audiences say
Directors, actors and teachers share their experiences of bringing these plays to the stage.
