Though I'm a published novelist and short story writer, I'm turning my attention more to writing for performance: stage, screen and radio. Specifically, my project is to develop a practice of 'visionary drama’, performance work that is prefigurative and on the side of the oppressed, including non-human nature. Particular influences in this regard are Augusto Boal’s ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’ and Adrienne Maree Brown’s conception of ‘visionary fiction’, which builds on the work of Octavia E Butler. In 2016 I'm training in Playback Theatre and researching that form. A major drive is the desire to work creatively with others - directors, actors, publishers, graphic artists, co-authors and audiences. Working in a participatory way in public space is another aim.
Employment
In a varied and challenging career I have worked as a journalist, academic researcher, lecturer, distance learning tutor, consultant, project manager, design engineer, appropriate technologist, wholefood cook, TV engineer, van driver, plasterer and farm labourer. My work has taken me from my home in Wales to living in Zimbabwe for extended periods. I have also lived and/or worked in Denmark, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Peru, Ecuador, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia and South Africa, returning to Wales in 2004. Currently, I’m a visiting researcher in the University of Liverpool, Department of Geography and Planning (but I'm working mainly at home in Aberystwyth).
Academic qualifications
2005 – 2009 PhD Green Citizenship (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
2004 – 2005 MA Space, Place & Politics (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
2001 – 2003 MSc Environmental Management (Aalborg University, Denmark)
1986 – 1989 BEng (2:1 Hons) Engineering (University of Warwick)
Employment
In a varied and challenging career I have worked as a journalist, academic researcher, lecturer, distance learning tutor, consultant, project manager, design engineer, appropriate technologist, wholefood cook, TV engineer, van driver, plasterer and farm labourer. My work has taken me from my home in Wales to living in Zimbabwe for extended periods. I have also lived and/or worked in Denmark, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Peru, Ecuador, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia and South Africa, returning to Wales in 2004. Currently, I’m a visiting researcher in the University of Liverpool, Department of Geography and Planning (but I'm working mainly at home in Aberystwyth).
Academic qualifications
2005 – 2009 PhD Green Citizenship (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
2004 – 2005 MA Space, Place & Politics (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
2001 – 2003 MSc Environmental Management (Aalborg University, Denmark)
1986 – 1989 BEng (2:1 Hons) Engineering (University of Warwick)
