I met Phumeza Tisile recently in a Cape Town township called Khayelitsha. She went deaf two years ago and her story is something else. Read the interview I did with her here.
Thanks to The Limping Chicken web magazine for making a donation to MSF.
I met Phumeza Tisile recently in a Cape Town township called Khayelitsha. She went deaf two years ago and her story is something else. Read the interview I did with her here.
Thanks to The Limping Chicken web magazine for making a donation to MSF.
Read the article here.
“I like being part computer, it feels good, and this liminal state, this transitional period from deaf to hearing, is an adventure.”
Read more on this new website featuring my personal and journalistic accounts of recent months.
Life took an unexpected turn recently. Read the Femail article online here.
My amazing sister Cathy, is director of Bloomsbury Festival. The six day FREE arts extravaganza runs from 15 until 20 October in London WC1. Check out the action packed events calender or join the mailing list.
Over six days 200 free events will showcase an eclectic programme of pioneering art, music, dance and literature, while also giving a voice and new skills to diverse young, older and disabled people.
Bloomsbury Festival is a charity, find out how you can donate by clicking here
My radio 4 sitcom Absolutely Delish: Grazing (starring Sally Phillips) is now available on iTunes.
Here’s the sixth epsiode of Deaf Faker.
Charlotte Loud tries to seduce a Deaf actor via sign language.
Not seen previous epsiodes? Catch up here
Credits: Written and performed by Sophie Woolley, directed and produced by Caroline O’ Neill and Mark Williams and starring Matthew Gurney as himself.
I wrote a sitcom called Grazing, part of Absolutely Delish, a series of 4 dining related comedies. It airs on 21 May at 11pm and is online for a week after.
Grazing stars Sally Philips, Lucinda Raikes and Ben Crowe. Directed by Helen perry.
You can download it from iTunes here
I play ‘Ellen’ in a BBC Radio 3 play by Amanda Dalton, which airs on Sunday 28 October. Not so much a vampire victim really, more of a heroine in Dalton’s wonderful interpretation of classic film, Nosferatu. The adaptation is called The Midnight Cry of the Deathbird. Here’s the listening link and blurb.
I’ve written a new play for children called Bee Detective. It’s a funny honeybee murder mystery and full of fascinating information about bees.
It’s on at Unlimited Festival at London’s Southbank Centre on 31 August – 2 September. Suitable for ages 6+
You can book tickets here. There are three shows a day.
Check out our trailer, animated by James Merry.
Bee Detective Teaser from James Merry on Vimeo.
The show is created by my own Tin Bath Theatre Company, directed by co-founder Gemma Fairlie, produced by Gemma Fairlie. It stars Elinor Keber, Daniel Alun and Chris Morgan. Read all about the tour at my show blog: Beedetective.bz