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AUTHOR BIO

Keith lives in North Yorkshire and started writing plays in 2010 following a career as a Chief Education Officer.

He is currently a Writer in Residence at The Pateley Playhouse

His plays have been performed at the Classic Stage Company, New York; The Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough; The Arts Centre, Washington; Saltburn Community Theatre; Hampsthwaite Community Hall; and The Playhouse, Pateley Bridge. He was a finalist in the Annual Samuel French Off Broadway Short Play Festival, New York (2016); the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, New Orleans, 2019 and the Full Circle Theatre Playwriting Festival 2017. He has twice been semi-finalist in the All England Theatre Festival and won the 2019 Geoffrey Whitworth UK Playwriting Competition, as well as being the runner-up in 2014 (the Journey), 2015 (Predictive Text) and 2018 (On False Premises).

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SHORT PLAY FESTIVALS

Keith's play 'The Journey' was selected for performance at the 2016 Samuel French Off Off Broadway festival.

Keith's play 'On False Premises' was announced as a finalist in the 2019 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival

Keith's play 'A Penny For Them' won the 2019 Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy in the 2019 British Final of One Act Plays

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