gobscure

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writer - including of plays, solo theatre shows, visualpoetry
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Children's writer, Dramatist, Educational writer, Illustrator, Non-fiction writer, Novelist, Playwright, Poet, Short fiction writer, Spoken-word artist
Available for:
Collaboration, Festivals and other events, Lecturing and teaching, Live readings and performances, Mentoring, Residencies
Contact me via the SoA

we write as gobscure. we use lowercase. we use plural as reflection on our broken mind. we’ve amassed a body of work that spiral out of writing / words, often presenting writing in unusual, innovative ways. this includes poetry-film; internet radio commissions; solo text-based art exhibitions as well as spoken-word shows and published plays. previously artist-in-residence with Disability Arts Online & Museum of Homelessness (both lived experiences); capital play awards winner; Moniack Mhor literary fellow (Scotlands new writing centre); queer arts north commissioned artist; Graeae alumni. film commissions include Northern Broadsides and Lancashire Libraries

as live theatre artistic associate, our three solo spokenword shows out of our lived experiences of homelessness were finalist in AHI (arts and homelessness) international awards :

“gobscure’s work is really like nothing else. political, emotional, theatrically daring, visually and aurally astonishing. their inner world is huge. the ideas begin small but expand outwards to wild heights. ” jack mcnamara, live theatre

plays include: hope is a 4 letter word for alphabetti theatre newcastle; cutter ‘play of the year for young people’ (time out); mad(e) for Mandala Theatre was shortlisted for an untapped award; blood-oil was commissioned / performed by Mandala Theatre Company at ARTIVISM;  collector of tears (‘play of the year’) and New Wolsey Testing Ground commission joey was ‘experiment of the year’ (both British Theatre Guide).

you have already survived continues to tour. solo spokenword show with poetrybanners and more : ​from britains last insurrection to our first punk gig, thru post-trauma-growth and out to wider horizons in association with live theatre.  also supported by a Society of Authors / Authors Foundation award; bursary from a-n The Artists Information Company

lyn gardner reviewed this as: ‘Such a joy to catch @collectortears show you have already survived @LiveTheatre. such a slice of humanity and teasing connections with both heart and an angry punkish spirit. Feel privileged to have seen‘