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UK Awards – UK Comics – And Falling Praying wins ‘Crash Test Drama UK’.

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Voting for the Eagle Awards in the UK is now open and anyone can vote right here – http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/

Some nice person has stuck me down under ‘Favourite Newcomer Writer’ and ‘Favourite Writer’… for the record, even I can’t vote for me under ‘Favourite Writer’ but I’m sure my mum can.

If you’re planning on voting (thanks), Star Wars: Blood Ties and Star Wars: Invasion are also nominated, as is Rombies (be ready for a Rombies update soon…).  Also, be sure and vote for Chris Scalf under ‘Favourite Painted Art’ and Colin Wilson under ‘Favourite Inker/Penciller’ – Colin is also on the Honour Roll – definitely vote for him there. Justin Randall is also under ‘Favourite Newcomer Artist’.

Staying in the UK, my play ‘Falling Praying’ has taken out the final of ‘Crash Test Drama UK’! Whoop!

Thanks to the director, Dan Clarke, and a big congratulations to the two cast members, Dan Clarke, who took out the ‘Best Actor’ award on the night, and Steph Weller, who won ‘Best Actress’.  Also, a big thank you to organiser, Glynn Oram.

In other UK news, Star Wars Book UK have announced the winners of their ‘Fan Favourites’ for 2010 and it seems we‘ve picked up second place… twice.

“Knights of the Old Republic: Demon by John Jackson Miller et al. was your favourite comic book story of 2010 with 26% of votes cast. However, second place was tied by two different stories by the same author, also a newcomer to the Star Wars expanded universe, Tom Taylor, with his Invasion: Rescues story (with art by Colin Wilson) and Blood Ties: Jango & Boba Fett (art by Chris Scalf) – both gaining 17% of votes cast. Third place goes to another series known to be popular, Legacy by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema, with its concluding arc Extremes (13%).”

Thanks to everyone at SWBOOKS.UK who voted.

Also in the UK, I believe the 5th issue of Star Wars Galaxy is out this week, reprinting Blood Ties and Invasion from the beginning along with Knight Errant.  Pick it up if you’re in the UK.

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Two Plays. Two Countries. One Week.

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

A big theatre week sees my short play Falling Praying on at Newtown Theatre in Sydney this weekend (part of the Short and Sweet festival) and The Example become the first of my plays to reach New Zealand, running from the 26th til the 30th of January at The Herald Theatre, The Edge, in Auckland.

Cheers to Falling Praying director, Sharlene Zeederberg (who has been trying to get me on the phone for two weeks – sorry Sharlene, it’s been a crazy couple of weeks!) and The Example director, Tainui Tukiwaho.  Break some legs, guys.

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This week.

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

This Wednesday August 5th, ‘Star Wars: Invasion’ #2 hits the stands and you can check out the first three pages right here.

On the same day, my play ‘Falling Praying’ begins at the Edinburgh Festival as part of Straylight Australia’s short play season.  If you’re around the festival, check it out.  It’s a good play, really, I’ve seen it before.  Details here.

Meanwhile, Colin and I have been nailed down for another interview over at eucantina – http://www.eucantina.net/interview-with-tom-taylor-and-colin-wilson.

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Whoops…

Monday, June 29th, 2009

So, I forgot to mention (and just plain forgot) that I had a play on last Friday night.

‘Falling, Praying’.  Good play.  It’s won awards and stuff.  It’s on at the Edinburgh Fringe festival later this year.

Last Friday it was on in Sydney.

Um… if you’re in Sydney, and have access to a time machine, you should go see it.

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‘Falling Praying’ Selected For Edinburgh

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Yep, ‘Falling Praying’ is my latest short play to be selected for production at Edinburgh.

‘The Example’ had a great run at Edinburgh last year, picking up a pile of awards and noms along with the larger Bite-Size Theatre show.

Now Straylight Australia are taking ‘Falling Praying’ (about two people who meet, fall for each other… and then fall out of a plane) over there.

Josh Futcher – Winner of Best Male Actor at Short and Sweet ‘o8 – flies high at the Arts Centre, Melbourne in ‘Falling Praying’.

‘Falling Praying’ won a couple of awards last year and was also nominated for Best Comedy and Best Production in Short and Sweet at the Arts Centre.

I’m also currently adapting it into a comic book script for my upcoming graphic novel ‘Brief Cases‘.

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‘Falling Praying’ Nominated For Awards And The ABC Interview.

Monday, January 19th, 2009
Melbourne Short and Sweet ended on Saturday night at the Arts Centre and ‘Falling Praying’ did very well. The show picked up nominations for ‘Best Comedy Script’ and ‘Best Production’ to add to the ‘Judge’s Choice’ and ‘People’s Choice’ awards it won earlier this year at Crash Test Drama.
Falling Praying was at it’s best on the final night and the audience were in hysterics.

Josh Futcher hangs from The Arts Centre roof – Photo by Bon Accord Images

A huge thank you and well done to our incredible director Jacqui Shulz, who took this little play well past the script and created something quite amazing.

Thanks also to our brilliant actors; Josh Futcher, who won the ‘Best Male Actor’ award and immediately called his mum, and Sonya Kerr, who also fared well with the judges.

Josh, Sonya and I had a bit too much fun being interviewed on ABC radio last week and the entire interview, including an excerpt from the play, can be heard here. My voice isn’t normally this high… I think I was trying to appear non-threatening. The interviewer was very interested in my past as a professional juggler and fire eater… I forget people find that interesting.

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Writing for Dark Horse Comics, Gestalt Publishing and Theatre

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

For a while now, I have only existed outside of daylight hours.

This is because I have been busily working on a new project for Dark Horse Comics. The project is being illustrated by my good mate Colin Wilson, which gives us even more reason to drink coffee and talk for hours. I can’t say too much more at this stage but there will be an official announcement in early 2009.

I am also working on a number of exciting projects with Gestalt Publishing. Gestalt are doing some big things at the moment and working with some wonderful creators, like award-winning artists Shaun Tan and Ben Templesmith and authors James Barclay and Terry Dowling.

Meanwhile, my play ‘Falling Praying’ will be on at the Melbourne Arts Centre from Wednesday the 17th of December to Saturday the 20th.

Falling Praying
“Two people meet. They fall for each other. Then they fall out of a plane. This is the story of what happens next.”

Bookings through Ticketmaster, here’s the link.

My play ‘Drip’ has also just been selected for Short and Sweet Sydney in 2009.

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A Book Gets The Greenlight. ‘Falling Praying’ Wins Awards And Believe Begins.

Monday, October 20th, 2008

This week saw a new project I’m writing get the green light from the publisher. More news as I can speak about it.

My short play ‘Falling Praying’ has tonight won the People’s Choice and Judge’s Choice awards at Crash Test Drama. A big thank you to Harry Paternoster, Cath Krejany, Paul Goddard, Charity Shaw and Jane Miller.

This Wednesday my play ‘Believe’ begins a two week run as part of Dante’s Spring Carnivale. All welcome.

Lastly, the recent success of ‘The Example’ has seen it hit the number 1 spot in “Script Squirrel’s Top 40“. To read it and some other great plays head here.

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