Some of my work…

Writer. Director. Creative Consultant.

I have worked on a number of projects as a writer, director and as a creative consultant. Explore to see what I have been up to; these are some of my favourites!

Shopping all the Way

In the hopes of boosting Christmas cheer, or maybe Christmas revenue, the boss of the Merry Little Christmas Shop has promised a bonus to the staff member who makes the most sales.


Writer
Karen Quinn

Producer
Sylvie Conway

Reader
Beccy Henderson

MENopause

JJ is an ally. And woke. Well, mostly woke. Unfortunately, that isn't helping his relationship with his menopausal employee Madge.

Reader
Caolan McCarthy

Executive Producer
Andy Martin

Writer
Karen Quinn

Producer
Michael Shannon

Dramacast

Designed as a study aid for students, DramaCast was co-produced by An Grianan Theatre and Workshouse Theatre Company.

I was the Director of Photography on this project.

Little Acorns

Little Acorns was a series of online short plays, produced by An Grianan Theatre.

Little Acorns was filmed using equipment kindly funded by the Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Capacity Building Support Scheme.

I was the Director five of the six plays, and the Director of Photography for one.

Colours and You

The Bull was my first play, written as a student of Queen’s University, Belfast. Directed by Colm Doran, it will always be the script closest to my heart: it set the foundations for the writer I strive to become.

It was performed at An Grianan Theatre in Donegal.

Awards & Recognitions

  • I was selected to be involved in BBC Writersroom Voices for 2022; there, I received support from the BBC Writersroom team in the creation of a treatment document for new and original series idea.

    Between March and June of 2022 the writers room team participated in a range of craft workshops, expert masterclasses and panels with writers including Alice Seabright, Tony Schumacher, Daragh Carville and Lisa Holdsworth, plus industry talks from agents, producers and key industry organisations such as BAFTA Albert and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.

  • This scheme was run by Mammoth Screen in partnership with BBC Writersroom, and BBC Drama Commissioning, to search for the most exciting writers, particularly with a strong connection to Northern Ireland, to develop bold, original drama and comedy-drama television series for BBC network broadcast.

    My television pilot, Roget’s Wonderland, was longlisted from 135 submissions.

  • “Created in 1989, The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation has its own Constitution, Officers and independent Board of Trustees.

    Each year, The Foundation administers the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award. The competition is designed to motivate non-American novice writers under the age of 30, and offer them the recognition and encouragement that might lead to a successful career in television scriptwriting. Entrants are asked to create a completed half-hour to one-hour English-language television drama script “ (iemmys 2022, para. 1-2).

    I was shortlisted twice for this award for two of my television scripts: No Great Artist and The Nighthorse.

  • Organised by Grand Scheme Media, the six winning writers received industry support to develop their sitcoms.

    As a result of this, my sitcom Bakersville was performed at the Belfast Media Festival in 2016.