My audio play "Dream On" is available as a FREE MP3 download

The file is now available from here:

http://www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk/index.php/component/jotloader?Itemid=15&cid=2&id=98

Just Right-click the link on the link and "Save Target As" to download the play.

Looking forward to hearing what you have to say about it.

Download size 52 Mb

Our Plays - Drama

DREAM ON

Written By : Paul Ekert

Starring : Paul Mcewan, Mariele Runacre Temple, Kesty Morrison, Laurence Dobiesz, Hannah Almond and Annie Clark

Edited By : Audio Mill

Directed By : Tom Brazier

Music By : Audio Mill

Robert is having a dream. Breakfast with his wife. His ex-wife. His dead ex-wife. The next night, there she is again, hauntingly familiar in the full personification of her monstrous personality. His current wife is unamused at his nocturnal flirtation with the dead past and as dreams and reality began to overlap, Robert begins a desperate hunt to find out why this is happening and if he is really losing his mind. Dream on. Be careful what you dream for…

Running Time : 57 mins 17 secs

Reasons to Rhyme to be performed this week!

Last week I heard, and today it has been confirmed, that a rehearsed reading of my one-act play "Reasons to Rhyme" will be performed in the Half Moon pub in Herne Hill. This is an opportunity for writers and actors to meet up and discuss work shown and also their own projects. See below for details.

Host: Pilotlight Theatre
Start Time: Thursday, 29 October 2009 at 19:30
Location: The Half Moon in Herne Hill
Description - Our Next New Writing Night brings you three new plays from some new and exciting writers.

This evening will be a chance to see three rehearsed readings of new work in progress, meet the writers afterward, give feedback and share ideas. It will be a great evening for writers and actors to come along and see how the space can be used, meet other actors, find out more about what Pilot Light are up to and get involved.

7.30pm start with free entry.

The plays:

Chills by Duncan Gates

"Thursday night at the Mitre - Connie's going to be trouble, Tasha's looking after her as usual and there's something in the toilets... something evil..."

A New Year at Malmaison by Brian Jarman and Michael McEvoy

"It’s New Year’s Eve in the Paris suburb home of a chronically dysfunctional family. Old acquaintances gather to celebrate, but soon some try to settle old scores that others would prefer to forget. Suddenly the lights go out. Then someone suggests a game of Murder in the Dark...

Reasons to Rhyme by Paul Ekert

"In Reasons to Rhyme, love and madness dance a deadly game of lopsided relationships and bitter realities...

Danny is a hard man. An enforcer for a local drug lord. But Danny has found love in the shape of a bar hostess called Tanya. Love doesn't belong in his world. Just pain, fear and hate, and now Danny needs to reconcile the two worlds he lives in, or die in both."

Playbites - An excellent experince

Mostly due to the outstanding performances of the actors in my play, my short piece "The Surprise" went very well. At least the audience laughed in the correct places and appeared to enjoy the performance throughout. At the end, the director approached me and said how much she enjoyed my writing. Once my head deflates enough to leave the house I will of course begin research on yet more writing.

Like the great Sepp Herberger didn't once say; "After the play is before the play" :)

Playbites Performance in Oxford Today

I am just moments away from leaving the house. Destination: Playhouse Oxford. Mission: To watch a short play of mine (10 mins) performed along with 5 others!

Am I nervous? No of course not, I never get nervous.

Are my palms sweaty? Possibly, in fact now you mention it....


Aargghghghhghghghghgh

Okay. Calm!

Everything should be okay.

More from me later... AFTER the performance.

If anyone reading this would like to pop by and watch the performance, it is on today (14th July) at Oxford Playhouse. The cost of admission is 5 pounds and includes a sandwich and cup of coffee or tea.

Recession proof theatre :)

Trailer for Ordinary Monsters Now on YouTube (and in this blog!)

In my quest to forever promote the best ever crime novel you will (probably) ever read, I have created a short trailer on YouTube.

It's not bad if I say so myself. If you don't want to go alllllll the way to YouTube, then you can watch it using the wonder of Blogger softwares Video Play back, although I think the quality is probably slightly better over at YouTube.

The trailer was created using After Effects 7. I'm currently having a lot of fun with that application, so expect to see a few more projects drifting your way.

Oh and if you haven't yet bought my book... Why not!!! ;)

Circle of Truth - Video of Performance now on YouTube!!!

Way back when, April 2007 to be precise, I was lucky enough to win a place in the One Act Play Festival at the Queen Mother Theatre in Hitchin. The prize was seeing my play performed on two nights in front of a live audience.

Being the video freak that I am, I of course took a camera with me and filmed both nights, compressing them using the magic of video editing to create one seamless account of my play.

You can view it by clicking HERE.

The play is split into two 6 minute halves due to those odd people at YouTube who insist that each video can only be a max of 10 minutes.

Please watch, enjoy, give me some feedback.

Paul

First German review of Ordinary Monsters appears on Amazon.de

http://www.amazon.de/Ordinary-Monsters-Paul-Ekert/dp/1849239932/

Possibly one of the best reviews so far.