THE BROTHERHOOD OF SMOKE
Here's the provisional cover for my play about Queen Victoria and the Great Exhibition of 1851, which the OUP are bringing out on April 1st 2017. It tells the story of two young Cockney confidence tricksters, Mercy and Jack, when they encounter the great French detective Henri Fizeau and have to work with him to try and stop Queen Victoria being assassinated by the mysterious Brotherhood of Smoke.
And belated congratulations to Jo Simons and the Dorchester Youth Theatre for their excellent production of Thunderwar this summer. Audiences seemed to enjoy the story of young computer games' enthusiast Charlie Tapp and the lessons he learned when his Viking warlord avatar, Rokan Karm, stepped through the screen to become Charlie's life coach. If any other youth theatre is interested in seeing a copy, do email me and let me know.