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Winner of the Writers' and Artists' 2007 New Novel Competition, the 2012 Local Legend Spiritual Writing Competition, the Georgina Hawtrey-Woore YA Novel Award and the Segora International One-Act Play Prize, 2018, plus seven times winner of the Wilfred Hopkins Best Short Story Challenge. Also a retired hospital doctor and a keen photographer.
Unveiled Secrets
Four plays, four women, four secrets
Three plays by Oliver Eade and one by Anita John
Available from Amazon
Other Plays
Split Apart (Full Length) Dysfunctional family torn apart and brought together by a disaster. Inspired by the playwright being caught up in an earthquake in China in 2008.
The Gap (one act version of 'Split Apart'). Short-listed for Rowan Tree Competition, 2007. Staged by Odd Productions Thteatre in 2012.
The Kotuku Bird (Full Length) Inspired by a true story.
Pool Britannia (Full Length) Inspired by staying (briefly) in a condominium of ex-pats in Turkey when the ambient temperature was 47 celcius.
Interview
White Mischief (with music and dance) Inspired by the shameful brainlessness of British xenophobia and racism.
The Other Nathan Inspired by a friend's comment concerning his aunt. Long-listed for the 2015 British Theatre Challenge. Staged by Odd Productions Theatre in 2019.
The Other Cat Inspired by SchrÖdinger's cat and quantum superposition. Winner of Segora 2018 International One Act Play Competition. Staged by Odd Productions Theatre in 2019.
Give the Dog a Bone Inspired by a true story. Long-listed for the 2015 British Theatre Challenge. Staged by Odd Productions Theatre 2019.
Eighty Percent
Ghost of Flodden Inspired by one of the bloodiest battles in UK history.
The Hut A dark comedy about prejudice inspired by prejudice.
An Angel of Sorts
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