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Diane Samuels
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Welcome to my website.

Here you can find information about my PLAYS, including the award-winning KINDERTRANSPORT which has been produced all over the world, including the West End and off-Broadway, since its London premier in 1993. There are extracts from my work for children and young adults produced over the years by the Unicorn Theatre, Theatre Centre and Quicksilver. These include a play close to my heart called HOW TO BEAT A GIANT, about a big sister who bosses her younger brother and is shocked when the tables are turned. There's information about the short play TOILET OF VENUS, about a love affair between two musicians who are married, but not to each other.

You can also find out about my teaching of CREATIVE WRITING for all ages and levels of ability, including my role as writer in residence at Grafton Primary school in Isloington, north London. Recent projects include a collaboration with the WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL, working with a group of children to write and design "A CHILD'S ADVENTURE IN A & E", a guide for young patients attending the emergency unit, including inside info on doctor's equipment, methods and how to deal with panic and waiting. This is on sale on the Whittington website: http://www.whittington.nhs.uk/default.asp?c=9930

I am available to give TALKS and WORKSHOPS on KINDERTRANSPORT and creative writing workshops for all ages.

I run WRITERS GROUPS and WORKSHOPS on personal development and creative practice, as well as shaping pieces of work, and give one to one sessions tailored to individual needs. Enquiries to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR A PODCAST INTERVIEW WITH ME ABOUT WRITING AND CREATIVE PRACTICE:

http://www.stevenobel-interviews.com/DownloadMP3Squeeze.aspx?ID=148

TIGER WINGS

In 1948, when the world was recovering from the aftermath of the Second World War

and the old empires were disintegrating, JOAN ALLEN flew solo in a 2 -seater

small aircraft, without a radio and with dodgy oil pressure, all the way

from England to Singapore. This was the trip of a lifetime, back to her old

haunts in order to make a new future for herself.

CATCH JOAN'S STORY AND FLY WITH HER HALF WAY ACROSS A CHANGING

WORLD IN 5 INSTALLMENTS OVER A WEEK.

WOMAN'S HOUR - MONDAY JUNE 11TH TO FRIDAY JUNE 15TH AT 10.45 AM EACH DAY.

REPEATS EACH EVENING AT 7.45PM. OMNIBUS ON SAT MORNING, JUNE 16TH.

WRITE FOR LIFE - FROM JULY 28TH TO AUGUST 4TH, 2012

CORTIJO ROMERO is a beautiful sanctuary in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Spain.

I have been invited to run a week-long writing course there in the summer of 2012:

Here is more information and how to book:

http://www.cortijo-romero.co.uk/courses/course.aspx?id=1846&name=Write+For+Life

It promises to be a magical time of relaxation and writing for yourself in new and different ways.

The food is delicious, the care taken over visitors genuinely good and it's wonderful value.

In my time I have also worked with a high-level medical specialists as part of an artistic team making a cutting edge piece of theatre about PAIN funded by a Science on Stage and Screen award from the Welcome Trust. I have also researched MAGIC as Pearson Creative Research Fellow at the British Library.

Understanding the process of writing fascinates me as much as applying the rigour and craft necessary to refine a polished piece of work.

It’s a pleasure to be able to share the wild workings of my imagination and endless spirit of investigation that spurs on my work as a writer and teacher.

ENJOY!

P.S. FOLLOW MUSINGS ON AND EXERCISES FOR THE WRITING LIFE ON TWITTER:

DIANE SAMUELS@WRITING BRIGHT

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