Michael has written a number of stage scripts and treatments which have found favour both with the BBC and Channel Four.
He has had recent success with radio drama after reaching the final eight of a National Channel Four competition "The
Radio Plays The Thing" with his radio play "Second Life". He later
self produced the thirty-minute drama as part of his radio show and
podcast. The short film screenplay is complete and production is due to
start in November 2010. The sample chapters from the novel are
currently doing the rounds with agents whilst work continues on the
final version.
In the winter
of 2007 he entered a TV treatment to Channel Fours “PILOT” competition
and incredibly reached the last ten yet again in a totally unrelated
competition from 1200 entrants.
His
controversial screenplay and stage script “Jesus is a City Fan” explores
the fickleness of the mass media X factor society and religious
stereotypes. "Jesus is a City Fan" took to the stage in the summer of
2009. This two
act multi media production was a hit with sell out audiences in
Manchester and recieved a "Forever Manchester" 4 star award.
Since then he
has created interest from a number of production companies with various
scripts for radio and TV as well as potential sponsorship. In what is
proving to be a very busy 2010/11 he is also collaberating on a music
hall production in support of the many local theatres closing due to
lack of funding. "We're in the money" is due to go on stage in the
summer of 2011.
Michael has
presented and produced a radio show in South Manchester for around six
years. He also edits and hosts a popular current affairs podcast as a
spin off from the show itself. As part of his broadcast and podcast
features he has produced a top 50 podcast working intimately with a wide
variety of guests. Speaking to Big Issue vendors about their lives,
talking to second world war veterans as well as the prison and mental
health services to name a few. He uses a radio format he calls “Dramio”
Put simply it’s a live mixture of drama and radio using sound effects
and actors to follow an ongoing thread. He is known locally on the
local stand up comedy circuit and has written and produced radio comedy
for a number of years now.
