Stephen Jordan (writer)

Stephen Jordan (born 5 August 1986) is an English science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy writer, playwright and director.

Career

In 2009, he co-founded ManMoth Productions, a theatre production group, with Patrick Baker.[1] In 2011, he co-wrote, directed and ManMoth produced 'A Hero's Journey', a surreal comedy play about 'the constant turmoils and failures of being a writer'.[2] The play opened at the Etcetera Theatre in 2011 as part of the Camden Fringe Festival, to sold-out audiences. In 2012, Jordan returned to the Etcetera and the Camden Fringe with his first solo production, a science fiction comedy play called 'Dead Static', about two strangers who have an hour to live in deep space.[3] The production played to sold-out audiences and was well received, being described as a 'splendidly thoughtful and hilarious production',[4] 'even funnier a space comedy than Red Dwarf',[5] with its brand of comedy likened to that of Blackadder and Men Behaving Badly.[6] Dead Static's second run took place in December 2012, at the Hen and Chickens Theatre in Islington.[7] In 2013, Jordan debuted 'Pilgrim Shadow' at the Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Garden, London as part of the 2013 Camden Fringe Festival.[8] The science fiction comedy play and sequel to Dead Static was about two petty criminals on the run and in search of mythical lost treasure.[9] Like its predecessor, the show received acclaim from critics who described the show as a 'hilarious, unusual Sci-Fi excursion'.[10] A sequel to 'Pilgrim Shadow', called 'King Chaos', debuted in 2015, completing The Future Boys Trilogy.[11]

In 2013, Jordan co-founded a new theatre production group, Bad Bat Productions, with Ellen Gallagher. Bad Bat's first theatre production was Jordan's 'The Probleming', a horror comedy that debuted as part of the 2014 Camden Fringe Festival.[12] Jordan made his stage debut as a performer in Bad Bat's sketch show Global Mega Incorporated, which he also directed.[13]

Jordan holds a BA in Creative & Media Writing, and an MA in Creative Writing within Science Fiction & Fantasy, both from Middlesex University. His humorous fantasy short story 'The Good Death Guide' won a 2014 Watty Award, presented by online writing community Wattpad.[14] He has also contributed a short story to Paul Finch's Terror Tales series,[15] appearing in an anthology that was nominated for a British Fantasy award in 2015.[16]

In 2016, he co-produced Kim Newman and Sean Hogan's horror play 'The Ghost Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore'.[17] He also co-hosted the Film Wars podcast, an entertainment podcast about films, with Gareth Alexander. [18]

Plays

Comedy

Short Fiction

Podcast

References

  1. ↑ http://www.manmoth.co.uk/about/
  2. ↑ http://www.remotegoat.co.uk/event_view.php?uid=134762
  3. ↑ http://www.remotegoat.co.uk/event_view.php?uid=157927&days=300
  4. ↑ http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2013/reviews-dead-static/
  5. ↑ http://snipelondon.com/theatre/fringe-batch-3
  6. ↑ http://www.viewsfromthegods.co.uk/dead-static.shtml
  7. ↑ http://www.manmoth.co.uk/2012/09/dead-static-rises/
  8. ↑ http://www.manmoth.co.uk/pilgrim-shadow/
  9. ↑ http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/event_view.php?uid=174142
  10. ↑ http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review_view.php?uid=10055
  11. ↑ http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/news/ltg15/kingchaos15jun201514789.htm
  12. ↑ http://www.badbat.co.uk/2014/04/the-probleming-tristan-bates-theatre.html
  13. ↑ http://viewsfromthegods.co.uk/global-mega-inc.shtml
  14. ↑ http://wattys.wattpad.com
  15. ↑ http://www.grayfriarpress.com/catalogue/wales.html
  16. ↑ http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/british-fantasy-awards/british-fantasy-awards-2015-the-nominees/
  17. ↑ http://johnnyalucard.com/2016/02/19/the-ghost-train-doesnt-stop-here-anymore-2/
  18. ↑ http://filmwars.buzzsprout.com
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