Michael J. Ellis Scriptwriter.
Curriculum Vitae.
TELEVISION SCRIPTS:
EastEnders, Desmonds, The Real McCoy, South of the Border, El Cid and Hong Kong '97 for BBC 1 & 2, Channel 4 and ITV1.
THEATRE PLAYS:
Chameleon, Temporary, Rupture Bitter'n'Twisted, Crowned with Fame, 65 with a Bullet at venues including Tricycle, King's Head, Liverpool Playhouse, Midland Arts Centre and The Croydon Warehouse.
SCRIPT DOCTORING:
EastEnders, Desmonds & The Real McCoy.
PUBLICATIONS:
Chameleon by Methuen (1990) ISBN 0-413-15710-5. Temporary Rupture by B.I. Publications(1987)
THEATRE-IN-EDUCATION:
Ragged School for Nottingham Schools (1990), Food for Thought for Newcastle (1991) and The Gloucester Community Play (1998).
MUSICALS, LYRICS & MUSIC:
A Soap Odyssey & Sticky Fingers Kings Head, Islington, Albany, Factory. Member of the Performing Rights Society.
LECTURES
in Creative Writing and Film Deconstruction for Greenwich, Essex, King Alfred, Middlesex Universities and Richmond College.
OTHER:
Chameleon also performed in Arkansas, New York and South Africa. Temporary Rupture in Canada. Chameleon is a recommended text on Humanities and Creative Writing courses at Greenwich and Middlesex Universities. Winner of the ACER Penmanship Award. Composed jingle for Mark Riley US radio show.
THE PRESENT
Writing and directing a series of 'Talking Heads' films.