Jun 11, 2008
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David Allen is primarily a writer and has written and directed for
theatre, radio and film.
His stage plays for adults have been performed in a variety of
venues in Brighton, London and at the Edinburgh Festival, which
include Birds & Stones, Our Little Secret, Chipped Nails &
Lipstick, Zones of Discomfort and Don't Worry About Him. His
writing credits for children include Shush!, William the Wizard
Slayer and Ah-choo: The Boy Who Could Not Stop Sneezing for The
Spotlight Theatre Company. He has also worked for Ragdoll of
Teletubbies and Boobah fame in the development of a television
fantasy adventure for 7 year olds, in addition to writing picture
books for young readers.
David has been an associate producer with Peopletalk Radio since
2006 and his credits include:
Documentaries
An Interview with Leslie Gilliat, Veteran Film Producer
Theatre Royal Brighton Audio Tour
Crufts – The World’s Greatest Dog Show (in production)
Zulu (see below)
Audio Books by David Allen
Josie Bloom reads “The Mistress & Her Maid”
Holly Walters reads "Dreamscape" (in production)
Scott Haney reads "The Snake, The Duke & The Diamonds" (in
production)
Becky Wright reads "The Red Ribbon" (in production)
Coming Soon….
With associate producer and editor Josie Bloom, David is currently
busy producing his latest documentary Zulu which is about the 1964
adventure film, which depicts the Battle of Rorke's Drift between
the British Army and the Zulus in 1879.
The documentary centres around the film, - the key figures involved
in making the film, the actors, the filmmakers and the soldiers who
fought at Rorke’s Drift, in addition to discussing whether the film
accurately portrays the historical events on which the film is
based.
The documentary combines archive news reports from Victorian
England and also features interviews with the film historians Dr
Sheldon Hall and Julian Fox, in addition to the acclaimed
historians and Anglo Zulu War experts Ian Knight and Dr
Macadam. In the documentary, David guides the listener
through the complicated political minefield and reasons for the
war, while giving the listener a snapshot picture of the
individuals involved, including the fascinating tale of the
defeated Zulu king Cetawayo who visited England to have tea with
Queen Victoria.