Biography

 

Helen trained as an actress and singer at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Alongside her writing career, Helen continues to work as an actress, having made many TV/Stage appearances over the years.  Helen started off her professional career singing with the doo-wop band "Rocky Sharpe and the Replays".  She co-wrote songs for the five albums and many singles the band produced. FLY AWAY, her most recent stage play about bullying in schools is now being made into a feature film.

 

 

Full Credits:

 

Television Work:

 

THESE FOOLISH THINGS

Original sitcom

 

EASTENDERS

BBC

 

HEARTBEAT

Granada TV

 

Previously worked with Mal Young creating / developing new "soap", co-producing bible and storylines for a series for Carlton TV.

 

In Development:

 

INNOCENT                           

Adaptation of stage play FLY AWAY for low-budget feature film.

 

STILL SMALL VOICE           

Original 90-minute screenplay

 

SACRED HEART                      

Original two-part TV drama

 

GEORGIE                             

Original six-part comedy drama serial

 

TV LIES                                 

Treatment for TV drama

 

SINGING SECRETS            

Detailed treatment for two-part TV drama (with soundtrack)

 

A RUDE AWAKENING           

30-minute sitcom

 

ANGEL'S FALLING           

Treatment for TV drama

 

Radio:

 

LOST IN THE BELLY OF THE WHALE

 

THE RISK

 

Theatre Work:

 

FLYAWAY                                         

Drama about bullying: First performance: 2006

 

THE RECEPTION              

Comedy drama performed at Kings Head Theatre

 

LAST WALTZ IN BRIGHTON     

Full-length stage play run at Tabard Theatre, Ealing

 

WINTER WONDERLAND           

Full-length comedy stage play run at The Post Office Theatre, Ladbroke Grove

 

Other Work:

 

1992                          

Taken on by Soho Poly Theatre as new writer / work in progress with Jack Bradley (now literary manager at National

 

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