Biography

 

Writer, director and actor Paul Bassett Davies founded the Crystal Theatre, whose pioneering multimedia work in the 1980s was acclaimed in Britain and Europe. In radio and television, Paul's credits include: SPITTING IMAGE; SMITH AND JONES; RORY BREMNER; JASPER CARROT; BROGUE MALE; KYTV; HELLO MUM; UP YOUR NEWS; MIDWEEK; NEWS HUDDLINES; AT HOME WITH THE HARDYS (with Jeremy Hardy), and many more.

 

He created a series of one-man shows, two of which were Perrier Award finalists at the Edinburgh Festival. Other shows, like SLAVE CLOWNS OF THE THIRD REICH, combined live performance with video and other media to create innovative theatrical experiments.

 

He has written, directed and presented numerous corporate projects. Awards include Best Film at New York Film and Video Festival and IVCA Best Script award. And he has scripted music videos for everyone from Kate Bush to Ken Russell.

 

He has also worked as a DJ in a strip club, a minicab driver and a gardener.

 

Paul was the writer and vocalist in the band Shoes for Industry. Album: TALK LIKE A WHELK. Singles: SHEEPDOG TRIAL INNA BABYLON and INVASION OF THE FRENCH BOYFRIENDS.

 

Skills: Ventriloquist. Own doll (Sailor Boy).

 

 

Full Credits:

 

Current and recent projects include:

 

DO GO ON

Writing and producing BBC Radio 4 series DO GO ON with Griff Rhys Jones for Talkback Productions: Silver Award for Best Comedy, Sony Radio Awards

 

HOW DO YOU FEEL

Writing and directing HOW DO YOU FEEL - award winning short film about Artificial Intelligence for Channel 4, combining animation techniques with live action

 

THE FABULOUS FURRY FREAK BROTHERS

Screenplay for a feature film based on legendary counter-culture comic book heroes THE FABULOUS FURRY FREAK BROTHERS: In production with Bristol studio bolexbrothers (THE SECRET ADVENTURES OF TOM THUMB) for release in 2006

 

THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT

Screenplay for the feature film computer animation version of children's classic THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT: Produced by Pathe UK: Released in February 2005

 

THE BRAIN

A multimedia collaboration with performance group Forkbeard Fantasy and neuroscientist Dr Emil Toescu, funded by the Wellcome Trust

 

4 plays for BBC Radio starring Martin Clunes, David Hemmings and others

 

Recently Completed:

 

Two more screenplays, a stage play, and a television film

 

In Development:

 

A new stage play, a new radio play, a TV sitcom and a novel

 

 

Other Work:

 

Teaching and running workshops including Comedy Writing for Beginners and Improvisation as a Writing Tool

 

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