Neil Duffield has written more than 50 plays which have been produced extensively throughout Britain and abroad. His play The Lost Warrior, commissioned by the Dukes Lancaster, won the 2006 Arts Council of England Award for work which displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in children's theatre.Recent productions include: The Ugly Duckling (Sheffield Crucible and Nottingham Playhouse 2007), Leopard (Sheffield Crucible 2007), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dukes Theatre, Lancaster 2006). The Snow Queen (Watermill Theatre, Newbury 2006), The Firebird (Northumberland Theatre Company 2006), The Secret Garden (Helix Theatre Dublin 2005) and The Emperor's New Clothes (Midlands Arts Centre, 2005).Neil is married to freelance theatre director Eileen Murphy and lives in Bolton.

"... an extraordinarily moving and effective play, so dramatic that, at times, it is almost assaulting." The Guardian"... this blazingly adventurous show." The Scotsman"... no doubting the show's mesmerising appeal to the imagination, which seized the audience with rapt delight." Daily Telegraph"... there is not a moment which isn't magical." Yorkshire Post"... a marvellous play, a complex dramatic story, challenging in both form and content" Times Educational Supplement

Neil Duffield has written more than 50 plays which have been produced extensively throughout Britain and abroad. His play The Lost Warrior, commissioned by the Dukes Lancaster, won the 2006 Arts Council of England Award for work which displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in children's theatre.Recent productions include: The Ugly Duckling (Sheffield Crucible and Nottingham Playhouse 2007), Leopard (Sheffield Crucible 2007), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dukes Theatre, Lancaster 2006). The Snow Queen (Watermill Theatre, Newbury 2006), The Firebird (Northumberland Theatre Company 2006), The Secret Garden (Helix Theatre Dublin 2005) and The Emperor's New Clothes (Midlands Arts Centre, 2005).Neil is married to freelance theatre director Eileen Murphy and lives in Bolton.

"... an extraordinarily moving and effective play, so dramatic that, at times, it is almost assaulting." The Guardian"... this blazingly adventurous show." The Scotsman"... no doubting the show's mesmerising appeal to the imagination, which seized the audience with rapt delight." Daily Telegraph"... there is not a moment which isn't magical." Yorkshire Post"... a marvellous play, a complex dramatic story, challenging in both form and content" Times Educational Supplement

Neil Duffield has written more than 50 plays which have been produced extensively throughout Britain and abroad. His play The Lost Warrior, commissioned by the Dukes Lancaster, won the 2006 Arts Council of England Award for work which displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in children's theatre.Recent productions include: The Ugly Duckling (Sheffield Crucible and Nottingham Playhouse 2007), Leopard (Sheffield Crucible 2007), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dukes Theatre, Lancaster 2006). The Snow Queen (Watermill Theatre, Newbury 2006), The Firebird (Northumberland Theatre Company 2006), The Secret Garden (Helix Theatre Dublin 2005) and The Emperor's New Clothes (Midlands Arts Centre, 2005).Neil is married to freelance theatre director Eileen Murphy and lives in Bolton.

"... an extraordinarily moving and effective play, so dramatic that, at times, it is almost assaulting." The Guardian"... this blazingly adventurous show." The Scotsman"... no doubting the show's mesmerising appeal to the imagination, which seized the audience with rapt delight." Daily Telegraph"... there is not a moment which isn't magical." Yorkshire Post"... a marvellous play, a complex dramatic story, challenging in both form and content" Times Educational Supplement