Tips, Truths & Lessons Learned, From Top Writers’ Unproduced Work.
Novelists, screenwriters, authors, playwrights, journalists, writer-performers, columnists, poets…
Every writer has a virtual bottom drawer where they keep the bits of writing they never finished, had rejected or can’t quite find a home for – the unfinished novel, the cut scene, the rejected script, sometimes even the childhood essay…
In each episode of The Offcuts Drawer actors perform these pieces and the writer talks to host Laura Shavin about the story behind them, sharing the often surprising twists and turns of their career that led them to where they are today.
More details about the writers, the offcuts and the actors performing them plus full episode transcripts at offcutsdrawer.com
This is part 2 of my interview with Charlie and in this episode his offcuts include an episode of Dr Who, a horror version of a Disney cartoon classic and a black comedy film written for some of the regulars in the Fast Show.
CAST: Nigel Pilkington, Kenny Blyth, Noni Lewis, Christopher Kent, Shash Hira, Keith Wickham, Beth Chalmers
Charlie Higson has worked across comedy, drama and fiction for more than three decades. He co-created and performed in The Fast Show, has written for and produced a range of television series, and is the author of multiple novels, including the Young James Bond books and the Enemy series. His screenwriting includes Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) and Swiss Toni, alongside regular acting roles. This is the second part of his Offcuts Drawer interview; you can listen to Part 1 here.
For more details about Charlie, his offcuts and the actors performing them see the episode show notes:
