Mark Williams

Mark Williams

Mark Williams is a screenwriter, playwright and novelist. He has written two UK-touring stage adaptations for The Birmingham Stage Company – HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE FRIGHTFUL FIRST WORLD WAR (nominated for a Manchester Evening News award, Best Family Show) and HORRIBLE SCIENCE. Theatre work includes plays for the Hereford Courtyard, the Sherman Theatre, Cwmni Theatr 3D, The Desperate Men Theatre Company and Dirty Protest. He’s written for BBC Wales radio and TV, and was a sitcom finalist in the inaugural BBC Talent scheme. In 2011, he was selected for a High Level Mentored Course for TV Scriptwriters run by Cyfle in Wales, for which he wrote THE FIRE RUNNERS, a children’s fantasy drama series. He’s particularly keen to develop as a writer for television. Mark is currently under commission to Welsh National Opera. His debut fantasy novel SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS, the story of King Arthur’s butler, will be published by Atomic Fez in the spring of 2013.


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GEORGE'S SECRET KEY TO THE UNIVERSE - Treatment for TV adaptation of the books by Lucy & Stephen Hawking (Pure Grass Films) 2011


THE FIRE RUNNERS - High level mentoring programme for TV scriptwriters. Six month course developing children’s TV drama series. Cyfle / Skillset (Mentor: Elen Rhys), 2010


LUCKY BAG - Contributor, TV sketch show, Series 2, 3 & 4, BBC Wales (Dir: Mark Robson, Gareth Gwenlan), 2000 – 2002


BBC TALENT - TV sitcom script finalist, inaugural year (Geoffrey Perkins), 2000

THE SILENCE - Scriptwriter, short science fiction film, (Dir: Maf Lewis). Released 2012


FAITHFUL - 10’ 3D animated short for the Durham Light Infantry Museum (Amazing Interactives). 2012


VIBE EXPERIENCE - Scriptwriter for x 3 educational 20’ films (Dir: Leo James), 2007 - 2009


OFF THE BEATEN TRACK - Co-writer, 15’ film, Cardiff Screen Festival, (Dir: Phaelon Productions), 2005      

BETHAN & HUW - Christmas Special, 45’ radio script, BBC Radio One (Producer: Ed Richmond), 2006


MY KIND OF WALES - Co-writer, radio comedy, 4 x 30’ eps, BBC Wales (Producer: Paul Forde), 2001


MY DOG'S GOT NO NOSE - Contributor, radio sketch show, series 2, 3 & 4, BBC Wales (Producer: Paul Forde), 1999-2001

NO WORD OF A LIE - New play in development with National Theatre Wales and Cartoon Da Salvo 2013


THE HIDDEN CITY - Project with digital creator Kevin Moss for National Theatre Wales’ Wales Lab, January 2013 


JASON & THE ARGONAUTS - New adaptation of classic myth in development for Hereford Courtyard Theatre 2013


HERE BE MONSTERS - New original family play commissioned by Theatr Iolo for touring summer 2013


FOLLOW THE GLEAM - New fantasy play for a family audience developed with support from Arts Council Wales (Mentor: Philip Trethowan). 2012.


OPERA MAX: 9 STORIES HIGH - Welsh National Opera, Writer in residence (Dir: Angharad Lee) 2011-2012


THE THEATRE OF DOOM! - Play for Hereford Courtyard Youth Theatre (13-14 yrs) (Dir: Kate Ganderton), produced March 2011, then regional tour


ST GOVAN'S HEAD - Drama podcast for www.shermancymru.co.uk, Sherman Cymru (Curator: Gary Owen), 2011


HAVERFORDWEST 900 - Resident writer, Haverfordwest County, devising play with Writers Squad after-school project (11 - 14 yrs) Haverfordwest County Library. 2011                               


HORRIBLE SCIENCE - By Nick Arnold. Stage adaptation, UK no.1 tour Birmingham Stage Co. (Dir: Phil Clark) 2010


USE IT OR LOSE IT - Short play, Dirty Protect (Dir: Mared Swain), 2010


THE SHADES OF NIGHT - Original play, rehearsed reading, Arad Goch (Dir: Angharad Lee), 2010


HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE FRIGHTFUL FIRST WORLD WAR - By Terry Deary. Stage adaptation, UK no.1 tour, Birmingham Stage Co. (Dir: Phil Clark) 2009


ZUFALL - Co-writer, 30’ play, Cwmni Theatr 3D at Chapter Arts Centre. (Dir: Julie Barclay) 2008


LITERARY ADAPTATION - Arts Council Wales grant to develop the art of stage adaptation for family audiences (Dir: Phil Clark, Mentor: Charles Way), 2006-07                 


YOUNG MERLIN - Short play / schools tour, Sherman Theatre Co., (Dir: Dinos Aristidou), 2005

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS - Debut fantasy novel (Atomic Fez Publishing). Due for publication Spring 2013


MIGENERATION - Dramaturge / script editor for youth theatre project. Sherman Cymru. (Dir: Llinos Mai) 2011 - 2012


THE HARRI PARRIS - Dramaturge / script editor, musical comedy stage show, Arts Council Wales development project 2010 - 2011 and regional tour 2012. (writer-performer-director: Llinos Mai)


DOCTOR WHO: SCRIPT TO SCREEN - Script reader, BBC Wales (Katy Cartwright/Katy Jones) 2011    


EVERYTHING GETS EATEN - Dramaturge, devised show on biodiversity. Desperate Men Theatre Co. Bristol, 2010