Patrick Blosse

I have been writing for many years – plays, pantomimes, short stories, poetry, shopping lists – any excuse really to put pen to paper. Many years in amateur dramatics gave me a passion for theatre, a little understanding of what amateur groups are looking for and a feel for the limitations that small venues impose (not always a bad thing).

Having written 5 pantomimes before I was 25 it is not surprising that comedy has continued to be my forte. I collaborated with another playwright a few years ago, completing two full-length stage plays, a one-act play, a five-part radio play and a handful of TV pilots. Our first attempt to take the world by storm resulted in a full-length comedy spoof, The Cat Flap, an affectionate tribute to the works of Agatha Christie. It was performed by the North Molton Amateur Drama Society to much acclaim and, so far, a complete absence of law suits. The Ghosts of Martha Rudd followed a couple of years later, performed by Bampton Players, again receiving much acclaim. Lost But Not Least, a one-act play with a Shakespearian theme, and TV pilots such as Newton’s Apple, Sidekicks and Images followed. In a change of direction, we completed a 5-part radio play based around the Great Exhibition called Sketches in Hyde Park, which has been given podcast broadcasts by at least two amateur groups. Our collaboration has come to its natural end, but one of my current projects is to complete a third full-length, West Country based comedy play.

I have published a novella via Kindle called The Red Bonnet, which blends a modern crime thriller with a supernatural mystery spanning a period of 100 years. I am currently working on two other crime thrillers.

I also contribute regular 100-word stories to Colne Radio’s Bill’s Big Bag of Onions, a blend of words and music that broadcasts to North East Essex twice weekly and is available on Spotify and all good podcast channels.
I live in a quiet village in North Devon with my wife and a small menagerie of animals.