Richard T. Watson

A jack-of-all-trades at best, a dabbler at worst. Theatre director, playwright, editor, critic, actor, copywriter and worrier. 

Artistic Director of Hull's Merge Arts Festival, which I co-founded in 2009. Merge showcases Hull's creative talent, and Merge2012 (in June) is all about Hull's local history. Also Assistant Director for Nightshade Productions' A Midsummer Night's Dream in York - July 18th-29th.

Fiction Editor at Sabotage Reviews - a site dedicated to reviewing indie publishers' books. Sabotage initially focused on poetry, but I'm broadening the site's scope a little. 

PR for Awkward Cough Theatre Company's Edinburgh Fringe 2012 show, 'The Election: A Silent Comedy'. It's at the Bedlam Theatre, 3-18 August, and you should totally come along.

Winner of 2009's International Student Playscript Competition with 'Pack Mentality'. I used to do acting, a bit (cf. this background, which is a rehearsal shot from WriteON's MAD Festival in Cambridge). 

Occasionally I write criticism, mostly of theatre (Sunday Times Harold Hobson Student Drama Critic Award 2009). Creator of the Tumblr 'I Call Him Ishmael'. Following that success(?), I'm reading twelve Dickens books in the twelve months of 2012 (12in12) for my blog. 

Freelance copywriting, proofreading and occasional software work - I'm happy to do more, drop me a line!