David Wood, Esq, OBE

Career: actor, writer, composer, playwright, theatre dir and prodr; West End acting credits incl: Hang Down Your Head and Die 1964, Four Degrees Over 1966, After Haggerty 1970, Jeeves 1975; film acting credits incl: If... 1968, Aces High 1976, North Sea Hijack 1980, Longitude 2000; dir: WSG Prodns Ltd/Whirligig Theatre 1966-, Verronmead Ltd 1982-, Westwood Theatrical Prodns Ltd 1986-1994, W2 Prodns 1995-

Books and Publications: Publications many plays published by Samuel French incl: The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See (1968), The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner (1970), The Gingerbread Man (1977), The Selfish Shellfish (1983), The See-Saw Tree (1987), Save the Human (1990); children's books incl: The Operats of Rodent Garden (1984), The Discorats (1985), Playtheatres (1987), Sidney the Monster (1988), Happy Birthday Mouse (1990), Save the Human (1990), Baby Bear's Buggy Ride (1993), Theatre for Children: Guide to Writing, Adapting, Directing and Acting (1997); Pop-up Theatre: Cinderella (1994), Bedtime Story (1995), The Magic Show (1995), Mole's Summer Story (1997), Silly Spider (1998), Mole's Winter Story (1998), Funny Bunny's Magic Show (2000), The Phantom Cat of the Opera (2000), The Toy Cupboard (2000), Under the Bed! (2006), Mole's Bedtime Story (2006), Jack and the Baked Beanstalk (2007), A Present for Father Christmas (2008), Cinderella (2010), Scary Mary (2012); stage adaptations of: Helen Nicoll and Jan Pien>ac