Public Property
Public Property is a dark comedy commenting on the state of television and news reporting in a celebrity-obsessed age. When popular newsreader Geoffrey Hammond gets caught by photographers in a sexual act with a 16 year-old boy, it is up to his publicist Larry to spin him out of a tricky situation. Locked in a house and with the paparazzi wolves at the door, an unexpected powerplay unfolds between the two men.
An excerpt of “Public Property”, which was originally planned as an idea for a short film, was showcased at the Hampstead Theatre Start Night on the 31st July 2007. As a result of this it was developed in association with Old Vic New Voices and had a rehearsed reading at the Old Vic on the 3rd June 2008.
A full production ran at the Trafalgar Studios from the 10th Nov - 5th Dec 2009, starring Nigel Harman, Robert Daws and Steven Webb, directed by Hanna Berrigan. It was nominated as Best New Comedy in the 2010 WhatsOnStage Awards. Click here for reviews.
Minor Irritations
Minor Irritations is a comedy-drama, which poses the question
“Can exes ever be friends?”
After a reading at the Jermyn Street Theatre, it became the first play to be supported by the Pleasance Theatre’s Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Fund and subsequently premiered at the Edinburgh Festival on the 3rd August 2005. It transferred to the White Bear Theatre in London and was selected for the Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival, where it was nominated for 3 awards, including the 2006 Oscar Wilde Award for Writing. It was also performed at the Yvonne Arnaud in Guildford, where it had its final performance on the 26th May 2006.
Cast:
Ben – Sam Peter Jackson
Harriet – Dulcie Lewis
Jay – Luke Evans (London), Nick White (Edinburgh, Dublin, Guildford)
Elliot – Giles Cooper (London), Charlie Tighe (Edinburgh), Paul Revill (Dublin, Guildford)
Directed by Russell Labey
“A sparky four-hander…pin-sharp performances.” The Scotsman
“Exactly what the festival should be for…
For your money, you won’t see anything better!” BBC Online
“A sweet and witty play inspired by Woody Allen’s early comedies...
Quick, witty quips and a strong comedic cast with flashes of genius.” Metro
“Sharp dialogue and good casting…wonderfully witty...
Jackson manages to be both appealing and neurotic – quite a feat.” The Stage
‘Charity’ @ The Factory’s ‘Round 1’
Sam’s short play ‘Charity was included in The Factory’s new writing show
‘Round 1’, which was performed at the Electricity Showrooms Hoxton, the Pleasance Theatre and the Hampstead Theatre.‘Charity’ is about a couple discussing their sexual fantasies and realizing that they don't know each other quite as well as they thought.
Cast: John Hopkins, Catherine Bailey, Jethro Skinner, Ben Lambert
Directed by Tim Carroll and Louis Scheeder
In Development
Relative Carnage
Sibling rivalry meets the occult in “Relative Carnage”, a farce about a group of dysfunctional siblings who travel to a spa-hotel in Brighton to support their new-age hippie sister as she gives birth to her first child. Sam is currently developing and workshopping this out-and-out comedy with support from the Open Arts Café.
Cookies & Cream
A dark comedy about a pregnant phone sex worker, a depressed voice-over artist, a go-go dancer and a professional bodybuilder distraught over the death of his dog who find themselves in a run-down East London flat on New Year’s Eve.
This project is in early stages of development.