Bad Blood Blues

About this Author

Paul Sirettis an award-winning playwright, dramaturg, musician and teacher. His theatrical works include the Olivier-nominatedThe Big Life(with Paul Joseph) at Theatre Royal Stratford East & West End,Rat Pack Confidentialat Nottingham Playhouse & West End, andCome Dancing(with Ray Davies) at Stratford East. Other works includeBad Blood Blues(Theatrescience and Stratford East) andWorlds Apart(Stratford East),Reasons to be Cheerful(Graeae Theatre Company - published by Methuen Drama), and plays for Soho Theatre; Polka Theatre; Yellow Earth Theatre; Live Theatre, Newcastle; New Wolsey, Ipswich; Dukes, Lancaster; and the Edinburgh Fringe. Awards include, Best Off-West End Musical, Whatsonstage; Best Play, Pearson; Best Production, City Life; Best Writer & Best Play, New York International Radio Festival; and nominations for TMA, Evening Standard and Olivier awards. Paul has also worked extensively as a dramaturg for companies including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Soho Theatre, Ambassador Theatre Group, Trafalgar Entertainment, the Royal Court, and the National Theatre. He is currently an Associate Artist of Soho Theatre, Associate Fellow at the University of Warwick, Literary Associate at Trafalgar Entertainment, and Associate Teacher of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he teaches playwriting and dramaturgy.