Chris founded Theatre Absolute in 1992 with producer Julia Negus. He has been Writer-in-Residence at Paines Plough and at Birmingham University’s M(Phil) Playwriting Course (2004-2006). He was lead tutor at the Transmissions Young Writers Festival at Birmingham Rep in 2006.
Theatre:
UNTITLED COMMISSION (Belgrade Theatre) – current
THE TERRORS (North Wall Theatre Oxford) 2014
ALL THE MOVES (Belgrade Theatre) 2010
An original play. Published by Oberon.
ZERO (Theatre Absolute) 2009
Commissioned by an Arts Council New Writing Consortium led by Theatre
Royal Bury St Edmunds. Run at Theatre Absolute followed by UK Tour.
Published by Oberon books
HANG LENNY POPE (Theatre Absolute / Warwick Arts Centre, UK tour) 2007
Written and Directed by Chris O’Connell
Published by Oberon
cloud:burst (Theatre Absolute / BAC “Scratch” Production) 2006
Premiered at Linbury Studios, transferring to New York’s 59E59 Brits Off Broadway
THYESTES (RSC) 2005
Street Trilogy : CAR, RAW and KID (Theatre Absolute /UK Tour/ BAC Run) 2005
Published by Oberon Books
TALL PHOENIX (RSC / Belgrade Productions) 2004
dir. Matthew Lloyd
KID 2003
dir Mark Babych
RAW 2001
dir. Mark Babych
Winner of a Fringe First, Edinburgh 2001
HOLD YA (Red Ladder Theatre Company / UK Tour) 2000
CAR (Theatre Absolute / Belgrade and Pleasance Theatres) 1999
Edinburgh Festival 1999, UK and Ireland Tours, BAC at Time Out’s
Pick of the Year Festival
Dir. Mark Babych
Opened Arts Alive Festival, Coventry 1999
Winner of the Time Out Award – Best New Play on the Fringe 1999
Runs: Paris(“Best of British” Festival 2000), Estonia, Australia, Italy, Israel
HYMNS (UK Tour, transferring to Lyric Hammersmith, international tour) 1999
Commissioned & co-written with Frantic Assembly
COOL WATER MURDER (Belgrade Theatre) 1999
SHE’S ELECTRIC (Belgrade Theatre) 1997
BIG BURGER CHRONICLES (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) 1996
Radio:
GABRIEL’S ASHES (BBC Radio 3) 2001
COOL WATER MURDER (BBC Radio 4)
Adapted from Chris’ stage play
Television:
EASTENDERS (BBC)
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