David Allen is primarily a writer and has written and directed for theatre, radio and film and has just completed an MA in Dramatic Writing. David's stage plays for adults have been performed in a variety of venues in Brighton, London and at the Edinburgh Festival, which include Our Little Secret, Chipped Nails & Lipstick, Zones of Discomfort and Don't Worry About Him. (All trademarks acknowledged.) His writing credits for children include Shush!, William the Wizard Slayer and Ah-choo: The Boy Who Could Not Stop Sneezing for The Spotlight Theatre Company. He has also worked for Ragdoll of Teletubbies and Boobah fame in the development of a television fantasy adventure for 7 year olds, in addition to writing picture books for young readers. David met Leslie Gilliat when Leslie was the honoured guest speaker at the Winchester Writers" Festival in 2006.
As a life long fan of Leslie's work, in particular The Green Man and of course, the St. Trinian's Films, David was thrilled that Leslie was kind enough to agree to an interview. Turning his hand to producing documentaries, David's documentary credits include Theatre Royal Brighton Audio Tour and, spurred on by the positive experience of working with Leslie Gilliat, David is currently busy planning his next audio documentary project and his work can soon be heard in the peopletalk audio book The Mistress & Her Maid. | 
