| Personal Details | Born: | 1947 | | Based: | Blaydon, Tyneside | Work Sought: Tom is eager to work with drama groups on his existing plays or developing new work.
He is also keen to work on Arts Development Projects.
| Theatrical Experience/Training Most recently at the Customs House, Tom has written BABY LOVE staged in September 2004 "Tom Kelly is one of the north east’s most prolific playwright’s …his writing strikes a chord with local audiences…even though his themes maybe universal…the settings and characters are very Tyneside" (British Theatre Guide)
I LEFT MY HEART IN ROKER PARK…(EXTRA TIME AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT).
"Tom Kelly provides pathos and humour as John Sullivan does in the best of Fools and Horses" Evening Chronicle…" "The first night audience clearly loved the play and gave a standing ovation", The British Theatre Guide. It was also staged The Stadium of Light as part of the Bob Stokoe events to raise funds for a memorial to Sunderland’s ex manager and messiah.
GEORDIE RIDLEY, a new play for this years Blaydon Festival, once again directed by Chris Elphinstone;
FAMILY TIES, September 2003, directed by Chris Elphinstone; DAN DARE-THE MUSICAL with John Miles, directed by Ray Spencer; which was staged in March 2003;
LOVE IN NE32 five short plays which broke box office records in September 2002; SECRETS four short plays staged in February 2002. (Also directed by Chris Elphinstone). TOM & CATHERINE (with John Miles & Ray Spencer) which sold out in 1999 and again in 2001 (Directed by Neil Armstrong).
He has a new poetry pamphlet published by SAND PUBLICATIONS, THE PICTURE FROM HERE.
Tom works as a drama lecturer at South Tyneside College, has ran and been guest at many writers groups throughout the north east and worked on arts development projects and given readings in church halls, Leeds Literature Festival and most recently at The Customs House & The Morden Tower.
He lives in Blaydon with his family, two cats and is life long Sunderland supporter.
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