John Nicholson

John is the AD of Peepolykus. Eight of his plays are published by NHB.

Writing credits include: A Trespassers Guide to the Classics, Rik Mayall’s Bedside Tales, Baskervilles, and Marley Was Dead (BBC Radio 4); The Time Machine (Olivier nominated - 2024); Hound of the Baskervilles (Duchess); No Wise Men (Liverpool Playhouse); King Arthur (BOV); Madame Bovary (Jermyn Street); Spyski (Lyric Hammersmith); The Ramsbury Players (NT); Richard’s Rampage (Old Vic); and Conan Doyle’s Appreciation Society (Traverse Theatre).

Comedy consultant credits include: One Man Two Guvnors (Bolton Octagon); A Little Hotel on the Side (Theatre Royal Bath); Watson and Oliver and The Wrong Door (BBC); Accidental Death of An Anarchist (West End); and Black Comedy (Orange Tree Theatre).

Directing credits include: Tweedy’s Massive Circus (RSC); Baskervilles (Theatre by the Lake); Partners in Crime (Queens); Dracula - the Bloody Truth (Plymouth TR); Shaun the Sheep Live (Aardman); Nina Conti and Paul Merton (West End); Spymonkey (Blackpool); Light Princess (Tobacco Factory); and A Christmas Carol (Exeter Northcott).