Shôn Dale-Jones is a Welsh writer and performer having created the popular character of 'Hugh Hughes'. He is also the artistic director of

Hoipolloi Hoipolloi was a British touring theatre company committed to creating new work for theatre that imaginatively engages their audience and makes them laugh. Their work includes ensemble shows such as ''The Doubtful Guest'' and ''My Uncle Arly'', a ...

Education

He was educated at the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

graduating in 1990.

Career

Theatre & Live Performance

Dale-Jones has written, directed and performed in a number of productions including ''The Imposter'', ''My Uncle Arly'' and more recently ''The Doubtful Guest''. In the guise of his character ''Hugh Hughes'', Dale-Jones created three awarding-winning shows; ''Floating'', ''

Story of a Rabbit ''Story of a Rabbit'' is a stage production created and performed by Hugh Hughes, in collaboration with British touring theatre company Hoipolloi. Themes In the production, Hughes discusses his father's death and the impact it had upon him. He ...

'' and ''360''. He was also nominated for Best Male Performance/Best Production/Best Entertainment & Best Music in the Off West End Awards for ''The Wonderful World of Hugh Hughes''.

Radio

Dale-Jones wrote and recorded two

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...

afternoon dramas, one of which the adaptation of ''Floating'' won Radio Comedy of the Year Award in the Audio Drama Awards. Dale-Jones also wrote and performed the June 2019 BBC Radio 4 Drama of the Week ''Me and Robin Hood''.

Film & Other

Dale-Jones again wrote, directed and performed in his film ''How I Got Here''. In 2012 he was developing an interactive website 'Invisible Town Stories'.Invisible Town Storie
"Invisible Town Stories"
2012.

References

External links

"Hoipolloi Official Site""Invisible Town Stories""Hugh Hughes Website"
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