John Dorney is a British writer and actor best known for stage roles at theatres including the National Theatre, the BBC Radio 4 sitcom ''

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''; and his scripts for the Big Finish ''

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'' range. His script ''Solitaire'' was rated the most popular ''Doctor Who'' Companion Chronicle of 2010 on the Timescales website and was the runner up in Unreality Sci-fi net's poll for Story of the Year 2010–11. His script ''Iterations of I'' won the Scribe Award for best spin-off audio drama of 2014 and his script “The Red Lady” won the same award in 2015. His script “Absent Friends” won a BBC Audio Drama award, and the co-authored script for ‘Stranded 1’ won an Audie. As well as ''Doctor Who'', he has written for Big Finish's '' Sapphire and Steel'' series and on radio co-wrote three series of

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's ''Recorded for Training Purposes''. He won the BBC ''

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'' 'Sketch Factor' competition, was a finalist in the BBC 'Laughing Stock' competition, and has performed in Mark Watson's Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning long shows as 'The Balladeer'. On stage, he has written plays for the

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, Hampstead and Soho Theatres. He trained at

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Writing credits

Acting credits (selected)

References

External links

Humble Boy reviewed in The Stage

Jack and the Beanstalk review

The Caretaker review

Beauty and the Beast review

John Dorney profile on What's On Stage

BBC Radio 4's Recorded for Training Purposes
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