Stephen M. Hunt

This site is mainly dedicated to my most recently staged work I Am Not An I.

   Below is information about my other works past, present and future.

The Merchant of Venice is my radical adaptation of Shakespeare's play. Opening with a bedroom scene - Portia and Bassanio are already lovers! What's more, Antonio is a closet Jew and Shylock has the last

word. All of which is acheived with some unconventional directing and scene reordering.

Midsummer Night's Song is a modern, upbeat, muscial adaptation of

Shakespeare's play. With music and songs varying from orchestral dramatic to comic numbers, love ballads, rock 'n' roll and boogie-woogie. The Duke's loyal subjects remain excited by his forthcoming marriage. The enthusiasm of one-and-all isn't even dampened by the alarming, unseasonal weather! Could confrontation in fairyland be the cause of the frosty summer and failing crops?

The Person Residing At Longwood is a musical which tells the story of Napoleon's St. Helena exile. Inspired by history, this is an account of how Brittain's "Guatanamo"

broke Napoleon's spirit "..until the man who had been all activity and vigour could not move without assistance (The New York Times, July 14th, 1895).

Featuring the voice of operatic bass-baritone Edward d'Arcy Hatton, an excerpt cd of the show is being marketed on St. Helena through the island's leading retailers, Solomon & Co.

With a stunning cast led by Hildegard Neil and Ben Onwuke, I Am Not An I is an absurdist theatre styled comedy / drama which looks at the ancient issue of the extent to which we ever truly know ourselves.

"..terrific, original, great writing, a major work.." Brian Blessed

Lost in more than a metaphorical fog in Rome, a tourist (Hildegard Neil) is accosted by an arrogant Italian (Ben Onwukwe) who casts serious doubt upon the woman's grasp of reality. Interlaced with this, a young couple (Robert Wainwright & Emma Fletcher) are falling badly out of love, perhaps becuase of the jealousy of Marco (Edward d'Arcy Hatton). Ultimately, these seemingly unconnected scenarios will colide, but to what effect?

Currently in development with Actability Inclusive Theatre, Problem Day is a comedy with song and dance which takes a wry look at the seemingly inevitable frustrations of dealing with modern bureaucracy. Drawn together by being ignored and fobbed off by an unamed organisation, a group of disgruntled members of the public decide its time for action. United in their determination to be heard, the group arrives in the reception area of the organisations offices, but what will the outcome be?

Actability's cast consists primarily of learning disabled players, led by several non-learning disabled actors.