Andrew Cullen's short story, The Six Day War, won the London Writers Award. His article on Anglo-Japanese relations won the Japan Prize. His first play, North, won the Liverpool Playhouse Young Writers Award. His next play - Self Catering (A Short History of the World) - won several awards and was filmed by Channel 4 and published by Josef Weinburger plays. Pig's Ear, a tale of family life during four general elections, won the Peggy Ramsay Award. Scouse (A Comedy of Terrors), telling the story of Liverpool's declaration of independence from the UK, played to sell-out audiences at the Everyman Theatre during an extended run. He has written screenplays for film and television. From Here To Paternity was his first non-fiction book and Peas! is his first book for children. He lives in London with his wife, daughter and son.

one of the most significant writers of the next generation  the non-stop lashing of black comedy is the best advertisement for live theatre I've come across in years  fantastical and funny comedy  one of Britain's most exciting playwrights   another winner the dialogue has bite as well as wit  the laughter remains throughout  left you with a warm glow from having seen such a fine piece of writing this black comedy is a real find  a significant new writer in British theatre  enjoy this caustic entertaining play  packed with splendid dialogue and characters  a sensational success with audiences and critics alike  lively, witty and acute the ambition to deal with large ideas is too rare in contemporary dramatic writing intellectual daring, dramatic assurance and aphoristic wit comedy, menace and surprise  powerful, extremely funny and clever  a weird and wonderful sense of humour   brilliant  shockingly and side-splittingly funny    highly enjoyable   moving, amusing and terrifying in all the right places     * * * * *