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< BackNigel Osner - Writer, lyricist, actor
For full details see www.nigelosner.com
Until 2005 Nigel concentrated on writing, composing lyrics and live performance.
In 1983 Heinemann published Magic in Ravenswood, Nigel’s children’s fantasy. Naomi Mitchison said in the The Times Educational Supplement: “-- good marks for Magic in Ravenswood --- All the characters are well-defined, the ravens of the wood being a nasty, tough crowd. There is enough irony to give it strength to deal with a traditional situation without going soft or silly.” Nigel adapted this into a children’s musical called Goblins Don’t Scare Us, writing the book and lyrics.
In the late 1990s he wrote the book and lyrics for Rock Heaven as a stage show. It has been showcased in London, including at the Pizza in the Park.
From 1998 to 2004 Nigel performed his own character based lyrics at venues including Pizza on the Park, Jermyn Street Theatre, King’s Head Theatre, Soho Theatre studio.
In 2002 he met Pat, who directed Goblins Don’t Scare Us for the New End Theatre. ‘this beguiling tale of bewitchment set in the distant kingdom of Ravenswood is certainly welcome in the midst of Cinderellas, Aladdins and Dick Whittingtons. It is refreshing to find a show inhabiting a more unfamiliar world.’ Mark Shenton The Stage. Goblins Don't Scare Us won a competition to be performed in the Clearspace new works festival in Delaware, USA, in November 2008.
Pat introduced him to the magic of film. Since 2005 he has acted in a number of short films:
(2005) The actress and incidental characters in Just One More Night, a short film based on one of his lyrics. (Click here for more) This film won awards for best narrative short in the Swansea Life Film Festival 2008 and best international short at the Heart of England International Festival 2008.
(2006) Bill, a Brummie handyman in The Runner, a short
(2006) Riley G Hopkins, a wonderfully manipulative and insincere film producer in The World of Kane Williams, still. apparently, in post-production!
(2007) Prince Osnovski, a vampire, in Just One More Bite, again based on his own lyrics. It was in the Swansea Bay Festival 2007 and nominated for best horror film. It won the prize for best narrative short in the Everglades International Film Festival 2007 in South Africa and best music film at the International Filmmaker Festival 2008. (Click here for more)
(2008) Reverend Jones in The Revelation of Reverend Jones, a comedy about a gay Welsh Vicar who shocks his parishioners. It was shown at the International Film Festival South Africa in October 2008 and has been accepted by a number of film festivals in 2009, in particular the International Film Festival, Ireland, where it won the award for best UK short under 25 minutes. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-0g2E1EBvs Nigel's script for this film was nominated in the short script competition in the Supershorts International Film Festival Competition 2008.
(2008) the ruined banker in Black Friday.
(2009) an eccentric customer in Something for the Lamppost.
(2009) the boyfriend in I'm the Man
(2010) The Drummond Will a new feature film. he played another vicar.
(2010) Mr Easy Guy He sang and played Mr easy Guy
Nigel has also written two feature film scripts called 'The Road to Transylvania' and 'Swansea Rose'. Read about them under Films in Progress on this site.
He has also published a fantasy novel called worloflegends.com. To read all about it and find out how to obtain a copy, see www.worldoflegends.com