-Selected Credits-

TELEVISION

Kids and Teen Animation that I've worked on:

KID Vs KAT. Premier season. 2008. YTV/Studio B Productions.

CLASS OF THE TITANS. Season 1.Teen Action/Adventure Animation Series: Studio B Productions/ YTV

SOMETHING ELSE.  Season 1. Pre-School Animation series: Studio B Productions/Loonland UK

YVON OF THE YUKON Season 2. Pre-Teen Animation series. Studio B Productions/YTV

D’MYNA LEAGUES Season 2. Teen Animation series. Studio B Productions/CTV/Vancouver

WHAT ABOUT MIMI? Season 2. Pre-Teen Animations series. Studio B Productions/Family Channel/Vancouver

TOONED OUT. Pilot Project. Teen Animation series: Peafur Productions UK/France.

 

STAGE

COMING UP FOR AIR

Adaptation of George Orwell Novel. Belfry Theatre, Victoria & Vancouver East Cutural Centre. Room One-0-One Productions. Director: Leslie Mildiner. *Arts Club Theatre Tour, in development 2006/7 Season

DEBT - THE MU$ICAL. (With Todd Butler)

Book & selected co-lyrics for original musical: Vancouver International Comedy Festival. Director: Leslie Mildiner:

MISS ME

Drama: Work Shop Production. Playwright Theatre Centre, New Play Festival, Vancouver. Director: Stephane Kirkland.

WANG DANG DOODLE - THE HARLEM MUSICAL. (Conceived by Denis Simpson)

Book for musical: Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver/Grand Theatre, London, Ont. Directors: Denis Simpson/Rick Kish. Wang Dang Doodle broke a box office record at the Arts Club, Vancouver - and did 84% houses at the 800 seat Grand Theatre in Ontario.

ALL GROWN UP - The Girl Group Musical. (Written with Ellen Kennedy, Lori Valleau, Bonnie Panych)

Head-writer: Arts Club Theatre/Gateway Theatre Richmond, BC. Director: Leslie Mildiner. To date, AGU has had some fifty-plus productions across Canada, as well as productions in the US. In Canada it has broken some half a dozen box office records.

RED CHANNELS - a paranoid love story. (Written with Jennifer Martin)

Touchstone Theatre, Vancouver/World Stage Festival, Toronto. Director: Roy Surette. Also Pheonix Theatre Edmonton, and Sacremento Theatre, California.

SINGING WITH RINGO

Comedy: Based on CBC Radio play: Touchstone Theatre, Vancouver. Director: Roy Surette.

THE IMPOSSIBLE ADVENTURES OF DARIUS DAVEREAUX

Comedy-Horror: Belfry Theatre, Victoria/Magnus Theatre, Ontario/Gateway Theatre, Richmond. Director: Leslie Mildiner

INTRUDERS WILL BE SHOT

Comedy: Touchstone Theatre/New Play Centre, Vancouver. Director: Roy Surette

 

- Commissions -

KING ARTHUR'S KITCHEN

A play for Young People. Axis Theatre- for 07/08.

KINDLY LEAVE THE STAGE

Musical-Revue: Commission: Schrieber/Rolston Productions, Vancouver.

LAST WATCH - A story of the Titanic

A large cast show, written - believe it or not - before the Movie! Drama commissioned by Playwrights Theatre Centre, Vancouver

DANNY OVER THE RAINBOW

A wacky updated take on the Wizard of Oz. Popular with school groups. Theatre for Young People: Commission: JCC Productions, Vancouver.

 

RADIO

MAN RADIO

Drama: CBC National Broadcast: "Sunday Showcase"

SINGING WITH RINGO

Comedy: CBC National Broadcast: "No Assembly Required"

 

PUBLISHED WORKS:

THE GATES (Co-author Bill House)

A novel: Centerprise Publishing, London UK

GETTING THE EAGLE

A novel: Macmillan Publishing/Topliners: UK

 

CORPORATE WRITING

In the 90's, Leslie headed Custom Comedy then Corporate Jesters Entertainment. He wrote, produced and directed productions/events for numerous national and international corporations.

These included: Royal Bank, Mastercard Canada, Whistler Resort Association, Vancouver Credit Union, Vancouver Board of Trade, Palmer Jarvis Advertising and ScotiaBank.

 

Awards & Nominations:

Critics Choice Spotlight Award: Best New Play 'Coming up For Air', Victoria.

Jesse Award nomination: "Red Channels", Touchstone Theatre.

Jesse Award Nomination: "Wang Dang Doodle", Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver

 

Affiliations

Writers Guild of Canada, Playwrights Guild Canada; Canadian Actors Equity Association.

Citizenship: Dual Canadian/British