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Most recently, Michael recorded a radio version of his play 'JFK on JFK'. You can listen here. 
In 2015, Michael was seen on stage  at RADA Studio Theatre in a new play, "Watching With Lincoln". It takes place in the telegraph office of the War Department on the eve of the presidential election of 1864. The fate of the union hangs in the balance as well as the fate of America. Michael played the iconic president in this one man play which he also wrote. The play was directed by Lora Davies and produced by Caitlin Shannon.

At the Teahouse Theatre in London in he played  "Clarence Darrow", a play about the famous civil rights lawyer. The play was written by David W. Rintels and all  proceeds were donated to Amnesty International. To view a film of the performance, click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rzhU9mAkoo&feature=youtu.be

Michael recently completed work on "Endeavour" the spin off of "Inspector Morse". He also worked on "The Raven", a film about Edgar Allan Poe, starring John Cusack and "Dark Shadows" directed by Tim Burton. He  wrote a new play, "A More Perfect Union" about the paradoxes of law and justice. Previously he wrote "Liberty Rising" a revolutionary war play featuring George Washington, John Adams and their wives, Martha and Abigail. Three new screenplays have also been written, "When the Lights Went Out" and "Finding Jobe" and "Aftermath". The first is a modern homage to the classic film, "It Happened One Night" directed by Frank Capra.  "Finding Jobe is a unique thriller in which Jobe finds his life beset by powers unknown. "Aftermath" set mostly in post war Britain, is an evocative romance , won, lost and eventually found in the rubble of Berlin. 

A further draft of "Lost Heir" based on the novel by Vickery Turner has also been completed. The novel was published posthumusly and is one of Ms Turner's best. It will soon be available as a Kindle Book on line and hopefully viewed at cinemas in the near future.


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