Stephen Jordan (writer)

Stephen Jordan (born 5 August 1986) is an English science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy writer, playwright and director.

Career

In 2009, he co-founded ManMoth Productions, a theatre production group, with Patrick Baker.^[1] In 2012, Jordan debuted his first solo production, a science fiction comedy play called 'Dead Static', about two strangers who have an hour to live in deep space.^[2] The production played to sold-out audiences and was well received.^[3] In 2013, Jordan debuted 'Pilgrim Shadow' at the Tristan Bates Theatre, sequel to Dead Static. ^[4] A sequel to 'Pilgrim Shadow', called 'King Chaos', debuted in 2015, completing The Future Boys Trilogy.^[5]

In 2013, Jordan co-founded a new theatre production group, Bad Bat Productions, with Ellen Gallagher. Bad Bat's first theatre production was Jordan's 'The Probleming', a horror comedy that debuted as part of the 2014 Camden Fringe Festival.^[6] Jordan made his stage debut as a performer in Bad Bat's sketch show Global Mega Incorporated, which he also directed.^[7]

Jordan holds a BA in Creative & Media Writing, and an MA in Creative Writing within Science Fiction & Fantasy, both from Middlesex University. His humorous fantasy short story 'The Good Death Guide' won a 2014 Watty Award, presented by online writing community Wattpad.^[8] He has also contributed short stories to Paul Finch's Terror Tales series,^[9] appearing in an anthology that was nominated for a British Fantasy award in 2015.^[10]

In 2016, he co-produced Kim Newman and Sean Hogan's horror play 'The Ghost Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore'.^[11] He also co-hosted the Film Wars podcast, an entertainment podcast about films, with Gareth Alexander. ^[12] In 2017, he successfully crowd-funded via Kickstarter the live recording and digital distribution of an audio sitcom, 'The Future Boys', based on the eponymous heroes from The Future Boys Trilogy. ^[13]

Audio

• The Future Boys: The Museum. Sitcom, 2017.
• The Future Boys: Murder Mystery. Sitcom, 2017.

Theatre

(As Writer/Director)

• King Chaos (Tristan Bates Theatre, 2015)
• Pilgrim Shadow (Tristan Bates Theatre, 2013. The Dugdale Centre, 2014)
• The Probleming (Tristan Bates Theatre, 2014)
• Dead Static (Etcetera Theatre & Hen and Chickens Theatre, 2012)
• A Hero's Journey (w/ Patrick Baker. Etcetera Theatre, 2011)

(As Director)

• A Recipe For Disaster (by Ray Newell. The Dugdale Centre, 2014)

(As Producer)

• The Ghost Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (w/ Ellen Gallagher. By Sean Hogan, Kim Newman, Stephen Gallagher, Rob Shearman, Lynda E. Rucker, Lisa Tuttle and Christopher Fowler. Tristan Bates Theatre, 2016)

Comedy

• Super Global Mega Incorporated: Turbo (sketch show written w/ Adam Joselyn. Leicester Square Theatre, 2016)
• Global Mega Incorporated (sketch show written w/ Ellen Gallagher, Adam Joselyn & Graeme Hurry. Etcetera Theatre, 2015)

Short Fiction

• Claws (Terror Tales of Cornwall, ed. Paul Finch, 2017)
• Descent (Descent. For Kindle. 2016)
• Caving In (The Good Death Guide & Other Tales, 2015)
• A House for Nobody (w/ Ellen Gallagher. The Good Death Guide & Other Tales, 2015)
• The Good Death Guide (The Good Death Guide & Other Tales, 2015. 'Watty Award' winner)
• The Offspring (Terror Tales of Wales, ed. Paul Finch, 2014. British Fantasy Award nominee, Best Anthology)
• Heat (KZINE, issue 8, ed. Graeme Hurry, 2014)
• Sheep (KZINE, issue 4, ed. Graeme Hurry, 2012)

Podcast

• Film Wars (w/ Gareth Alexander. 2016)

References