Writing
Ian's play 'The Way Old Friends Do' ran 17 February to 10 June 2023
before transferring to the West End in August 2023.
The Way Old Friends Do
After ten years of marriage, Tom and Tim decide to spice up their sex life by booking an evening in a dungeon with a gorgeous male escort. Meanwhile, crime-busting superhero, the Stallion, and his intrepid side-kick, Butterfly, have been lured to the secret lair of their arch-nemesis: the dastardly Villainor.
But what connects these two seemingly random events?
One thing’s for sure: a bump on the head and a faulty door lock result in a night none of them will ever forget - for all the wrong reasons!
Cast: David Ames, Matt Lapinskas, Jake Maskall, Stephanie Siadatan, Nick Sampson.
Directed by Andrew Beckett and produced by Jack Maple.
'Horse-Play' ran at Riverside Studios from 30 August - 24 September 2022.
But what connects these two seemingly random events?
One thing’s for sure: a bump on the head and a faulty door lock result in a night none of them will ever forget - for all the wrong reasons!
Cast: David Ames, Matt Lapinskas, Jake Maskall, Stephanie Siadatan, Nick Sampson.
Directed by Andrew Beckett and produced by Jack Maple.
'Horse-Play' ran at Riverside Studios from 30 August - 24 September 2022.
"Ian Hallard emerges like a 21st Century Joe Orton, penning a scandalous dark comedy that thrives on being ludicrous" - Theatre Weekly
"Hallard’s script is tight, punchy, and full of brilliant zingers and one-liners... a fantastic comedy full of warmth, humour, and sentiment." - Attitude Magazine
"Hallard’s script is tight, punchy, and full of brilliant zingers and one-liners... a fantastic comedy full of warmth, humour, and sentiment." - Attitude Magazine
George Villiers, first Duke of Buckingham, was a Seventeenth Century celebrity. Beautiful and charismatic, his lust for power led to him becoming the favourite of not one, but two, English kings.
'Steenie' is a sexy, comedic, historical romp, and tells the true story of Villiers’ rise and fall, and of his infamous love affair with King James I.
'Steenie' was first performed as part of the
Turbine Theatre's Rally Fest on Tuesday 8th June 2021.
Cast: Catrin Aaron, Jasmine Naziha Jones, Jamie Newall and Mateo Oxley.
Directed by Andrew Beckett.
'Steenie' is a sexy, comedic, historical romp, and tells the true story of Villiers’ rise and fall, and of his infamous love affair with King James I.
'Steenie' was first performed as part of the
Turbine Theatre's Rally Fest on Tuesday 8th June 2021.
Cast: Catrin Aaron, Jasmine Naziha Jones, Jamie Newall and Mateo Oxley.
Directed by Andrew Beckett.
Ian's debut play 'Adventurous' was produced by Jermyn Street Theatre
and streamed online from 16 March - 5 April 2021.
Cast: Sara Crowe, Jack Derges, Ian Hallard and Katherine Jakeways.
Directed by Khadifa Wong.
and streamed online from 16 March - 5 April 2021.
Cast: Sara Crowe, Jack Derges, Ian Hallard and Katherine Jakeways.
Directed by Khadifa Wong.
'This is a play gently subverting all expectations: beautifully crafted, memorably witty, with believable characters you invest in.' - Fringe Review
'The conversational crossed wires are especially funny and Hallard has an ear for accidental humour that makes for moments of supreme silliness.' - The Guardian
'Often touching, though never sentimental, and frequently funny, ... kept me smiling and left me wishing for more. It’s a little gem.' - British Theatre Guide
'What Ian Hallard’s debut play does have, is an abundance of heart and a gently comic spirit that makes it shimmer anew.' - Ought To Be Clowns