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Lance Steen Nielsen
Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen hails originally from the town of Kingston-upon-Thames, or Surbiton if you wish to be really precise, where he was brought up by an English mother and Danish father He t...view moreLance Steen Anthony Nielsen hails originally from the town of Kingston-upon-Thames, or Surbiton if you wish to be really precise, where he was brought up by an English mother and Danish father He then studied Audio Visual Design at Epsom School of Art and Design (Now Surrey Institute of Art & Design)
He was the resident playwright for the Jacksons Lane Theatre from 1997 until 2002 where his first play ‘Waiting for Hillsborough’ won him the Best Talent in New Writing, at the Liverpool Arts and Entertainment Awards. His next play, ‘Sticks and Stones’, covered three families’ lives over four decades during the conflict in Northern Ireland and brought him much critical acclaim. He has also written it has a television pilot to develop as a drama series. ‘The Victoria Climbie Inquiry’ earned him Time Out magazine Critics Choice, while his play 'Making Time' won him a Peter Brook Empty Space Award. He also wrote and directed the plays ‘Fragile’, ‘Hi I’m Vince’ and ‘Signing On’. Additionally, he won a Peggy Ramsay award and has had plays produced at The Hackney Empire, Bridewell, Landor, Lion and Unicorn, The Mask in Liverpool, The Stratford Arts and Hen & Chickens Old Red Lion Theatres. He also wrote & directed the play about the inquiry into The Marchioness Disaster. He recently just completed writing a play about the making of the original The Magnificent Seven movie entitled ‘Seven Magnificent Egos’. Additionally, he has also written & directed several short films, including two which link to his novel and the award-winning feature film ‘The Journey’ which is set in Greece starring Lindsey Coulson & Jason Flemyng. Since then he has written numerous feature film screenplays including the television drama series Paratrooper about European Airborne Forces in World War 2 which shot a promo trailer in 2019 and is currently pitching for funding. Most recently Lance wrote & directed the critically acclaimed play ‘Borderlands’ , where the audience would vote to decide the fate of the protagonist. Currently, he is co-writing the play ‘Who We Are’ with LGBT activist Stephen Hart.view less
Books by Lance Steen Nielsen
Diamonds in the Sky Diamonds in the Sky Book One: Diamonds in the Sky, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDiamonds in the Sky Book Two: Diamonds in the Sky, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings