Andy Graham wrote his first adaptation of A Christmas Carol at the age of 11 years old whilst at secondary school in Birmingham. This was later produced and directed by him 12 months later leading to a succession of adaptations. He became a teacher of drama and French before joining the professional theatre and set up his own professional theatre company at the age of 26 dedicated to young people.
He devised and directed over 100 productions for the internationally acclaimed Snap Theatre Company over a 26 year period reaching an audience of over 3 million children and young people.
His most notable play scripts included To Sir with Love, Far From the Madding Crowd, The Borrowers, The Snowman.
His partnership with Roger Parsley led to co-adaptations most notably, A Room With A View, Maurice, Sense and Sensibility (published by Samuel French) and My Beautiful Laundrette.
Andy set up the ai ai Ltd charity to enable him to work with teachers and children across the world. His work with 4500 children and over 120 teachers in Rwanda, Bangladesh, Romania, The Gambia and the UK inspired him to write The Me Books.
The Me Books is a series of stories about children from different parts of the world facing difficult situations and overcoming them with courage, resilience and a good deal of imagination.
He devised and directed over 100 productions for the internationally acclaimed Snap Theatre Company over a 26 year period reaching an audience of over 3 million children and young people.
His most notable play scripts included To Sir with Love, Far From the Madding Crowd, The Borrowers, The Snowman.
His partnership with Roger Parsley led to co-adaptations most notably, A Room With A View, Maurice, Sense and Sensibility (published by Samuel French) and My Beautiful Laundrette.
Andy set up the ai ai Ltd charity to enable him to work with teachers and children across the world. His work with 4500 children and over 120 teachers in Rwanda, Bangladesh, Romania, The Gambia and the UK inspired him to write The Me Books.
The Me Books is a series of stories about children from different parts of the world facing difficult situations and overcoming them with courage, resilience and a good deal of imagination.