The author of dark comic novels such as Divorcing Jack has written a play, Nutcase, drawing on his relationship with his teenage son

After writing 34 books (including comedy crime novels such as Divorcing Jack and Driving Big Davie) and numerous movies and TV series (BBC Northern Ireland’s Murphy’s Law), Colin Bateman recently experienced a new feeling at his desk.

“I don’t generally get emotional while writing, but I really felt it with this. It’s hugely personal,” he says of his first stage play, which premieres at Northern Ireland’s Derry Playhouse this week.

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