Recent and upcoming work:

  • May 2023 - Blue Masque's production of "Bessie, At Midnight, Alone" performed at Duke's Playhouse, Lancaster
  • November 2022 - Blue Masque's production of "Bessie, At Midnight, Alone" performed at The Ferret, Preston
  • July 2022 - Blue Masque stage an abridged version of DM's play "Bessie, At Midnight, Alone" at fringe festivals in Salford, Buxton, and Birmingham. Directed by Rhonwen McCormack and performed by Janelle Thompson.

    In Birmingham, Janelle wins the Best Newcomer Award.
  • Working with Bedales students Saturday 15th / Sunday 16th May 2021.
  • 'Pretty' shown as part of the Kino Film Festival, Manchester on Monday 26th November AND Friday 30th November 2018
  • Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th November 2018, 7.00pm - 'Low Pay? Don't Pay!" by Dario Fo, performed by final year students at Liverpool Theatre School. Directed by DM.
  • 20th October 2018 - 'Pretty' shown at the Leigh Short Film Festival
  • 14 October 2018 - 'Pretty' shown at Liverpool Film Festival
  • JULY 2018 - 'Pretty' wins Best Short Film for July from Life After life Film Festival, LA.
  • 30th July 2018 - 'Pretty' screened at the MancMade Film Fest, at 53two, Manchester
  • 17 July 2018 - two songs with lyrics by DM performed by school pupils in concert organised by HMDT
  • 31 May 2018 - "Waiting For Friends" performed by Charlotte Trepess at Southbank Centre, London
  • 26th May 2018 - 'Pretty' screened as part of the Beer Town Film Festival, Buxton
  • Thursday 17th May 2018 - 'Pretty' screened at Gullivers, Manchester as part of FVP: Women and Film
  • April/May 2018 - DM working at Bedales School, Hampshire
  • 24th Nov 2017 - Derek's short film "Pretty" screened as part of the Birmingham Film Festival
  • November 2017 - Derek teaching lyric-writing workshops in schools in the Midlands for HMDT Music
  • 7th October 2017 - "Pretty" premiered at HOME, Manchester. Directed by Chris Green and starring Lucinda Sinclair & Mairi Barclay.
  • Sept 2017 - "Pretty" wins LA shorts Gold award
  • 21st Sept 2017 - Extract from a new musical, "Inside Simon" presented at the Lowry, Salford as part of a scratch night. Music by Giles Deacon, dir. Dan Jarvis
  • August 2017 - "Pretty" - short film written by Derek wins Oniros Film Awards for best Actress (Lucinda Sinclair) and best LGBT film
  • May 2016 - Henry V revived for a charity performance at Theatr Clwyd, North Wales
  • April 2016 – Henry V performed at Coleg Cambria on Thursday 21st – Saturday 23rd April. Performances at 7.00pm, with a matinee on Saturday at 2pm.
  • February 2016 – Charlotte Trepess wins the prestigious Freddie Cox Award at the Royal Northern College of Music – her repertoire includes “Waiting For Friends” by Betteridge & Martin.
  • January 2016 – starts work at Coleg Cambria, Wrexham, directing Henry V for Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary.
  • December 2015 – ‘Torture’, a comedy sketch, appears in The Show What You Wrote on BBC Radio 4.
  • December 2015 – work as a dramaturg on a piece devised by Phil Tattersall-King with pupils from Bedales School, Petersfield.