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AboutMe 

 Tony  has worked in the arts for 25 years originally training as a photographer and working in his native Newcastle Upon Tyne .He trained in film production and worked as a script researcher for a local production company, before moving onto local radio and newspapers. He moved to London in 1991 where he freelanced in video production working in the corporate video sector. In 1996 he decided he needed a change and joined the circus where he trained as a trapeze artist and fireater, after touring round the UK for five years he left and trained as an actor ,he supported himself by working as a paparazzi photographer .He still makes films and in 2005 he wrote ,produced and filmed a short 16mm film Where’s Mary which was entered into the BAFTA’s .He is an award winning poet,appearing at the Edinburh Festival,and Ledbury poetry festival.Tony passed his MA in screenwriting in 2015

Tony Hickson script writer
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