He was made an O.B.E. (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)
in the 2005 Queen's New Years Honours List for services to drama.
He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1991 (1990 season) for Best Comedy for "Out of Order".
He was nominated for a 2001 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for
Best Comedy for "Caught in the Net", performed at the Vaudeville
Theatre.
He is based in Essex, England.
His play, "Caught in the Net", performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in
London, was nominated for a 2002 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Comedy of 2001.