Jude Simpson – Poet, wordsmith, performer
“A Noise Annoys” family show
Watch the trailer for my new family show, “A Noise Annoys”
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Friends, Foes and Fossils – the Mary Anning musical
This fab school musical has just been published!! I wrote the script and lyrics for this musical, designed especially for Year 6 leavers, but workable for any children’s drama group, youth theatre or school production. I absolutely loved the process…
Shortlisted!!!
I’m really chuffed that BrokenByLove – the book I wrote with the marvellous Val Jeal MBE – has been shortlisted for Biography/Memoir of the year 2023 by Christian Resources Together. How exciting! This is a real endorsement, both of Val’s…
I’ve signed a contract to write a musical!
I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve signed a contract with @kevinmayhew_ltd Kevin Mayhew Ltd to write the script and lyrics for a Primary School Year 6 children’s musical! Writing lyrics for a musical is something I’ve wanted to do for ages, and…
Thank you beta-readers!!
You may know that I’m working on a collection of children’s poems, entitled “A Noise Annoys” (you may have heard me read some of these at gigs). I asked some 7-13 year-olds to help me out by being “beta readers”…
Broken by Love
You might have heard me mention this book, “Broken by Love,” which I co-authored with Val Jeal MBE. It tells her inspirational, and sometimes unorthodox, story of working with marginalised women in Bristol, and it’s just been published! Read more here.…
The Best Medicine…
Join me and singer-songwriter Paul Bell for an evening of music and laughter on Saturday 18th March in South Cambridgeshire. It’s at Comberton Baptist Church, Cambridgeshire CB23 7DY, from 7.30pm. Tickets are £7.50 and available here… Due to the number of exciting…
Out soon!
Coming out in February – the inspirational story of Val Jeal MBE. She started with a clipboard, questionnaire, and the guts to get involved… and ended up founding a charity which continues to transform the lives of marginalised women on…