Robert Hudson (novelist)

Robert Hudson (born 1973) is a British novelist and comedy writer. He was born in Zimbabwe, raised in Essex and lives in Kilburn, London.[1] He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he received a Ph.D. in intellectual history.

He has written journalism, particularly on sport and digital media, for many UK newspapers.[2][3]

In 2007, the comedy musical Sherlock Holmes (the early years), for which he co-wrote the book, won the Theater for the American Musical award at the New York Musical Theatre Festival.[4]

His novel The Kilburn Social Club, about a Premiership football club run on idealistic principles in an alternative version of modern London, was published by Vintage in 2009 and widely reviewed.[5][6][7]

Since 2010 he has been curator and founder of the Kilburn-based comedy storytelling night Tall Tales, which has featured John Finnemore and Marie Phillips among others.[8]

His comedy series Warhorses of Letters, co-written with Marie Phillips, has been recorded for BBC Radio 4 starring Stephen Fry, Daniel Rigby and Tamsin Greig and was first broadcast in October 2011.[9] Series 2 was broadcast at the end of 2012. The book of the series is being crowd-funded through the Unbound platform.[10]

Books

References

  1. ↑ Hudson, Robert (2009). The Kilburn Social Club. London: Jonathan Cape.
  2. ↑ Hudson, Robert (18 September 2009). "How economists tackle sports injuries". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 August 2015. (subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ Hudson, Robert (4 February 2008). "Medical confessions". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (26 October 2007). "NYMF's Sherlock Holmes (The Early Years) Named TAM Award Winner". Playbill. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Neate, Patrick (3 October 2009). "The Kilburn Social Club by Robert Hudson". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Turpin, Adrian (27 July 2009). "Sporting chance". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 August 2015. (subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ East, Ben (5 August 2009). "Delve into the saga of The Kilburn Social Club". Metro News. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Berthoud, Lindsey (16 March 2010). "Lit Preview: Tall Tales @ The Good Ship". Londonist. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20120421064004/http://www.pbjmgt.co.uk/news/view.php?Id=295. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ Shad, Bridgitte (17 October 2012). "Warhorses of Letters". Unbound. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

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