Writing, Publications & Live Performance
A Road of My Own extends across page, stage and public space, forming a multi-year body of work exploring identity, belonging and conscious authorship.
Memoir (In Development)
The memoir at the heart of A Road of My Own traces Dan’s journey from Romani Traveller roots to award-winning playwright and screenwriter.
Blending personal history with reflective insight, the book examines identity as both inheritance and choice and explores how silence, expectation and resilience shape a life.
Publication anticipated 2027/28.
Rehearsed Reading (19-21 June 2026)
East Anglian Storytelling Festival
A rehearsed reading of A Road of My Own will be presented at the East Anglian Storytelling Festival in 2026, marking the first public sharing of the work in live form.
My reading will take place on 21 June.
This event forms part of the project’s ongoing development and public engagement.
A Road of Your Own (eBook – Autumn 2026)
What if you could step off the path you were given… and begin to choose your own?
A reflective companion to the wider project, A Road of Your Own invites you to look more closely at your life, what shaped you, what was
inherited, and what might now be chosen differently.
Not as theory, but as something you can work with directly.
Stage Adaptation
A stage adaptation of A Road of My Own is currently in development in partnership with Cambridge Junction, forming part of the pathway toward a live theatre production at the Food Museum in 2028.
Public Exhibition (2028)
A major public exhibition at the Food Museum is in development for 2028, presenting the project through immersive storytelling, artefact and performance.
Rooted in lived experience, the exhibition will explore identity, migration, memory and authorship across generations.
Theatre, Screen & Radio
Dan’s theatre and screen work includes:
- Original television drama development with the BBC, ITV and Leftbank Pictures
- Work presented at the National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and Royal Opera House
- Nationally touring productions with Romany Theatre Company
- Animated feature film screenplay for Mulos Productions
- Established drama writer for BBC Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 4Extra.
- Graphic novels and interactive story development
His work bridges live performance, broadcast storytelling and cultural engagement.
Showreel – 5 Minutes
Music & lyrics by Dan Allum.
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Interview at the Theatre Voice
Playwright, Dan Allum, talks to Aleks Sierz about his new play, Our Big Land (Oval House/Romany Theatre Company), a powerful and intensely physical piece, directed by Amy Hodge, that explores the history of Romany gypsies through the story of one family. Recorded at the Oval House, 6 March 2014.
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Studio recordings of 5 songs from the show. Music and lyrics by Dan Allum.
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Press & Interviews
The Big Interview – the People
Read: A gypsy’s wish – page 3
The Big Interview – the People
Read: A gypsy’s wish – page 4
NATIONAL PLAY REVIEWS
“These pagan trappings – of blood and earth and sorcery carry an unnerving, visceral charge onstage.”
“There’s a brooding, bloody power in Dan Allum’s three-hander about Gypsy life, using music and ritual to hypnotic effect.”
“Magnificent original music.”
“There is an intelligent mixture of music, ballet and song which, along with the Romany music, take us into the mystical world that surrounds this people.”
“A fluid, heartrending, beautifully staged production … A must see.”
“Defines easy categorization… powerful… fascinating…”
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