Ian Billings was born at a very early age. Since then he has written over 40 professional pantomimes featuring stars such as Cannon and Ball, Little and Large, Julie Goodyear, Sylvester McCoy and Timmy Mallett. He also has enormous experience as an actor, juggler and teacher and has directed major national tours of children’s classics such as “Wind in the Willows” and “Pinocchio.” For the rest of the year Ian can be found hiding in his office writing children’s books for Pan Macmillan or TV shows such as “ChuckleVision” or scurrying about performing stand-up comedy for kids in theatres and arts centres world wide – “Ian Billings – Out of His Mind!” following its hugely successful season at the Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. And when he’s not doing that he’s either feeding his goldfish or sleeping.

I’ll be returning to the Edinburgh Festival for my third year (this time with Chris White) in a show we’re devising called “The Line Kings”

Workshops

IAN BILLINGS M.A. is a highly experienced educationalist with twenty years experience touring the UK and Europe delivering writing workshops and comedy into schools, arts centres and theatres. He is a hugely accomplished children’s writer of over 40 professional pantomimes, five books, numerous stage plays and CBBC’s “ChuckleVision.” Ian offers whole school opportunities for input into literacy and formats for individualised learning. All workshops are self-contained and require the school hall.

Creative Writing Workshops for KS2

Drama techniques and formats to develop character creation and plot generation

Comedy stand-up show for KS2

Nice things people said about me

 “Exuberant star!”

“A talented character actor!”

“Ridiculous thoughts brought to entertaining life!”

“Entertaining and charming!” – THE LIST

“Ian Billings was brilliant!****” - EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

“An engaging stage style!” – THE GUARDIAN

“The most imaginative adult I’ve ever met!” –

  CHARLOTTE, THOMAS RUSSELL JUNIOR SCHOOL.

 “Extremely witty, intelligent and very,very funny!” –

  EAST DUNBARTON KIDSFEST ‘07

“Blast-your-head-off kids comedy takes you on a

giggle-guaranteed ride!” – WWW.DIGYORKSHIRE.COM

“He had the audience gripped with his story of his disappearing belly button!”

“The laughter came in ripples then waves as his stories unfolded!” - REDBRIDGE BOOK AND MEDIA FESTIVAL.

“A sensational comic!” ROTHERHAM BOOK FESTIVAL

Awards

Entertainers Badge, Caverswall Cub Scouts 1976

Masters Degree in Playwriting University of Birmingham 1999

(much the same really)

Books

“PIRATE STORIES” (isbn:9780330451482)

A swashbuckling collection of piratical tales from some of the country’s top authors

“BALLERINA STORIES” (isbn:0330452738)

Among the gems featured in this gorgeously graceful collection is Ian Billings’ “Bunty the Walrus”!

“MERMAID STORIES” (isbn:0330454064)

A book of stories about mermaids (splosh!)

“LET’S RECYCLE GRANDAD” (isbn:9780713688511)

A collection of brilliant new and recycled poems

“THE JUMBLE BOOK” (isbn:0330468650)

Poetry for children with dyslexia

“DON’T DIS MISS!” (isbn:1-905637-11-X)

My collection of chucklesome poems for kids!

“SAM HAWKINS, PIRATE DETECTIVE, AND THE POINTY HEAD LIGHTHOUSE” (isbn:0-330-41498-6)

My second children’s book from macmillan

“SAM HAWKINS, PIRATE DETECTIVE, AND THE CASE OF THE CUTGLASS CUTLASS” (isbn:0-330-41497-6)

The first book about my pirate detective from Macmillan 2003