Iain’s first play, “A WHOLLY HEALTHY GLASGOW” (1985) won the Special Prize in the inaugural Mobil Playwriting Competition and was subsequently produced by the Royal Exchange, Manchester and transferred to the Royal Court. Other work includes “AMERICAN BAGPIPES” (Royal Exchange 1988, Royal Court 1989) which won the John Whiting Award 1988, “THE SEX COMEDIES” (1992), “LUST”(1992) and “AN EXPERIENCED WOMAN GIVES ADVICE” (Royal Exchange 1995). Both “KING OF SCOTLAND” (2000) and “WIPING MY MOTHER’S ARSE” (Traverse, 2001) won Fringe First Awards. He has adapted the following plays for the stage: “LAVOCHIKIN 5” (from Alexei Schipenko) 1997, “DON JUAN” (from Moliere) 1998, “LOVE FREAKS” (from Marivaux) 2002. Radio credits include: “FUNERAL CATERING IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY” (2000), “THE ACTORS’ AGENT’S TALE” (2000), “THE ZEITGEIST MAN”. On film, “THE PEN” was made in 1995 under the Tartan Short scheme and in 2002 he wrote eight episodes of ‘River City’ for BBC Scotland. He made his directorial debut with Martin McDonagh’s “THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LENANE” (Tron, 2001) and directed his adaptation of Don Juan, “THE DON” at the RSAMD (2002) where he also teaches. “SAUCHIEHALL STREET” for Vanishing Point toured Scotland March 04. In August 08 one-man show THE TOBACCO MERCHANTS LAWYER played to rave reviews at Oran Mor Theatre and on tour in Scotland. It was broadcast as an Afternoon Play for Radio 4 with Iain McDiarmud in the title role and produced at the Finborough Theatre in Sept 2009 in tandem with stand-up show WIDE ASLEEP in which Iain performed. Current commissions include new plays for both Paines Plough and the National Theatre of Scotland.