Tom is an award-winning writer and cultural organiser. Tom’s work as a cultural organiser has mainly focused on redistribution resources towards ambitious creative projects, he has previously been a Head of Development, an Executive Director, and an “Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Fellow” with Cause4. He is a founding trustee of Unlimited, a member of the London Area Council of Arts Council England, the Deputy Chair of their Disability Advisory Committee, and the chair of Graeae. His work was celebrated when he was named as one of the 10 most influential people in performing arts, television and radio by The Shaw Trust in 2024, and he became a Clore Fellow in 2025. He consolidated this experience in the founding of BAP! As a vehicle for addressing the relationship between creativity and wealth redistribution.
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As a writer, Tom has written work for theatres across the country including at Home in Manchester, Theatre Royal Stratford East, Barbican, Shoreditch Town Hall, The Royal Court and Cast. He created The Black Hole Project, a series of shows exploring how art might engage with epilepsy. The first show “Can You See Into Black Hole?” was originally commissioned for Shoreditch Town Hall, and eventually redeveloped with ACE funding in order to tour nationally and to Camden People’s Theatre in London. This production then went on to be performed outdoors in Covent Garden, published, and adapted to become an audio play by Cast in Doncaster. His first book about his practice and creativity for ADHDers “This Book is Short” was released in 2026. It explores the way in which he implemented research around ADHD across a number of writing projects, how creative ADHDers can manage their practice, and how the creative industries might better understand ADHD.
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