Norman Revill

Norman Revill was born in Liverpool and educated at Quarry Bank school (John Lennon's alma mater) and Liverpool College of Commerce. He played guitar in bands and lived in Zimbabwe before moving to London, where he worked in advertising. He is married and still lives in London. His work includes:

DEAD BEAT IN DAKOTA, a play about John Lennon in New York in the late '70s struggling to find his lost muse. (Stanley Theatre Liverpool 2003, Little Theatre Southport 2004, Unity Theatre Liverpool 2005, all productions directed by Tracey Batchelor ("impressive, gripping theatre", Spencer Leigh, BBC Radio Merseyside & GOLDMINE magazine.)

ROCKIN' ON THE CAST-IRON SHORE, life in a 60s Liverpool beat group (www.mersey-beat.com Mersey A-Z Articles)

ART PENGRIFFIN & THE CURSE OF THE FOUR is his first published novel. It was written from the pilot script MERLIN JR, an idea for a childrens' tv series he created with director Clive Fleury.