SHAUN DUGGAN 's writing career began at the age of 16, when his play William , inspired by The Smiths song of the same name, was produced at London`s Royal Court Theatre Upstairs as part of their Young Writers' Festival, 1986. Shaun was befriended by his hero, Morrissey, who also interviewed him about the play on Channel 4`s The Tube. Shaun continued to write other stage plays for the Liverpool Everyman and the Playhouse, including It`s Nearly June, A Brusque Affair, All Lips and Sex; and Boy, (winner of the Liverpool Echo and Daily Post Best Writing Award), which went on a UK tour before transferring to the Lyric Studio, London. Shaun has also written extensively for television, he spent 8 years writing for Brookside (where his claim to fame was writing the `lesbian kiss`), and four years at EastEnders. Other television work includes - Is Harry On The Boat (Sky), Maisie Raine, (BBC) Waterloo Road (BBC), Jiggery Pokery (BBC), and High Rise, Low Life (Channel 4). There will be a rehearsed reading of his new play, Drama Queen, at Liverpool`s Unity Theatre in November.