Rik Stewart (1972-2011) had been a kitchen porter, an actor, an encyclopedia salesman, a youth worker, a missionary and a sexton but always a writer. He was the author of the plays THE WISEST FOOL; SPOOKED; US AND THEM; THE 9 O'CLOCK WORLD and ALL NIGHT LONG. He co-authored the musicals MOSES MOVIN' OUT; PENDRAGON - MERLIN'S TALE and DYING TO LIVE. He also wrote the children's novel MAROONERS - THE SLAVER. He lived in Dorset with 3 lizards, 2 turtles; an adopted Romanian son and a fiancée who spent most of her time wondering what on earth she'd got herself into.