Nicholas Allan
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Nicholas Allan was born and brought up in BrightonBrighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, attending Brighton College
Brighton College
Brighton College is an institution divided between a Senior School known simply as Brighton College, the Prep School and the Pre-Prep School. All of these schools are co-educational independent schools in Brighton, England, sited immediately next to each another. The Senior School caters for...
from 1970 to 1975. He studied at the Slade School of Art and completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
. He published his first book The Hefty Fairy in 1989, and has since published numerous books for children, including The Magic Lavatory, The Queen's Knickers, Where Willy Went and Father Christmas Needs a Wee. Hilltop Hospital
Hilltop Hospital
Hilltop Hospital was an claymation childrens television programme made in 1999. It consisted of 52 ten minute shorts. The series was directed by Pascal Le Nôtre and produced in English, French , German and Dutch . The series was adapted from a series of books by Nicholas Allan of the same name...
has been adapted into an award-winning television series. His other books include The Complete Guide to Gatecrashing and a teenage novel The First Time.
When not touring, Allan spends most of his time in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
and London
London
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