Alex Vickery-Howe is an award-winning playwright, director and screenwriter. In 2008 he made his writing debut with Once Upon a Midnight, a bilingual, bicultural horror rock musical that premiered in Okinawa, Japan, where it opened the Kijimuna Festival. The show then moved to Australia to play at the Adelaide OzAsia Festival, garnering both critical and popular acclaim. Other plays include drama Molly's Shoes and comedy A Stab in the Dark. As an academic Alex has focused on global youth culture and the role of emerging artists in the future of intercultural collaboration.