Robert Wynne-Simmons is a writer, composer and film director who has always enjoyed breaking new ground. He has written poetry, plays, radio plays, short stories and novels, but specialised for a number of years in writing and directing for film and television. His film on the theme of Irish folklore, The Outcasts (1982), won eight international awards. More recently his career as a composer has come to the fore, with a symphony, song cycle, opera and the musical The Gothic Game.