Elliott Hayes is the author of the play World of Wonders, adapted from the novel by Robertson Davies. He is also the author of Homeward Bound, which premiered at the Stratford Festival in 1991 and had its American premiere at Theatre Three in Dallas in January 1992. In quick succession, Homeward Bound was scheduled for four more productions in the United States. His one-act play Legless was produced as part of Toronto's Solar Stage's WordWorks project in May 1992, where a companion one-act play, Happily Ever After, was workshopped. Hayes' adaptation of Treasure Island and a revival of his successful adaptation of the Jacobean comedy The Knight of the Burning Pestle were also performed at Stratford in 1991. Hayes is the author and director of the one-man play Strip and author of the play Blake, based on the life and works of visionary poet William Blake. He adapted Diary of a Madman for the stage and edited and wrote additional material for Nicholas Pennell's one-man show, A Variable Passion. His prose and poetry have appeared in numerous publications, most recently in the Dis-Ease issue of Descant, Canada's most prestigious literary journal. In addition to being Stratford's literary manager, Hayes has acted as production dramaturge on many productions including Michael Langham's acclaimed Timon of Athens. He had finished work on his first novel, Hollywood Mile, which is based in part on his years in Los Angeles.
