Phil Woods has been commissioned to write more than fifty plays. Whilst working as Resident Writer with Michael Bogdanov at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester, he adapted Canterbury Tales and Dracula. For the New Vic Touring Theatre he also adapted The Three Musketeers, Sons of the Musketeers, The Last of the Mohicans and Frankenstein. The New Vic produced Buddy Holly at the Regal at the Greenwich Theatre and subsequently on a national tour. He has written many plays for local companies in County Durham, including Live Theatre, Durham Theatre Company and Newcastle Playhouse. His television work includes The Forsyte Saga and 130 episodes of Coronation Street.