Brian Hennigan

Who is Brian Hennigan?

Brian Hennigan is a British novelist, producer and director. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland he graduated from the University of St. Andrews with a degree in Philosophy with International Relations. Hennigan then taught English at Lanzhou University in the People's Republic of China, and at TDK in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan. He subsequently obtained an MSC in Japanese from Stirling University, Scotland.

Hennigan worked in marketing with Nissan Europe, Pringle of Scotland, The Macallan Malt Whisky and Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent.

Hennigan’s first novel, Patrick Robertson: A Tale of Adventure, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2001. A second novel, The Scheme of Things, was published in 2005 by Polygon, an imprint of Birlinn Limited. His first short film, Duck Man, was shown at the American Film Institute Festival in Dallas, the Mill Valley Film Festival and Silver Lake Film Festival in California, and at the Molodist International Film Festival in Kiev.

Hennigan's short stories, plays and adaptations have been commissioned for and broadcast on BBC radio.

A comedy producer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Hennigan has established a production and management relationship with American stand-up comedian Doug Stanhope.