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TIM HEATH
(1958 - )Nationality: English
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Tim was born in London, educated at schools in Sussex and Dorset and read English at University College London. He began his career as an assistant stage manager with Kent Opera in 1982. Since then, he has appeared as an actor on stage, radio, TV and film and has directed many Theatre and opera productions. His first book, the Dragons at Marshmouldings, a children's novel with illustrations by Tim Baker, was published in 1984. He has written two plays and adapted a number of other works for the stage.
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Eminent Victorians History Of A Young Lady History Of England, The Impresario, The Lifted Veil, The Merlin's Secret Sherlock Holmes: the Adventure At Sir Arthur Sullivan'sEminent Victorians
Synopsis:
Bloomsbury meets the Carry On team. . .Four of Queen Victoria's most trusted agents (General Gordon, Cardinal Manning, Dr Arnold of Rugby and Florence Nightingale) are sent to burgle the country house of Bloomsbury group hostess Lady Ottoline Morrell in order to prevent the publication of a scandalous book by bearded queen Lytton Strachey. To say that the four Victorians bungle the mission is one of the great understatements of our age.
Notes:
This is loosely based on Lytton Strachey's 1918 masterpiece. the libretto of the show was written by Tim Heath and Tom Adair, with lyrics by Tony Hume and music by Peter Lewis.
1st Produced:
The Battersea Barge, London
2002
Organisations:
The Battersea Barge
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Genre:
Drawing-room comedy with songs One act with Music
Parts:
Male: 5 Female: 2 Other: pianist
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Synopsis:
The Young Lady, like many of Jane Austen's later heroines, is high-spirited and socially ambitious. But she comes from a poor family, what is she to do? Nothing, but nothing, stands in her way
Notes:
Adapted from a number of Jane Austen's juvenilia with songs by Henry Purcell and others performed by the actress at the piano. Can be performed on its own, but is best presented as the first half of a double-bill with The History of England (see below), for which purpose it was originally devised.
1st Produced:
Maltings Arts Theatre, St. Albans
1997
Organisations:
Tim Heath
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Genre:
One woman show with songs One act with Music
Parts:
Male: - Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageHistory Of England, The
Synopsis:
The 16-year-old Jane Austen performs her party piece: an irreverent spoof of the history of england from the reign of Henry IV to the death of Charles I.
Notes:
An adaptation of the 1791 novella by Jane Austen, containing interpolated text by Shakespeare and Tim Heath, as well as songs by Henry Purcell and others performed by the actress at the piano.
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Tim Heath
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Genre:
One woman show with songs One act with Music
Parts:
Male: - Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageImpresario, The
Synopsis:
The right-on opera director Braham Tick, artistic director of Tick the Box Opera, will do practically anything to secure funding for his next production. . .
Notes:
This one act opera is an English adaptation of that by W. A. Mozart, with original libretto by Stephanie the Younger, updated to the present day.
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Organisations:
Opera UK
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Genre:
Comic opera One act
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: 1 m to be a pianist
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Top of PageLifted Veil, The
Synopsis:
Latimer, a sensitive young man, has a terrifying gift: he can read the thoughts of others and foresee the future. His tale is one of beauty and horror, set in Switzerland, Prague and a deserted farmhouse in Devon.
Notes:
Adapted from the novella by George Eliot
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Organisations:
Tim Heath
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Genre:
One man show adaptation
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageMerlin's Secret
Synopsis:
Merlin the Magician cannot fight the sorceress Morgan le Fay on his own. So he recruits a young hero, Arthur, destined to become King of England. Their quest is full of songs, dance, magic, romance and spectacular stage illusions and Merlin always has another secret up his sleeve.
Notes:
This show was commissioned by the illusionist Doctor Bondini, who devised the magic and illusions in collaboration with the author, and who plays the role of Merlin.
1st Produced:
Campus West Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
2005
Organisations:
PMB Productions
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Genre:
Two-act family show Show
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageSherlock Holmes: the Adventure At Sir Arthur Sullivan's
Synopsis:
Holmes and Watson meet a friend of the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan outside the Opera House, Covent Garden, and are invited to recount some of their adventures on stage at a charity gala. The two stories that they choose to perform are Conan Doyle's A Scandal in Bohemia and Charles Augustus Milverton. But why those stories, and why were they asked to perform in the first place? "I know an optical illusion when I see one," quips the great detective. But does he?
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Stage One Theatre Company
1st Published:
Stagescripts Ltd
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Genre:
2 acts Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 1 Other: -
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