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Isley Lynn

ISLEY LYNN

  (1988 - )
Nationality:    USA/UK
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Isley Lynn, born 20 Jan 1988, is an American-born, London-based playwright and poet. Her latest play THE SWELL was written as part of High Tides First Commissions Program and received a rehearsed reading at the High Tide Festival in September 2018. Earlier this year she wrote ALBATROSS, as a new commission by Paines Plough and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. It transferred to the Gate Theatre, London, in April 2018. The UK tour of her hit play SKIN A CAT started on June 3rd, and included a run at the Edinburgh Festival. Isley also recently wrote a new play as part of The Bush Theatres Emerging Writers Group. Another new work, REVOLUTIONS, is currently in development with support from Old Vic New Voices, the Michael Grandage Company and the Arcola Lab.

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below is a list of Isley Lynn's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Articles         Bus Talk         Ella And Her Sister's Fella         Good Mourning         Interview, The         Lean         Lomography         Lysistrata         Mum's the Word         Signal (For Aftershocks)         Skin A Cat         Sleight Of Hand         True Love - the Truth         War Of the Worlds, The         Water Wings
Articles

Synopsis:
Laura has been camping outside St Paul's Cathedral as part of Occupy LSX. She comes home to have a shower, but her flatmate Charlie is oddly confrontational. as Charlie challenges Laura's reasons for joining the movement and her commitment to the cause, it becomes obvious that personal motivations played a much larger role than political ones when she decided to leave the flat.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Arcola Tent, London     19 Feb 2012

Organisations:
the Occupied Times

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Bus Talk

Synopsis:
When two noisy young girls get on the bus, a frustrated passenger takes a creative revenge.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
The Horse     31 Jan 2012

Organisations:
Blackshaw Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Ella And Her Sister's Fella

Synopsis:
Joni's Father is dead, and she doesn't speak to her mother anymore. Her family is her sister ella, and the staff of the care home where Ella has lived for years. Now she's moved in with a man she barely knows, and things are going to change.

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1st Produced:
Bike Shed Theatre     16 May 2010

Organisations:
Bacchus Blink

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Good Mourning

Synopsis:
Good Mourning begins with two friends, late at night, their friendship stretching out behind them, both unsure of what stands before them. Polly wants to commit suicide. Lani is supportive, but affected by her own experiences. they spend the rest of that night trying to determine the best way to go about ending your own life, which is not as simple as one might think.

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1st Produced:
Bike Shed Theatre     09 Feb 2010

Organisations:
Particular Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedic Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Interview, The

Synopsis:
Seymour wants to give Jeremy the job. there's just one thing that stands in the way: Seymour's girlfriend.

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Blacklight Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Lean

Synopsis:
Tessa's home. Unannounced. Michael has stopped eating again. She makes a deal with him - she'll stay, but will only eat what he eats. Michael, however, plays by his own rules. A brave, boldly original and unashamedly frank insight into one couple's battle with anorexia and each other.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
trip Theatre

1st Published:
Playdead Press   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Lomography

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of Criterion New Writing - an on stage script development program

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Lysistrata

Synopsis:
Isley Lynn's witty and masterful re-imagining of aristophanes' classic tale. Isley draws influence from a vast range of styles, from the original ancient Greek to Shakespearian language and slam poetry. the result is a production overflowing with lyrical imagery and sexy, ballsy mirth.

Notes:
all roles can be played by either gender, Apart from Lycos And Lysistrata.

1st Produced:
M&D Room     2009

Organisations:
eutCo

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  13            Other:  -

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Mum's the Word

Synopsis:
a unique, episodic theatre performance taking place as part of this year's exeter Fringe Festival, spanning the entire 11 days of the festival - "annamaria Celina Handler, exeter University student and expectant mother, was found dead in her car yesterday. the death has been identified by officials as a suicide. Close friends have expressed their shock at the news, saying the 22 year old was "friendly, fun and looking forward to the future". annamaria (called Celina by her friends) was engaged to a young police officer from Totnes, and housemates say her belongings were already packed to move in with him this month in preparation for the birth of their first child. a memorial service will be held for those who knew her." - Celina's best friend thinks something is up - and she wants your help getting to the bottom of it. Part theatre, part pervasive game, all the action is played out live and online with one-to-one performances, group spectacles and interactive installations. Talk to the Celina's friends and family, root through her belongings, swap discoveries with other audience members, and find out why her life's end is only the beginning. . .

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1st Produced:
Exeter Fringe Festival     23 Jun 2011

Organisations:
Quilt Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
episodic Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Signal (For Aftershocks)

Synopsis:
London has been devastated by an unprecedented natural disaster. In an inner-city hospital, closed to the hordes of injured citizens gathering outside, isolated patients and medical staff struggle to hold themselves together in spite of the mounting panic.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
National Theatre Studio, London     14 Dec 2010

Organisations:
National Theatre Studio

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedic Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Skin A Cat

Skin A Cat
Every teenager thinks they're the only one not having sex. But for Alana, it may well be true. She really wants to, but luck is clearly not on her side. Soon she can't help wondering: Is it this tricky for everyone else? Because no one ever said it was going to be this complicated. Skin A Cat follows Alana on an awkward sexual odyssey with a kaleidoscope of off-kilter characters: from getting her first period at nine years old and freaking out her frantic mother, to watching bad porn at a house party with her best friend's boyfriend, to a painful examination by an overly cheery gynaecologist - all in the pursuit of losing her virginity and finally becoming a woman, whatever that means. . . A bracingly candid account of sex and shame, gut-wrenching and side-splitting by turns, this is a truly alternative coming of age story about going all the way.

Notes:
Developed as part of the Royal Court Invitation Studio Writers Group. Showcased as part of the IdeasTap Takeover: Love at Rich Mix, 2014.

1st Produced:
The Vaults, Leake St, Waterloo, SE1 7NN     27 Jan 2016

Organisations:
Vault Festival

1st Published:

Music:
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Genre:
piece 85 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Sleight Of Hand

Synopsis:
about FGM (female genital mutilation

Notes:
part of "Little Stitches"

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

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True Love - the Truth

Synopsis:
We were going to become famous, get married, have babies and be together forever. then we broke up. So what the hell happened? Brimming over with brilliantly written bad language, Isley Lynn treads a high wire between hilarity and heartbreak in her newest casual, confessional show. and there's a plot twist. - "Her stuff is fantastic, never before have I encountered a creative force whose work I find moving, arousing, humorous, technically brilliant and achingly honest." - the eX IN QUeSTION

Notes:
To be performed only by Isley Lynn

1st Produced:
The Rusty Bike     24 Jun 2011

Organisations:
Quilt Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Poetic solo show

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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War Of the Worlds, The

Synopsis:
From Rhum and Clay: the acclaimed company behind this years award-winning adaptation of Mistero Buffo and original pieces Testosterone, Hardboiled and 64 Squares. Inspired by Orson Welles classic radio adaptation  80 years almost to the day since the original broadcast was apocryphally reported to have caused widespread panic after being mistaken for true events - this legendary totem of science fiction is reimagined for our era of Fake News and alternative facts; where widespread panic and mistrust and make the truth an everharder concept to identify

Notes:
New play by ISLEY LYNN Inspired by ORSON WELLES' famous radio broadcast and HG WELLS sci-fi novel

1st Produced:
New Diorama, London     08 Jan 2019

Organisations:
Rhum and Clay

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Water Wings

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of Writers Bloc. Writers Bloc's goal is to create an informal community of writers, directors, and actors, all collaborating together to create new work and bringing new writing to life. Raw talent is what Writers Bloc looks for, and gives that talent a platform to perform, evolve, and expose their work in a constructive environment.

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Genre:
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