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Christopher O'Shaughnessy

CHRISTOPHER O'SHAUGHNESSY

  (1944 - )
Nationality:    British
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Christopher O'Shaughnessy, born 23 Dec 1944. M.A. in Theatre (Playwriting ) Royal Holloway. Currently a doctoral student at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Took the lead in Encompass's first film 'stormin' Norman'. Dramaturg, performer, and researcher for Encompass Productions. Reviews Theatre for Onestoparts and What'sPeenSeen and academic books for Platform magazine.

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below is a list of Christopher O'Shaughnessy's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Eyes         Fin         Poisoned Atmosphere, The         Red         Ruth Ellis Show, The         Servants         Strokes, The         Survivors         Two Children

Eyes

Synopsis:
A long - distance coach driver remembers and articulates his difficult, traumatised , life-changing journey towards a cornea transplant. Poetic rendering of profound, repressed trauma.

Notes:
Written in iambic pentameter, David Bibby gsve a well-received performance of 'Eyes' at the Hen and Chickens Theatre on September 19, 2016, under the aegis of the Blackshaw Theatre Company.

1st Produced:
Studio 3, Goldsmiths University of London     27 Apr 2015

Organisations:
Performance Lab

1st Published:
A Blackshaw Theatre Arts Hour [Episode 49] recording with David Bibby as the Driver. See link http://blackshawonline.com/blog/the-blackshaw-arts-hour-episode-49/ 25 Sep 2016   -

Music:
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Genre:
Monologue

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Fin

Synopsis:
Fin Is seriously interested in you as a potential mate - only thing is, do you share his (admittedly weird) interests? How far dare you go to be his friend and/or maybe something more? Dare you respond to his passionate, heartfelt appeal?

Notes:
Fin, a ten minute dramatic monologue, was first performed by Ian Lane in the Boilerhouse Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London, and directed by Grae Cleugh.

1st Produced:
Boilerhouse Theatre, Royal Holloway, 2008     2008

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Genre:
Monologue

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Poisoned Atmosphere, The

Synopsis:
Jill and Neil host a social evening, with an ecological theme, in their house and garden in Purley in the summer of 1997, the year of the Hale-Bopp comet, attracting a motley group of friends, each with their colliding personal stories. As the events of the evening play out Jill realises that Professor Tree, their guest speaker, is suicidal and someone has put weedkiller in the parsnip wine. What to do?

Notes:
A twenty minute excerpt performed by RADA students and directed by Tom Burke.

1st Produced:
Soho Studio, London     01 Nov 2008

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Music:
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Genre:
A full length verse drama in two acts

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  8            Other:  -

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Red

Synopsis:
The politics of human relationships as A, B and C enact a dance of jealousy, betrayal, longing and survival through the medium of a fractured iambic pentameter.

Notes:
A ten minute verse drama for A (female), B (female) and C (male). Essential props: a red apple, a red silk scarf, a piano, a musical box.

1st Produced:
Amersham Arns Performance Space, New Cross, London     15 Mar 2014

Organisations:
Goldsmiths 24 hour play initiative

1st Published:
Platform Magazine, Royal Holloway, University of London. Autumn, 2014, Theatre Politics edition, Vol 8, No 2   1751-0171

Music:
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Genre:
Verse drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Ruth Ellis Show, The

Synopsis:
The sleazy social world of London in the early nineteen fifties is evoked in epic, surrealist, theatrical style. The spiritual trajectory of Ruth's life is traced as she remembers, misremembers and re-imagines her predicament moments before she is due to be hanged for murder in 1955

Notes:
Nine actors are needed to play the parts, including that of Andre, Ruth's ten year old son. That is, three female actors, six male actors, although the final arrangement is up to the director. In the Goldsmiths performance, the part of Andre was played successfully by a female actor. One of the female parts, that of Ruth 2, Ruth's real self, is danced rather than spoken. Directed by Jack Paterson with Katie Turner as Ruth Ellis.

1st Produced:
George Wood Theatre, Goldsmiths, University Of London [As A Practice-As-Research Phd Project]     08 Jul 2014

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Genre:
Verse drama in two acts

Parts:
Male:  24            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Servants

Synopsis:
New play about Virginia Woolf and her servant Millie. Who depends upon whom? If Millie does not cook, will Virginia starve? What is Millie's secret? And dare she tell Virginia?

Notes:
First performance: Stephanie Briggs as Virginia Woolf with Katie Turner as Millie. Directed by Jack Paterson. Music by Maria Vatenina A play in one act, length 90 minutes.

1st Produced:
[A practice-as-research play as a PhD component.] Goldsmiths Studio 3, University of London     05 Nov 2015

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Genre:
expressionist drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Strokes, The

Synopsis:
A mother and son try to re-establish their relationship after the mother has suffered a series of very debilitating strokes.

Notes:
A verse drama in one act. Playing time about 30 minutes.Script- in -hand performance directed by Martin Wall with Fleur Keith as the Mother.

1st Produced:
Goldsmiths, Studio Three, London     Dec 2011

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Platform Magazine, Transformations edition Vol X Issue 1 Summer 2010   17510171

Music:
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Genre:
Verse Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Survivors

Synopsis:
It is New Year's Eve, 1979, and well-to do psychiatrist Jeremy has invited three friends-magistrate Melissa, Anglican clergyman Bob and his pregnant wife Sue-to celebrate the homecoming of his young wife Anne after lengthy treatment in a mental hospital. That Melissa is a former mistress of Jeremy and Bob a former patient creates a simmering atmosphere from the start. How will Anne react to Melissa's presence? And how will Bob and Sue cope with the potentially volatile situation? As Jeremy inadvertently reveals his own guilty addiction via a call back from a phone-in radio programme and traumatic memories are triggered by Melissa's poisonous presence, Anne, encouraged by Bob and Sue, finds a moment to make a life-changing decision.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
South London Theatre     1984

Organisations:
South London Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Domestic political drama in two acts

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  voices

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Two Children

Synopsis:
Fran meets Nige by chance in a busy street after a long abscence. But what is the dark secret which she must now share with Nige? And how will Nige respond?

Notes:
Eva Lea as Fran and Sam Holmes as Nige. Directed by Zuri Warren and Rachel Owens.

1st Produced:
Battersea Barge, London     01 Aug 2012

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Encompass Productions video recording 12 August 2012.   -

Music:
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Genre:
Ten minute duologue

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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