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Martine Shackerley-Bennett

MARTINE SHACKERLEY-BENNETT  (1944 - )

 Nationality:    British
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During the last thirty five years Martine has set up major Arts Projects in London, Liverpool, Suffolk, Bath and Bristol. She has also directed and staged numerous classical and contemporary plays for all age groups. During the years the companies have worked in a wide range of environments such as Theatres, Festivals, Streets, Pubs, Clubs, Conferences and Private Houses. Through her company Drama Experience she has also run a wide range of workshops in SocioDrama, Improvisation, Stanislavskian and Brechtian Acting Techniques, Devising, Directing, Masks, Arts Management, Creative Writing, Play, Youth Work. She has travelled extensively exploring different cultures and spent three years in North America working and experiencing a wide range of Theatre. Besides Playwrighting she has written two volumes of short stories, a large collection of poems and a Rock Opera, 'Psychedelic Dream'

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 Arms and a Woman         Barely Alive         Bi Chance         Boxed in         Crossing the Divide         Dummy         Every Day In Fairy Land         Fiesty Shag         Fragments         God Has Arrived         Grey Dawn         I bureaucrat         It's his bestial nature         Just the Way we Like it         Naked Lies ands Violent Messages         Nicola and Woman         Politica Erotica         Psychedelic Dream         Public Convenience         Public Convenience 2         Samuel Vice         Sex Games and Matching Outfit         They're Everywhere But No Where         Through the Crack in the World         Tomboys and Sex Objects         Without Prejudice

Arms and a Woman

Synopsis:
A satirical look at female soldiers at war and the increasing cynicism of the heroine as she gradually begins to become disillusioned with the political reality of modern warfare

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1st Produced:
Alma Tavern Bristol    2005

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Genre:
Satirical Comedy Satire

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Barely Alive

Synopsis:
In a suburban dwelling a young woman is held prisoner in a cellar while her gaolers play out sadomasochistic games. The local police acting on local community and surveillance information seek to determine the truth of the activities taking place. This dark comedy explores both reality and sexuality.

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1st Produced:
Alma Tavern Bristol    2004

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Genre:
Dark comedy, sex and violence

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Bi Chance

Synopsis:
A thoughtful play about a married couple who find their life in turmoil when the bi-sexual wife falls in love with a female she has met at a disco.

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1st Produced:
Alma Tavern Bristol    2005

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Genre:
Social Comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Boxed in

Synopsis:
A male and female face each other in a three round boxing match for a bruising emotional and physical conflict. In a no holds barred highly competitive bout without a referee the two combatants use all their skills to win the contest by whatever means available.

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1st Produced:
Alma Tavern Bristol    2006

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Genre:
sex and violence Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Crossing the Divide

Synopsis:
A satirical comedy about a married man decision to explore his femininity. The play follows the trials and tribulations of his cross-dressing and the attitudes he and his wife encounter in the process

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1st Produced:
Alma Tavern Bristol    2004

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Genre:
Satirical comedy Satire

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Dummy

Synopsis:
a futuristic play where inanimate objects are more appealing than humans, where communication is difficult and society is under scrutiny by the Censor. Where sexual deviation is monitored and political correctness ensures that objects have more rights than the homeless. You might have wondered about Object Relationship, so enter the bizarre world of Chris who is in love with her mannequin, Sam who might or not be male but is certainly a dog, mother whose spare time work as a dominatrix is interrupted by cutting meat off the homeless and the Censor who is into infantilism

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1st Produced:
Alma Tavern Bristol    2007

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Genre:
sex and violence Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Every Day In Fairy Land

Synopsis:
Set in an enchanted forest mushroom and tree are plagued by naughty elves when the evil witch of the north arrives and transforms the forest into ice. A rule of evil descends over the inhabitants until they are rescued by a powerful ogre. A magical play which will delight younger children.

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1st Produced:
Five Bells    1978

Organisations:
Hessett Players

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Genre:
Children's Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  6            Other:  6

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Fiesty Shag

Synopsis:
a bawdy light hearted twenty minute fast moving physical comedy looking at male transgressions in the Commedia Del Arte tradition

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Genre:
Commedia Del Arte

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  4 m/f

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Fragments

Synopsis:
The play follows the lives of three girls caught up in street rioting. As the play progresses we see the different perspectives of the various agencies and parents as they try to understand the motivation of the rioters.

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1st Produced:
Hanham High School    1987

Organisations:
Hanham High School Students and Staff

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Genre:
Youth Theatre Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  18

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God Has Arrived

Synopsis:
God has been on holiday for a thousand years and decides to visit his creation. Having left a world where he was feared, loved and worshipped he now returns to find another sort of world. This satirical play attacks the cult of status and the ridiculous emphasis we put on fame. Hilarious scenes as we look at pop stars, soaps, film stars, politicians, art and workman seeking to rise above the masses and achieve icon status.

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1st Produced:
Alma Tavern Bristol    2007

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Genre:
Satire

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Grey Dawn

Synopsis:
Artaudian play covering the beginning of the world and its progression into the future. Spectacular piece of theatre that has also been created into a dance. Original music still available.

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1st Produced:
Bury St. Edmunds Youth Theatre    1981

Organisations:
Bury St. Edmunds Youth Theatre

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Genre:
Youth Theatre Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  18

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I bureaucrat

Synopsis:
The Ministry of works carries on working in a nuclear shelter long after the British Isles has been wiped out by nuclear war. The inmates oblivious to anything other than performing their functions as civil servants to give their life meaning.

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1st Produced:
Forest and Fen Festival    1981

Organisations:
Mildenhall Fringe Theatre Company

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Genre:
Satire

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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It's his bestial nature

Synopsis:
A woman asks her neighbour to look after her dog with surprising consequences.

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Genre:
Sex and Violence

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Just the Way we Like it

Synopsis:
In this satirical black comedy we look at family life in the future as a time bomb ticks away and where terrorism dominates all aspects of their life.

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1st Produced:
Alma Tavern Bristol    2006

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Genre:
Satirical Comedy Satire

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Naked Lies ands Violent Messages

Synopsis:
Portrays the relationship of four women and explores different aspects of female power and sexuality through their different liaisons. Also looks at how the alienation of men impact on their lives.

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Genre:
sex and violence Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Nicola and Woman

Synopsis:
Two plays dealing with parental abuse of their children, one by the mother, the other by her step father.

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1st Produced:
Clifton Theatre Festival    1991

Organisations:
Bristol Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Politica Erotica

Synopsis:
An exposure of sexual power games in the corridors of Westminster. A strong single minded politician is drawn into the closed world of sadomasochism and begins the process of finding her true sexual identity.

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Genre:
sex and violence Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Psychedelic Dream

Synopsis:
The richest man in the world is transported back to the 1960's where he meets a different reality. He goes through many experiences before he realizes the true worth of his life. There are twelve original songs in the piece. A big show with big ideas.

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Genre:
Rock Opera Opera

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  10            Other:  -

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Public Convenience

Synopsis:
Fast paced revue comprising of sketches and songs that look at human behaviour from the absurd to the ridiculous.

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Organisations:
Mildenhall Fringe Theatre Company

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Genre:
Satirical Revue Satire

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Public Convenience 2

Synopsis:
Another collection of comic sketches and songs.

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1st Produced:
Thekla    1987

Organisations:
Bristol Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Satirical Revue Satire

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Samuel Vice

Synopsis:
a bawdy light hearted twenty minute fast moving physical comedy looking at male transgressions in the Commedia Del Arte tradition

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1st Produced:
Ashton Court Festival    2003

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Genre:
Commedia Del Arte

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  4 m/f

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Sex Games and Matching Outfit

Synopsis:
a play of complex sexual games and role play set in the privacy of the bedroom. A world of cross dressing, submission and domination as a married couple explore their identity through sexual discovery and transformation.

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Organisations:
Bristol Experimental Theatre Company

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Genre:
sex and violence Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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They're Everywhere But No Where

Synopsis:
set in a brothel where a paedophile and a prostitute explore their identities and sexual nature. In this uncompromising look at sexual abuse we are taken into the hidden depths of the protagonists personalities.

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1st Produced:
Alma Tavern Bristol    2006

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Genre:
sex and violence Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Through the Crack in the World

Synopsis:
Science Fantasy. Primitive man walks through the crack in the world and enters seven strange worlds inhabited by wondrous aliens, some are dangerous and others are helpful. Full of special effects.

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1st Produced:
Bury St. Edmunds Youth Theatre    1980

Organisations:
Bury St. Edmunds Youth Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Youth Theatre Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  18

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Tomboys and Sex Objects

Synopsis:
A play on female aggression, gang culture and societies treatment of working class women

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Genre:
sex and violence Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Without Prejudice

Synopsis:
An attack on the systems that are supposed to serve our society but which increasingly seem to dominate us. The play follows a single parent with individualistic ideas and her encounter with Social Services, Psychiatry, Police and Legal Services through an absurd and bizarre world these institutions are creating. The only credible group capable of challenging the system seem to be organized crime who see it as a golden opportunity to make money.

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1st Produced:
Alma Tavern Bristol    2006

Organisations:
Bristol Experimental Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Genre:
Satirical Comedy Satire

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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