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Andrew Shepherd

ANDREW SHEPHERD

  
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    Eric Glass Ltd  

Andrew Shepherd's writing credits include The Shakespeare Conspiracy (Chelsea Theatre), The Trial of Sir Henry Irving (Lately Deceased) (Courtyard at Covent Garden), Cloning Adam (Barons Court Theatre/C Venues/Los Angeles Community Theater), Messenger (C Venues), Whispers in the Wood (C Venues, Edinburgh/St Mark's Theater, New York), & Therapy (Gulbenkian Studio Theatre, Newcastle). He also co-wrote the award winning short film adaption of Hans Christian Andersen's Big Claus & Little Claus starring Stephen Fry and the feature film Showreel with Matthew Kelly, Patrick Ryecart & Jeany Spark. Andrew originally trained as an actor at LAMDA after completing a Law degree at Newcastle University. He is also the Artistic Director of ACS Random and Development Manager of Young Actors Theatre Islington. - See more at: https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-knight-from-nowhere-the-bells/creatives#sthash.NJnQ9n1M.dpuf

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

         Bells, The         Cloning Adam         Fairy Tales         Knight From Nowhere, The         Mythology         Trial Of Sir Henry Irving (Lately Deceased), The         Whispers in the Wood

Bells, The

Synopsis:
he Bells, the play that made Irving famous overnight, will also be performed as part of the evening to recreate one of the most iconic productions of the Victorian Theatre. Christmas Eve 1834 - a prosperous local mayor is haunted by a horrific murder he committed 15 years ago.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Leopold Lewis. script  translated from La Juif Polonais

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ACS Random

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Genre:
adaptation

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Cloning Adam

Synopsis:
about the creation of the world's first cloned human being. Based on Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"

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1st Produced:
Barons Court Theatre, London     2004

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  doubling

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Fairy Tales

Synopsis:
a series of short plays written for children based on fairy takes from around the world.

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1st Produced:
Uwc International School, Singapore     2005

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Genre:
Children's Youth Audience

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Knight From Nowhere, The

Synopsis:
Sir Henry Irving, greatest actor of the 19th century, arrives on stage dressed for the wrong play. Discovering he is lately deceased, Irving faces his final judgement in a whirlwind theatrical tour of his life, loves and memorable roles. Featuring a host of characters from Hamlet, Ophelia and Shylock to Ellen Terry, Bram Stoker and George Bernard Shaw, The Knight From Nowhere is a funny, touching and vibrant tale of the champion of Shakespeare and the first actor to be knighted

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ACS Random

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Genre:
biographical play

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Mythology

Synopsis:
a series of short plays written for children based on Greek, Egyptian and Chinese mythology

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1st Produced:
Uwc International School, Singapore     2004

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Genre:
Children's Youth Audience

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Trial Of Sir Henry Irving (Lately Deceased), The

Synopsis:
Marks the centenary of Henry Irving's death; the first English actor to be knighted.

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1st Produced:
Courtyard At Covent Garden, London     2005

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  doubling

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Whispers in the Wood

Synopsis:
about a young journalist's investigation into the horrific murder of a law student that seems an open and shut case but reveals a much darker truth.

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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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