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Ron Aldridge

RON ALDRIDGE

  
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Ron Aldridge's career as Director/Playwright/Actor has spAnned over 35 years. He has directed in repertory theatre, on the London Fringe, at the Edinburgh Festival, in Israel (directing in Hebrew), in Vienna (in English), in the Far and Middle East (for Derek Nimmo Tours), on numerous U.K. touring productions and Summer Seasons, and in the West End of London. and has had the pleasure of directing, among others; Brian Murphy, Judy Cornwell, Victor Spinetti, Carmen Silvera, Art Malik, Rula Lenska, Henry McGee, Trevor Bannister, Vicki Michelle, Nicholas Ball, Gareth Hunt, Kim Hartman, Liza Goddard, Susan Penhaligon, Bill Pertwee, Gareth Hale and Norman Pace.. He has written fifteen stage plays, and his four comedies, 'you're Only Young Twice', 'It's Never Too Late', 'That's Love' and 'My Dog's Got No Nose' have all been published by Josef Weinbergers. His one-man play'Hovering' was nominated for an award at the '94 Edinburgh Festival, and his new play 'Haunted', a psychological, supernatural, erotic thriller, with comedy, had it's World Premiere National Tour in Spring 2012. His new comedy Three's A Crowd' has been translated into Flemish and will have it's World Premiere in Belgium 2012. It will then tour Belgium and Holland 2012/2013. 'scared To Death', his new ghost play, will have it's World Premiere at The Mill at Sonning September 2012. As an actor notable West End appearances have included the lead role in the award-winning 'Children of a Lesser God' opposite Elizabeth Quinn, numerous stints in the long-running comedy 'Run For Your Wife', 'Funny Money'(also assistant director), and the 'Odd Couple' alongside Jack Klugman and Tony Randall. Others he's had the pleasure of working with in the theatre include; Eric Sykes, Terry Scott, Les Dawson, Honor Blackman, Lionel Jeffries, Una Stubbs, Lorraine Chase, Patrick Mower, Windsor Davies, Charlie Drake, Robin Askwith, Lynda Baron, Matthew Kelly, Anneka Rice, Britt Ekland, and Ralph Bates. Television appearances include; 'London's Burning', 'The Bill', '2.4 Children', 'Fools Gold' with Sean Bean, 'Minder' with George Cole, 'Nelson's Column' with John Gordon Sinclair, 'Eastenders' with Barbara Windsor, and Bronco in 'Only Fools and Horses' with David Jason and John Challis. Productions of 'various' of his plays are currently being presented in Hungary, Israel, Belgium, Germany, Holland and Switzerland.

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         Cinderella - the True Story         Deadly Revenge         Eat A Rainbow         Guilty Pleasures         Harry And Larry         Haunted         Hovering         Immaterial Witnesses         It's Never Too Late         Jubble Jubble         Me And Mrs Beeton         My Dog's Got No Nose         Prisoners         Revenge         Satisfaction Guaranteed         Scared To Death         That's Love         Three's A Crowd         Truth Or Dare         Who Needs Friends?         You're Only Young Twice

Cinderella - the True Story

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Plymouth Arts Centre, Uk    -

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spoof pantomime

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Deadly Revenge

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Eat A Rainbow

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Oxford Childrens Food Festival    Aug 2010

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Childrens one act

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Guilty Pleasures

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G C runs a spa where his team of hunks cater for every whim of the female clientele. a student doing a thesis on art and sensuality turns up by accident

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Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth    19 Apr 2012

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Comedy

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Harry And Larry

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Haunted

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Haunted is a psychological, supernatural, thriller, with elements of comedy. a nightmare journey through the mind of a double murderer. He has convinced the courts that both deaths were accidents, and has been found 'not guilty' - twice! the only way now for justice to be done is for the guilty party to confess to both murders. But how to make him confess? Funny, sexy and 'supernatural' - with fantastic illusions which have to be seen to be believed!

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Theatre Royal, Lincoln    28 Feb 2012

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comedy thriller

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Hovering

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Are there really Pearly Gates? Are there really bright lights and tunnels? Will St. Peter really be standing there with his questionnaire? Whatever happened to Lord Lucan? Are dentists and surveyors really responsible for all thats wrong with the world? Why cant we have a brothel for ladies? These are just some of the thoughts racing through the mind of the man in Ron Aldridges comedy as he waits in hospital for news of his wife who lies in a coma hovering between life and death. This highly entertaining play effectively combines two theatrical extremes. A strong dramatic and emotional storyline interspersed with stand-up comedy routines.

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1st Produced:
Guilded Ballon, Edinburgh Festival Fringe    13 Aug 1994

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BAB Productions

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Genre:
Monologue one act comedy

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Immaterial Witnesses

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Grace, London    1996

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It's Never Too Late

It's Never Too Late
the Village Hall committee are seated around a table in the living room of Susan Shaw's Victorian house, but business is suspended while they listen with concern to Susan's telephone conversation - and she's very angry. Her husband, after 37 years of marriage, has left her for a younger model and now wants a divorce. after a life as homemaker and bringing up their children things will have to change. What will she do now? It's never too late to change your life, and her friends on the committee, anxious to help, each offer advice - learn to be selfish, don't change at all, get a toy-boy, be the pigeon not the statue - and she manages to achieve almost every one, although the toy-boy offer is quite a surprise.
- Sheila Connor, British theatre Guide

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Ian Dickens production

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Josef Weinberger, London,    978-0856762864

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Jubble Jubble

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Music by Ron Welling; lyrics by Janet Pate; book by Ron Aldridge. Written for the International Year of the Child

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Hampton Court Festival, London    -

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TYA comedy with music

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Me And Mrs Beeton

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My Dog's Got No Nose

My Dog's Got No Nose
My Dog's Got No Nose takes us on a journey through the events surrounding a stand-up comedian's first ever performance. Before picking up his microphone and venturing into the limelight, he regales stories and tales about his life and experiences. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes poignant and often laugh-out-loud hilarious, he shares his soul reminiscing about his early career as a furniture-salesman-turned-photographer, love, marriage, and ambitions. His debut is the fulfilment of a lifelong dream where stand-up comedy, unrequited love, animal lovers, facts of life, sibling rivalries and mercy killing are just some of the elements covered in this very funny and bittersweet story, as we discover that both the man and the performance are not quite what they seem.

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1st Produced:
Peterborough: Key Theatre Studio    29 Oct 2009

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Bruce James Productions Ltd

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Josef Weinberger Ltd (2011) >>>    978-0856763038

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Genre:
comedy monologue

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Prisoners

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Plymouth Arts Centre, Uk    -

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Revenge

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Dulwich Tavern Fringe Theatre, London    -

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BAB Productions

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full length comedy drama

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Satisfaction Guaranteed

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Scared To Death

Scared To Death
The year is 1857. Will Nicholls, the owner of Nicholls Flour Mill, is an inveterate gambler. Desperately in debt he raises the stakes at the weekly poker game. The fate of his livelihood, his Mill, and his marriage, now rests on the turn of a card. The result of this card game leads to a story of betrayal, murder and revenge.

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from an idea by Sally Hughes

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Josef Weinberger Ltd >>>    978-0856763465

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Genre:
ghostly play

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That's Love

That's Love
are there really such things as "soul-mates"? are certain people destined to be together? the Frank Daniel's Trio were a reasonably successful singing and dancing variety trio in the 1970s. Frank, his beautiful wife Sarah and comic Tony are the perfect recipe for an evening's entertainment . . .. . . and for an entangled emotional love triangle! We join the disbanded trio three decades later in a nursing home where Tony is terminally ill. Sarah - who married Frank despite being in love with Tony - has spent much of her life ruing her choices and in a series of flashbacks to the "good old days", we see them as their younger selves performing the song and dance routines punctuating the emotional rivalries of the trio. Over the course of visits to Tony this entertaining - and sometimes very moving - play sees Sarah finally reaching the decision she should have taken years ago . . .

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Three's A Crowd

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Tom, Lizzie and Barnsey, an entangled triangle, have been friends, on and off, for over 40 years. Following Barnsey's funeral, Tom and Lizzie are given a bag of items that Barnsey has left for them. These 'items' are a selection of souvenirs and mementos he has collected throughout their complex relationships and with which he hopes to gain forgiveness from them. Looking back with these mementos, Tom and Lizzie play their younger selves at various ages as their story unfolds in this poignant and very funny play. A story of life, love, jiltings, regrets and Batman pants!

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Translated Into Flemish Toured Belgium    2012

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Genre:
comedy drama

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Truth Or Dare

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The title of the play is also that of a parlour game which two married couples find themselves playing upon returning from an evening out, having had a drink or two.

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New Inn, Ealing, London    -

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Genre:
comedy drama

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Who Needs Friends?

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Plymouth Arts Centre, Uk    -

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Genre:
full length comedy drama

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You're Only Young Twice

You're Only Young Twice
When his wife died Brooksie joined an over 60s club and then started drinking and partying and not getting out of bed until the afternoon. His friend from the club is to get married but his bride to be's best friend does not approve. at the stag party there are a number of indiscretions and Brooksie starts feeling his age

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1st Produced:
Comedy Theatre, Kassel, Germany    Feb 1999

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Josef Weinberger   978-0856762598

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Genre:
comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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