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Nick Bain

NICK BAIN  (1983 - )

 Nationality:    Scottish
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Nick is a writer and producer for stage and screen. He studied journalism in his home city of Edinburgh and is a graduate of Birmingham University's MPhil in Playwrighting Studies. Nick works as a full time screenwriter in London and has two feature films in production for Bollywood release. His plays 'Prints of Denmark' and 'Killing the Dream' were produced at Tara in 2007 and 2009. He also writes yearly pantomime productions for the Red Flame Dance company, and has recently begun to work with Tara Theatre's Arts Beat youth group.

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

         Ali Baba And the Forty Thieves         Alice - Wonderland Calling         Camelot Christmas, A         Cinderella         Killing the Dream         Marion - Too Long In the Forest         Prints Of Denmark

Ali Baba And the Forty Thieves

Synopsis:
Open sesame! these words are the key to a cave full of glittering treasures. When ali Baba overhears the 40 thieves entering and leaving the cave, he is delighted with his find. Little does he know of the dangers in store. . .ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is a cautionary tale of greed, the perfect play to be set against the backdrop of the recession and since this is an up to date story, don't be surprised when 36 thieves have been struck by swine flu! as if that wasn't enough mayhem to convince you, would violence, butchery, ghosts and a love story do the trick?

Notes:
Rights Available. A fantastic piece for Am dram or youth theatre.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
artsbeat - Tara Arts, London, RFD Productions Scotland

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  8 (Can be played by women too)            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Alice - Wonderland Calling

Synopsis:
alice is brought before the court of Wonderland with the white rabbit as her lawyer and the queen of hearts as the judge! Watch her journey through Wonderland, but as you've never seen it before in this pantomime adaptation of the classic tale.

Notes:
Rights Available. A fantastic piece for Am dram or youth theatre.

1st Produced:
St Mary's Junior School Theatre, Haddington, Scotland    39783

Organisations:
RFD Production

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  Parts not gender specific 10

Further Reference:
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Camelot Christmas, A

Synopsis:
Winter in Camelot. arthur and Guineviere sit on the throne. the knights have fallen out with the faeries who have imposed a winter that will not end. It has been winter for about two years now and somebody is going to have to back down. arthur sends a messenger to the forest to invite the faeries to Camelot for peace talks and some mild dancing. That messenger is the frog prince, a frog that, kissed by a princess turned into a prince. the princess divorced him, and ever since, He has tried in vain to find a way to turn back into a frog again. He is accompanied by his friend the serving girl who secretly loves him. On the way, the two are waylaid by the feared Ninja of the Shadows who they convince to aid them in their quest. Meanwhile, Merlin tries to convince the lady of the lake to attend the peace talks as she is respected on both sides of the dispute. . .Can peace be restored to Camelot?

Notes:
Rights Available. A fantastic piece for Am dram or youth theatre.

1st Produced:
St Mary's Primary School Theatre, Haddington, Scotland    39417

Organisations:
RFD Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  10 (Flexible)            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Cinderella

Synopsis:
CinderElla unionises her woodland creature friends and dreams of building her own multi-national cleaning company but evil step relatives and a little thing called love stand in her way.

Notes:
Rights Available. A fantastic piece for Am dram or youth theatre.

1st Produced:
St Mary's Junior School Theatre, Haddington, Scotland    39052

Organisations:
RFD Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  10            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Killing the Dream

Synopsis:
Many dream of the glamorous life of a performer but where does the dream end and reality begin? For three young actors, struggling to survive in London, the line between the two has blurred. Only a washed-up old drunkard can save them from a malevolent spirit who plots their destruction for its own amusement. Killing the Dream is a dark comedy in which life, love and reality are pushed to breaking point.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Tara Studio, London    23 Apr 2009

Organisations:
Mixed Company and Blank Thorn

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Surreal Tragi-comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Marion - Too Long In the Forest

Synopsis:
after Robin's untimely death of bird flu, an aging Marion must fight to save the kingdom one last time as the forces of evil close in on Nottingham. Talking trees, Belgian pirates and toe tapping dance numbers do not begin to adequately describe this experience.

Notes:
Rights Available. A fantastic piece for Am dram or youth theatre.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
RFD Productions, Scotland

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Family Comedy

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  10            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Prints Of Denmark

Synopsis:
Satirical comedy about religion and political correctness in multi-cultural Britain. the play centres on reaction to the Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad and attempts to separate farcical reality from our world of spin and taboo.

Notes:
Nominated for Amnesty International Freedom of expression Award 2007

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Mixed Company

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Satire

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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