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ANDY BARRETT

  
Nationality:    British
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below is a list of Andy Barrett's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         All Our First Days         Allotment, The         Area 52         Blood Tub Rosie         Country Wager, The         Cries Of Silent Men, The         Day That Kevin Came, The         Dolly         Don't Mention the Oil         Fish, The Thorn And the Bishops, The         Future Is Now, The         Garage Band         Girl In the Woods, The         He Had Roses In His Heart         Hood         King Of Spin, The         Last Inspector, The         League Of Youth, The         Magnificent Maplebeck Caper, The         Napkin Cafe         Road To Bilborough         Saving Up For Supper         Skybus         Southwell Peculiar         Sparrow Killer And Other Norwell Truths, The         Stone, The         Story Traders Of Sichuan, The         Summer Comes And Life Changes         Takeover, The         Tales From the Robin Hood End         Tony's Last Tape         Triumph Of Reason, The         Vital Spark, The         When Two Worlds Collide (Rene Shimwell V Mrs Eatch)         Wise Fools Of Gotham, The         Your Village No Longer Exists

All Our First Days

Synopsis:
a community performance to celebrate the school's 70th anniversary, based on oral histories collected from former pupils and staff. Performed around the school, promenade style, by a large cast made up of pupils, parents, teachers, the head, former pupils and other local residents..
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
Jesse Boot Primary School, Nottingham     25 Jan 2006

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Community Play

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Allotment, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
shortlisted for the Amesty International freedom of expression Award

1st Produced:
Tron, Glasgow     28 May 2009

Organisations:
New Perspectives

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Area 52

Synopsis:
Where it all started - although not a Hanby and Barrett production this was our first big outdoor performance working together and sowed the seeds for future collaborative work. Working alongside Iain Simons and Carol Green we created a large scale outdoor performance with a youth group in Bilsthorpe in which the whole village became overrun with aliens, special effects and bewildered spectators. the audience arrived to see the local youngsters putting on a show at the welfare. However, just bars into the first song an explosion caused the evacuation of the building - at which point the show really started. . .Led around the village by a team of investigators who turned up in a smoking van, the audience were met by shuddering trees, whole streets of houses having electrical problems, unknown words appearing on garden walls and a scarecrow meeting an untimely demise. after a tour of suspicious locations everyone was taken to the village hall for a public meeting to look at the evidence - only to be abducted to the farthest reaches of space.
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
Various Venues Around Bilsthorpe     25 Oct 1997

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Genre:
Community Play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Blood Tub Rosie

Synopsis:
a community performance for eastwood, in which the audience was led around various sites near to the DH Lawrence birthplace museum. On the way we met nightsoilmen and window dressers, a demolition man and a cinema owner, a flower grower and of course, our heroine Rosie who has fallen in love with the tram driver of the infamous Ripley Rattler. Our attempt at magic and romance involved our first ever revolving stage (made from the inside of a washing machine) and a courtyard awash with confetti..
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
Various Locations Around The Scargill Walk Area Of Eastwood, Nottinghamshire     27 Jul 2003

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Genre:
Community Play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Country Wager, The

Synopsis:
a Community theatre event, staged in the courtyard of the Ferrers Centre, formerly the stable block of Staunton Harold Hall. It is 1685. King Charles II is on his deathbed and at Staunton Harold the dandies and libertines are descending to celebrate the birthday of earl Ferrers. Seduction, blackmail and double dealings are on the menu as a cast of grotesques blunder their way through an evening of intrigue and debauchery. a new play written in the style of a Restoration Comedy, where fictional events rubbed shoulders with historical fact and nothing was quite what it seemed. the rain got us on this one; which was a shame, because it was a cracking story and looked absolutely sumptious..
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
The Ferrers Centre, Staunton Harold Hall, Near Ashby De La Zouch     29 Oct 2006

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Genre:
Community Play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Cries Of Silent Men, The

Synopsis:
It is 1543 and we, the Carthusian Brotherhood, have a most terrible tale to tell. We know that this is a story that brings danger to all who hear it. But we also know that it is necessary for us to do so. For it is a story that will bring truth and light to bear on these most tumultuous and barbaric times in which we live.' In the mid sixteenth century an event took place that was to mark the beginning of one of the most savage and important moments in english history. Central to this event was the story and the actions of a group of men who lived in silence just outside of eastwood in a place called Beauvale. these men were Carthusians, their dwelling was Beauvale Charterhouse, and their story is one of sacrifice, of conscience, of betrayal and of turmoil. the Cries of Silent Men told of this event, when the Carthusian brotherhood stood firm against the wishes and the power of one of the most famous men in history - King Henry VIII..
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
Broxtowe     29 Jul 2010

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Genre:
Community Play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Day That Kevin Came, The

Synopsis:
based on the curious notion of Hollywood star Kevin Costner visiting the east Midlands to star in a movie about romantic poet Lord Byron

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1st Produced:
Nottingham Playhouse >>>     31 May 2003

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Dolly

Synopsis:
the Cloning meets Country & Western Musical! When Dolly the sheep burst onto the world stage in 1996, the first ever mammal cloned from an adult cell (and named after Dolly Parton in honour of the mammary gland from which that cell was taken!), she became, quite simply, an overnight sensation. Now, award-winning Nottingham-based writer andy Barrett has investigated the hitherto unexplored meeting point between the science of cloning and the heartbreak of country and western. Dolly tells the (almost true) story of a young woman and her part in one of the most incredible, widely-discussed, and far-reaching stories of the last twenty years - an unlikely but highly entertaining combination of Dolly Parton tribute and human Drama, packed with country and western classics, that playfully explores the science and morality of cloning, and asks what really make us who we are - nature, nurture, or the power of our dreams?

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Organisations:
New Perspectives Theatre Company

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Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Don't Mention the Oil

Synopsis:
It's 1944 and Mr Winston Churchill has sent his crack team of Patriotic Players to eakring to bolster morale now that it finds itself a possible bombing target of the Luftwaffe. With a mixture of comedy, film, music and special effects, the team rattle through the most exciting moments of the village's history. the church becomes filled with great rectors of old; the village hall is turned into a cinema; and the local schoolchildren stage a play about William Mompesson. But whatever you do, don't mention the oil!.
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
St Andrew's Church, Churchyard, Car Park And Cator Hall, Eakring, Nottinghamshire     25 Jun 2005

Organisations:
Festival of the Beck

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Genre:
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Fish, The Thorn And the Bishops, The

Synopsis:
Commissioned by the Diocese of Leicester, beginning in Leicester Cathedral and touring to the five primary market towns of Leicestershire, this performance was one of our biggest challenges to date. the brief was simple - to tell the entire story of Christianity in the county, to examine the state of the church today and to look at the ways in which the church may move forward. and on top of that to tailor each show to the towns in which they were being played! the result was a huge and spectacular show that toured to the county's most important churches with a large mixed cast augmented by extras, school children and choristers from each of the venues that the play toured to..
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
Leicester Cathedral     07 May 2006

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Genre:
Community Play

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Future Is Now, The

Synopsis:
This performance was only advertised as For One Night Only but we know it as the Future Is Now. We spent ages trying to get that phrase into the minds of people in Bilborough, distributing pens and cards and enlisting people to bring it up in conversation where ever possible. the show itself unveiled time travel to the bewildered and bemused inhabitants - who had just come for the opening ceremony of the new NUSA building. Our regular family - Bert, Dorothy, Danny and Margaret, made popular in Road To Bilborough and the Last Inspector here came face to face with their future selves, brought crashing back from 2060, and the gallant lot of them ended up saving the academy from a fate worse than death. and we don't mean Special Measures. . ..
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1st Produced:
Bilborough Library     18 Sep 2011

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Genre:
Community Play

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Garage Band

Synopsis:
Garage Band by award-winning Nottingham-based playwright andy Barrett asks whether punk was the last truly significant cultural movement this country has experienced. Pulsating to the hits of the Damned, the Clash and the Sex Pistols among others. Garage Band tells the tale of how four former punk rockers are trapped in a middle-aged, commuter-belt rut - until they come together to form a covers band. they find their lives invigorated. But recreating the anarchy of their youth becomes more than some of them can handle and inevitably tensions arise.
- Steve Orme, British theatre Guide

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Organisations:
Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  guest appearance

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Girl In the Woods, The

Synopsis:
a community play for Halloween set in Bramcote Woods and based around the history of Bramcote Hills House. the Girl In the Woods was our attempt at a classic english ghost story, full of dread and melancholy. as the audience moved along a path that cut between deep woods and ran alongside the site of the old house they were drawn into a world of family secrets and dark retribution where poachers, lords, ladies and butlers found themselves caught up in a series of spine tingling and unexpected happenings..
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
Bramcote Hills Park, Nottingham     31 Oct 2007

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Genre:
Community Play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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He Had Roses In His Heart

Synopsis:
He who would have beautiful Roses in his garden must have beautiful Roses in his heart. So begins Dean Hole's celebrated a Book about Roses, one of the most formidable publishing successes of Victorian england. and Caunton is home to the great man: an immensely popular preacher, friend of the greatest writers of the day and known throughout the land as the Rose King. He Had Roses In His Heart is the story of a friendship between a simple gardener and Caunton's most famous son. Combining local tales of murder, merriment and manure with the beauty of the Beck, this is a show full of humour, colourful characters, and visual poetry..
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
Various Around Caunton, Including Caunton Manor And St Andrew's Church, Nottinghamshire     17 Jul 2005

Organisations:
Festival of the Beck

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Genre:
Community Play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Hood

Synopsis:
Based on the legend of Robin Hood, a specially commissioned play will premiere at the Theatre Royal in September. In a unique collaboration, the Theatre Royal will be working with local theatre company, New Perspectives, and seven of the region's most talented playwrights to create a series of new stories, taking the world's most famous folklore hero on a journey through a century and a half of Nottingham's vibrant and colourful history from 1865 to the present day.

Notes:
written by Andy Barrett, Tim Elgood, James Graham, Laura Lomas, Mufaro Makubika, Brian Mitchell, Joseph Nixon

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Organisations:
New Perspectives Theatre Company

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Genre:
play

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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King Of Spin, The

Synopsis:
These are whirling times. The realm is going through a series of feverish convulsions; and now we seek some resolution. Two men - Richard Plantaganet, King of England; and Henry Tudor - have met here, in Bosworth Field, to decide the future of the Kingdom. This is the Game of Power. Where allegiances keep changing; where appearances are deceptive; where the gap between what is said and what is done yawns like the deepest chasm. And now sides have to be taken. There is no middle ground. This is a time of crisis. A moment when we must decide. All of us. The King of Spin is a large scale community performance taking place in marquees and locations across the Bosworth Field battle site. Enter into the canteen of Richards camp as breakfast is served; or find yourself being measured up for battle dress in Henry Tudor's camp, as the strategy for the battle is discussed. Take part in a live Question Time; cast your vote as part of the Merchant Class; or be attended to by the Barber Surgeons. This is a world full of larger than life characters; of messengers, secret police, and executioners. And you are invited to explore it with us.

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1st Produced:
Bosworth Field, Leicester     26 Aug 2002

Organisations:
Leicester Haymarket Theatre in conjunction with Hinckley and Bosworth District Council.

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site specific

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Last Inspector, The

Synopsis:
there's an Inspector on the loose and she's heading for William Sharp just at the moment when it is about to close its doors and bid farewell for ever. But why would an Inspector want to visit now? Surely there's nothing else to inspect? Or is it because she's different from all of those who have come before? Is it that this Inspector is searching for something special? Something that only she can find? Something that involves pulling stories out of thin air, bringing memories crashing back to life, and making the most unexpected things happen?.
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
William Sharp School     17 Jul 2009

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Genre:
Community Play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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League Of Youth, The

League Of Youth, The
Vote for chang e!Sick of the two established parties and their vested interests, one man promises a third option with a radical agenda: to champion the people and remake politics. But does the League of Youth herald a future fair for all, or the same old small-town corruption? and is Stensgaard a hero in the making  or a man on the make? Switching his allegiances at the drop of a rosette, and caught up in a string of romantic affairs, Stensgaard rapidly comes unstuck. Before you can say 'hypocrisy', the people are questioning: whose side is he really on? Ibsen's political farce has long been praised for its sparkling wit and cynical humour. But the League of Youth is uncanny in the mirror it holds up to present-day Britain, where every promise leads to compromise in the rush to snatch a share of the power.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Henrik Ibsen

1st Produced:
Nottingham Playhouse >>>     13 May 2011

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Genre:
political farce adaptation

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  4            Other:  extras

Further Reference:
Theatre Record Volume XXXI (2011) Issue 10 Page 545

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Magnificent Maplebeck Caper, The

Synopsis:
This evening we are here to tell you the story of a Nottinghamshire village not unlike this one. In fact it's very much like this one. Because it is this one. . . the Magnificent Maplebeck Caper is a romp through the history of one of the smallest villages in the area. From the Vikings to today - via the Domesday Book, the CrUSAdes and the installation of the village phone box, we will leave no stone unturned as we try and answer the big questions: What makes Maplebeck, Maplebeck? Is it true that the village was lost in a game of cards? Where did all the farms go? and how on earth did a landlord that enormous fit inside a pub that small?.
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
Maplebeck Village Green, Nottinghamshire     02 Jul 2005

Organisations:
Festival of the Beck

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Genre:
Community Play

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Napkin Cafe

Synopsis:
a three day, site specific performance at Nottingham Train station using ten thousand napkins, four giant waiters, writers conjuring up individual stories on demand using ingredients from story menus, and an old lady reading out Good advice over the station tannoy to the bewilderment of those waiting for news of the 3.45 to Manchester Piccadilly..
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
Nottingham Train Station    

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Genre:
Community Play

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Road To Bilborough

Synopsis:
the first of our performances in the Bilborough area of Nottingham this show looked at the 1950s days of the estate and the sense of community that was fostered as hundreds of new families were rehoused there. Meanwhile, at the Department of Home affairs in Bexley Heath the minister in charge of such new developments has a hankering to do more than just observe. . ..
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
Bilborough Library     23 Apr 2008

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Genre:
Community Play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Saving Up For Supper

Synopsis:
a meandering promenade performance taking the audience on a whirlwind history of a church hall in the centre of Hucknall, the venue for a century's worth of dancing, playmaking, youthful endeavour, and a host of organisations from the caged bird society to the infamous catering committee. again we managed to work with huge numbers for this show, with a cast of over a hundred ranging in age from two to seventy..
http://www.hanbyandbarrett.com/

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1st Produced:
Hucknall Market Place     18 May 2007

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Genre:
Community Play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Skybus

Synopsis:
Join a group of larger than life characters aboard the Skylink bus as we head for the departure gate at east Midlands airport. as the excitement and anticipation mounts, escape, discovery, romance and chance encounters are all on the cards for our passengers. But how will they feel a week later, as we greet them at arrivals and climb back aboard for the return journey? Skybus explores the real meaning of going away and coming home, and the need for both adventure and security in all of us. This eavesdropping comedy will provoke raised eyebrows, stifled laughter and a yearning to start planning your own adventure away. Passports, unfortunately, are not required.

Notes:
text by Andy Barrett, director esther Richardson

1st Produced:
Derby Live     24 Oct 2011

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Genre:
site specific piece

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  2 ensemble

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Southwell Peculiar

Synopsis:
Tell me about Southwell; what it is, what it has been, of the things that have happened here, which have happened nowhere else.Southwell Peculiar is a collection of tales presented by an enormous cast of people from the town and the villages beyond; tales that tell of Stonemasons and Murderers, of Romantic Poets and Bramley apples, of Cardinals, Kings and the Women's Institute. Come and join us in the Minster now that winter turns to spring and find out if the challenge can be met. It will be an evening in which you will be surprised, amazed and downright entertained by a feast of local stories, springing forth from every nook and cranny of this remarkable building..
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1st Produced:
Southwell Minster     04 Mar 2010

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Sparrow Killer And Other Norwell Truths, The

Synopsis:
Hillary Hubble, a dusty historical lecturer, has arrived to give a talk about Norwell's medieval past and her love of prebends - but revolt is stirring amongst the village's oldest inhabitants - the gargoyles! When the grotesque carvings start to heckle and jeer Ms Hubble realises that she knows little about the real history of the village - the stories of the people who have lived there and the things they have got up to over the years. Join Hubble in a quest to find the true heart and soul of the village and find out about the things that never make it into the history books!.
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1st Produced:
St Laurence's Church And The Moated Site Of Overhall, Norwell, Nottinghamshire     09 Jul 2005

Organisations:
Festival of the Beck

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Stone, The

Synopsis:
an outdoor community show commissioned by Broxtowe Borough Council based on myths, stories and memories of the Hemlock Stone in Stapleford. This show had just about the deepest stage you can imagine as the audience sat in the walled garden of Bramcote Hills Park, while the action took place not only within the walled garden but also up at the Hemlock Stone some distance away. Druids processed down the hillside, a giant gave us all a wave, hundreds of balloons were released from behind the Stone, a poet went into rapture, Noah's ark landed and a meteor collided with the normally peaceful Stapleford Hill!.
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1st Produced:
Bramcote Hills Walled Garden, Nottingham     09 Jun 2001

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Story Traders Of Sichuan, The

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created in collaboration with the Sichuan Opera Troupe of Chengdu

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dual language play

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Summer Comes And Life Changes

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1st Produced:
Mansfield     2001

Organisations:
New Perspectives

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Genre:
Solo Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Takeover, The

Synopsis:
Picture the scene - Rutland has become the first county in england to be run by a private company, and now the race is on to attract as many tourists as possible. But a murmur of dissatisfaction is growing - will Britain's smallest county stand up and fight? Our biggest challenge to date which began with fireworks going off in Oakham church, ROTa officials handing our car stickers and pens and BBC Radio Rutland joining in on the conspiracy. and from there on in it got bigger and bigger - pyrotechnics, tractor convoys, choirs, and an enormous pie all helped to entertain crowds of people around the historic town centre of Oakham before the climax at the castle - which we burnt down!.
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1st Produced:
Various Locations Around Oakham Town Centre, Rutland     27 Jun 2003

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Community Play

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Tales From the Robin Hood End

Synopsis:
a series of Dramatic momologues looking at the implications of pit closures on community life

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Tony's Last Tape

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An old man sits in a room faced with a collection of recording devices that he has collected over his long and eventful life. He opens a drawer, takes out a pipe, unscrews his flask and pours himself the first cup of tea of the day. For more than fifty years he has been recording everything that has happened to and around him, and as the years have passed so the burden of this documentation has grown. And today he has decided to make his last tape. Based on the diaries of Tony Benn, one of Britain's most respected, divisive and celebrated politicians, this new play examines the struggle of a man who realises that maybe it is time to withdraw from the fight, to let others take over, but just doesn't quite know how.

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Nottingham Playhouse

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Play/Drama

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Triumph Of Reason, The

Synopsis:
an outdoor, night time spectacle, staged in the grounds of elston Hall, near Newark, birthplace of erasmus Darwin. the Triumph of Reason! was a community performance examining the life and times of Charles Darwin's grandfather. a genius in his own right, erasmus was an influential figure of the enlightenment, friend to the greatest scientists, philosophers and industrialists of the day and at the very centre of one of the most dynamic periods of history. This show, which was funded by Arts Council england, Nottinghamshire County Council, and Newark and Sherwood District Council, brought to a conclusion a series of five new community plays in the region by Hanby and Barrett, which saw over one hundred and fifty people perform to total audiences of over a thousand. and it was be a truly spectacular finale combining pyrotechnics, film, and a cast that featured some of the greatest men of the day - James Watt; Joseph Priestley; Immanuel Kant; Isaac Newton; Josiah Wedgwood and many others. Set during the time of the French Revolution, the American Declaration of Independence, and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the Triumph Of Reason! was a thrilling piece of visual theatre in a beautiful setting which brought to life the story of one of Nottinghamshire's greatest, but least well known historical figures. Join us as we travel back to an age when thought and knowledge caused uproar. . ..
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1st Produced:
Elston Hall, Near Newark     30 Sep 2005

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Vital Spark, The

Synopsis:
against the backdrop of an amazing Napoleonic blast furnace, a cast of locals and a brass band took us back to look at the history of Sir Francis Rawdon, second earl of Moira, for whom the place is named, and his exploits around the globe. But shifting through time, we discover the past that followed Rawdon - pits, pots and pipes - and meet the curious characters and events that shaped the village. Home made sweets, the washing of canaries, ice-breaking barges and - of course - the infamous pig on the wall!.
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1st Produced:
Moira Furnace, Leicestershire     29 Sep 2000

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When Two Worlds Collide (Rene Shimwell V Mrs Eatch)

Synopsis:
a community show looking at two hundred years of the history of Stapleford and Bramcote. This was much more of a simple knockabout - a show on one stage rattling through the complete history of the area..
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1st Produced:
Bramcote Hills Walled Garden, Nottingham     03 Jun 2002

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Wise Fools Of Gotham, The

Synopsis:
a village promenade performance which took as its starting point the Noodle Stories - a collection of tales which legend states hail from the time of King John; a time when the whole village pretended to be mad to avoid extra taxes. en route, the audience discovered what the villagers did with cheeses and wasps' nests, eels and crickets, and of course, the infamous cuckoo. Working with existing community groups across the village on different tales we managed to conjure up a cast of 109 performers --our biggest cast to date - and entertained audience numbers in excess of 1000..
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1st Produced:
Various Venues Around The Village Of Gotham, Nottinghamshire     16 May 2003

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Your Village No Longer Exists

Synopsis:
This was a new challenge for the company - to make a small scale touring show based on the issues facing communities across towns and villages in Nottinghamshire. Commissioned by the Nottingham Consortium the result was a unique experience every time where each village took centre stage. Using photographs, film clips, footage of vanishing and exploding buildings, statistics and riddle like clues all specific to the eleven villages where the show was performed three detectives (with more than a little help from the audience) managed to prevent the tragedy that had befallen Fenny Bentley which had literally vanished off of the map from happening again..
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1st Produced:
Rolleston Village Hall, Nottinghamshire     14 Nov 2003

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