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MICHAEL (1) DAVIES
(1964 - )Nationality: British
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Michael's writing has appeared on stage, screen, radio, t'Interweb and the printed page. His debut original stage play, Rasputin's Mother, won the national playwriting competition and received its professional premiere in the spring of 2013. After a successful career editing newspapers, Michael graduated with an MA in TV Scriptwriting from De Montfort University. He has also written radio plays, feature films, corporate and online scripts, novels and short stories. Michael has been a professional critic for nearly 30 years and writes programme notes for theatres across the country and in the West End.
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Rasputin's Mother RealityRasputin's Mother
Synopsis:
On December 19, 1916, the body of Grigory Rasputin was dragged from a frozen river in St Petersburg, his bound hands clenched in fury as if he'd been scraping at the ice from below - despite being beaten, shot and hounded into his freezing, watery grave. But what if the body was not Rasputin's? What if the notorious Mad Monk somehow lived on as a prisoner of the Communists, destined to watch the rise of Stalin and the collapse of his beloved Romanov dynasty? And what if he were to grant exclusive access to the workings of his extraordinary, charismatic mind&?
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1st Produced:
Tour - Ilkley Playhouse; Seven Arts, Leeds; Old Joint Stock theatre, Birmingham 2013
Organisations:
Encore Drama
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Genre:
Historical fantasy
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 1 Other: -
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Synopsis:
Reality TV show host Jefferson King has it all - a primetime slot, A-list celebrity guests and a personal life to die for. When hotshot new producer Roxanne Lennox tries to shake things up, blurring the lines between reality and illusion, the whole superficial charade threatens to come tumbling down. But just how much of Jefferson King's life is real anyway?
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Doubling possible to allow performance by 2M, 2F
1st Produced:
Royal Theatre, Northampton (staged reading) 2014
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Genre:
Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: -
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