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Harry Denford

HARRY DENFORD

  (1968 - )
Nationality:    British
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Harry Denford has been a headline stand up comedian since 1996 and still performs weekly at large scale comedy clubs such as 'Jongleurs' around the UK. He studied Drama at London's City Lit and prior to a career in writing and stand up, he has been a police officer, housing estate manager, worked for the probation service and as been a commercial pilot. He plays edidie in the BBC2 Drama series 'switch' and as a director, directed numerous professional productions in both regional and London Theatres. He has written seven plays, the most successful being 'Club Class' an aviation comedy which up to 2008 has played over 60 London and regional Theatres around the UK.

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

         Bridge, The         Club Class         Joy Division         Legion, The         Sunday Supplement         Wanna Chat

Bridge, The

Bridge, The
a gentle comedy about two strangers who meet on the same bridge, both wanting to jump, a stand off occurs, with neither willing to leave this earth until the other one has left the bridge. the whole scenario changes to a case of 'one-upmanship' and a battle of wits takes place between the young girl and older man. an unusual and comedic stance on the standard hero rescues victim plot which sees further developments when a third person, a traffic policeman enters the scene.

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1st Produced:
Barons Court Theatre - London    2006

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1st Published:
Turkina, London (2008) >>>    978-0-9559148-0-5

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Genre:
comedy Drama 60 min One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Club Class

Club Class
a cast of four dressed as cabin crew yet playing everyone from pilots to passengers, baggage handlers to even bits of the airbus a320 in this adult comedy set aboard a charter flight to Portugal. This award winning play has had professional runs at over sixty UK theatres since 2004 along with numerous amateur Dramatic productions and has been used in schools to demonstrate how the 'Brechtian' theatre style can be fun. the audience are as much of the play as the plot and many productions invite them to come dressed as pilots, sexy cabin crew and holidaymakers. the play was written to account for a minimal set but maximum ability of the cast, who switch constantly between roles and often crossing genders. a high energy often near the knuckle play requiring excellent comedy and characterisation skills by all involved. the cast is joined by a narrator who can be played by a fifth member or integrated into the cast of four with ease.

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Ideal for touring As can be performed without Any set with ease, cast members play multiple roles. Runs 1 hr 50 mins with interval

1st Produced:
Wilde Theatre - Bracknell    2004

Organisations:
Practical Productions

1st Published:
Turkina, London (2008) >>>    978-0-9559148-0-5

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Joy Division

Joy Division
In the 70s and early 80s, the well-known Manchester band, Joy Division, took their name from events had nothing to do with joy. the name comes from forced labour camps in Nazi Germany. In these camps, thousands of young women were used as sex slaves for German officers before they went to fight on the Russian front. these young girls, known as 'Feld Hure' (Field Whores), underwent daily 'enjoyment duty' where three bad reports were met with brutal levels of punishment. the question is, in such dire circumstances, do humans take solace in the companionship of others suffering the same fate? Or does an individual's supposed submission give them greater dominance and a longer shelf life?

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1st Published:
Turkina, London (2008) >>>    978-0-9559148-0-5

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Genre:
60 min play One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Legion, The

Synopsis:
a musical following the unsung heroes of live entertainment, the pub cabaret singers who are often are left to belt out their best vocals to tracks of the '60s to '80s to one man and his dog in some back street boozer. Music by Dee Gaynor.

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1st Produced:
Hawth Theatre - Crawley    2007

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Sunday Supplement

Synopsis:
eleven actors take you on a roller coaster of a ride through the Sunday glossy supplement magazines

Notes:
used this year At City Lit for Audition monnologue entry by students

1st Produced:
Barons Crt Theatre, London    2004

Organisations:
Practical Productions

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Wanna Chat

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Practical Productions

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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