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Chris Fittock

CHRIS FITTOCK

  
Nationality:    English
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Chris trained at the Workshop Theatre, University of Leeds. He is currently Director of the Theatre in the Rough Festival and a script reader for Playwrights' Studio Scotland. He is formerly Literary Director of the New Works. He is a frequent collaborator with Tmesis Theatre.

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

         Blood Mothers         Constrained Things         Dreadful Hours, The         Fine Wine And Pringles At the Cafe Belgrade         No Horizon         Red         Sealion Colony, The         Stop Giving Me Grief         That's Amore         Tunnel         Wolf Red

Blood Mothers

Synopsis:
a comic sequel to Willy Russell's Blood Brothers

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Genre:
Comedy

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Constrained Things

Synopsis:
a semi-fictional interrogation of the part played by the Labour Government in the war against Iraq

Notes:
Winner of the 2004 Merseyside Left theatre Trust New Play Award

1st Produced:
Unity Theatre, Liverpool    01 Jun 2004

Organisations:
Red ant Theatre

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Genre:
Political Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Dreadful Hours, The

Synopsis:
When one hour's dinner can seem like years, yet years seem to pass in a heartbeat. . .Combining Tmesis theatre's trademark physicality with new writing from acclaimed Northwest playwright Chris Fittock, the Dreadful Hours is a darkly comic Drama exploring the quiet disintegration of love's first flourish through the lifetime of one couple's relationship.

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Tmesis Theatre

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Genre:
Physical theare

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Fine Wine And Pringles At the Cafe Belgrade

Synopsis:
Set in Belgrade during the Kosovo conflict

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Winner of the 1999 Whitbread in the Community Award for Best New Play

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Genre:
Serious Comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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No Horizon

Synopsis:
a couple meet to talk about their relationship with startling consequences, while a mathematician and his wife discover they don't really know each other at all

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Genre:
experimental

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Red

Synopsis:
Red is a remote boy in a removed land, shredded by his war and his lovers Val and amy - three people savagely in love. the unseen, the uncontrollable, is slowly killing them all. a beautifully poetic play that trawls around the basis of existence - a refreshingly powerful take on the age-old battle: love.

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1st Produced:
Unity Theatre, Liverpool    20 May 2006

Organisations:
LLT, Liverpool's New Writing Theatre

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Sealion Colony, The

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Play/Drama

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Stop Giving Me Grief

Synopsis:
a play about facing up to death. Five elderly mourners gather for Sidney's funeral and talk trivia rather than facing up to their own mortality

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1st Produced:
Unity Theatre Liverpool    2000

Organisations:
Llt/Productionline

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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That's Amore

Synopsis:
A hilarious, fast-paced, passionate and poignant piece of physical theatre which explores the vast world and culture of romantic love: from chance encounters to hidden desires, and emotional extremes to the science of romance, the piece discovers the flesh and philosophy behind what makes our hearts beat faster. The show combines Tmesis trademark physicality and an ensemble of performers, with text from long term collaborator and award winning writer, Chris Fittock, stunning visuals and an original score.

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Tmesis Theatre

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Genre:
piece 70 min

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Tunnel

Synopsis:
Set between 1934 and 1971, 'Tunnel' is the story of the construction of Liverpool's two Mersey Tunnels. It is also the story of the turmoil felt by an ordinary Liverpudlian struggling to commemorate his past without sacrificing his future. archie, like his Father before him - and, he hopes, his son after him - is employed in the construction of one of the tunnels - to the detriment of his marriage and family life, with ultimately tragic consequences.

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Tunnel was written by Chris Fittock, for the Big Picture project, produced by Lancaster University And Litfest. the Big Picture was A unique literary collaboration between four writers from the UK And Uganda. Tunnel was recorded At the University of Leeds on 18 July 2005. Cast: Letty Butler, Antony Stuart-Hicks, James Huntington, Chris Fittock. recorded And edited by Lee Dalley.

1st Produced:
Duke's Theatre, Lancaster    2005

Organisations:
Lancaster Litfest

1st Published:
Litfest Publications, 2005   -

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Genre:
Radio Play

Parts:
Male:  14            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Wolf Red

Synopsis:
Deep in the dark woods, a woman is held prisoner. But is her sinister captor a predator of her body or mind? Fairytale and reality blur as the dark side of human nature is explored with skilful physicality and a playful original soundtrack.

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Devised by the company and award-winning writer Chris Fittock

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timesisTheatre

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Genre:
piece

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Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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