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Adrian Flynn

ADRIAN FLYNN

  
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    Catherine Pellegrino at Marjacq Scripts

Since becoming a joint winner of the W.H. Smith 'Plays for Children Award' with 'Burning Everest', Adrian has published many original dramas and adaptations of classics for young adults and children. These include a much-performed adaptation of Gillian Cross's novel 'The Demon Headmaster' and an increasingly popular play based on the true story of the White Rose resistance group in Nazi Germany, 'The White Rose and the Swastika'. Most recently, he's written adaptations of H.G. Well's 'The Invisible Man' and Marcus Sedgwick's 'My Swordhand is Singing' for the Oxford University Press. When not writing for young adults, Adrian is a long-standing scriptwriter for Radio 4' s 'The Archers'. (For true fans, he started just after John Archer's death in a tractor accident and has had a hand in all the major stories since then.)

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

         Blue Lunch, The         Bog Child         Brotherhod of Smoke, The         Burning Everest         Casket Of Huermac         Demon Headmaster, The         Hot Cakes         Invisible Man, The         Mariza's Story         Mr Mukherjee, Ghost Catcher         My Sword Is Singing         Orpheus and Eurydice         Rainlands         Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde         Thunderwar         Valley of Fear         Werewolf         White Rose and the Swastika, The

Blue Lunch, The

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Bog Child

Bog Child
Fergus and his Uncle are digging up peat. They discover the body of a murdered child. In his dreams Fergus hears the voice of the child

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Based on the novel "Bog Child" by Siobhan Dowd

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Adaptation

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Brotherhod of Smoke, The

Brotherhod of Smoke, The
The plot centres on the great Parisian detective Henri Fizeau joining forces with two young cockney con artists, Jack and Mercy, in a desperate attempt to forestall a band of ruthless political assassins. The Band of Smoke's target this time is Queen Victoria and their killing ground is the opening of the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in 1851. With the Brotherhood's murderous plot already well-advanced, only Jack, Mercy and the extraordinary M. Fizeau can prevent the greatest celebration of technology and internationalism ever conceived of in Victorian times, from triggering world-wide war.

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Oxford University Press, 2017   

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Genre:
Young adult comedy thriller

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Male:  14            Female:  12            Other:  crowd

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Burning Everest

Burning Everest
Jim hates his new foster parents and cannot believe his mother does not want him He escapes into a fantasy world where he is leading an expedition up Everest - then fantasy and reality clash

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Heinemann, London, 1994   

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TYA

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  3b 1g

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Casket Of Huermac

Casket Of Huermac
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Contained in: "Great escapes" published by Nelson Thornes 2000   

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Youth one act

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Demon Headmaster, The

Demon Headmaster, The
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from book by Gillian Cross

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Oxford Playscripts, Oxford University Press,    

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Hot Cakes

Hot Cakes
A group of teenagers work at a bakery owned by the father of of them. The bakery is threatened with closure and they come up with a number of hare brained schemes to keep it going

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Oxford Playscripts, Oxford University Press,    

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Youth play

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Invisible Man, The

Invisible Man, The
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Based on the novel "The Invisible Man" by H G Wells

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Oxford University Press 2012   

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Adaptation

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Mariza's Story

Mariza's Story
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Heinemann, London, 1994   

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TYA

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Mr Mukherjee, Ghost Catcher

Mr Mukherjee, Ghost Catcher
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Contained in: "Great escapes" published by Nelson Thornes 2000   

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My Sword Is Singing

My Sword Is Singing
Peter and his father Tomas arrive at the village of Chust. They settle down despite the villagers being hostile. But Chust has a secret - it is inhabited with zombies

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Oxford University Press 2014   

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Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus and Eurydice
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Contained in: "Great escapes" published by Nelson Thornes 2000   

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Rainlands

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Springfield, N11, London     1990

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Play/Drama

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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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Based on the short story by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Oxford University Press 2011   

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Thunderwar

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Want a Viking warrior as your life coach? Young Charlie Tapp is finding school a nightmare and home even worse. His only escape is his favourite fantasy role-playing game. Well, it is, until his avatar steps into the real world to teach Charlie how to stand up for himself. Thunderwar's a new comedy for 11-14 year olds, about making friends, coping with bullies of all ages, and the right temperature to bake apple turnovers in the middle of a battle.

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Corn Exchange, Dorchester     01 Jul 2016

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Dorchester Youth Theatre

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Y.A. comedy

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Valley of Fear

Valley of Fear
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Based on a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Oxford University Press 2004   

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Werewolf

Werewolf
Is the werewolf of Kilhope just a legend - or something more sinister?

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Oxford University Press 2011   

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Genre:
Youth play

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White Rose and the Swastika, The

White Rose and the Swastika, The
Hans and his sister Sophie at first are very enthusiastic for Hitler and Nazism. Now they realise their error and have started a group to oppose Hitler - the White Rose. But how far can their opposition go before the Gestapo discover it and eliminate them?

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Oxford University Press 2007   

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Youth play

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