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John Goodrum

JOHN GOODRUM  (1958 - )

 Nationality:    British
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John Goodrum has worked as an actor in Theatres nationwide. PArts he has played include John Smith in RUN FOR YOUR WIFe, Neville in NeVILLe'S ISLaND, Heisenberg in COPeNHaGeN, Adam in SOMeONe WHO'LL WaTCH OVeR Me, Michael Starkwedder in the UNeXPeCTeD GUeST, Fancourt Babberley in CHaRLeY'S aUNT, Scrub in the BeaUX' STRaTaGeM and Bottom in a MIDSUMMeR NIGHT'S DReaM. On Radio 4 he played James Miller in the aRCHeRS. John is a founder of Rumpus Theatre Company, for whom his directing credits include MURDeReR, DUeT FOR ONe, QUaRTeT, JUMPeRS and aLFIe. Rumpus has also produced his own plays and adaptations including SORRY, I LOVe YOU. . .; the BLaCK VeIL; the COMeDY OF TeRRORS!; the JUDGe'S HOUSe!; the RIPPeR FILeS!; the SIGNaLMaN and the PIT aND the PeNDULUM. the latter two were both subsequently produced by Bill Kenwright at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. the JUDGeS' HOUSe! was produced recently in Germany. For Bridge Theatre John has written the plays BLOOD ReLaTIONS (first seen at Sheringham Little Theatre) and the HaUNTeD HOUSe (first seen at Norwich Playhouse). SORRY, I LOVe YOU. . . and the COMeDY OF TeRRORS! are both published by Samuel French; SORRY, I LOVe YOU . . . has been produced throughout england and as far afield as Nairobi in KenyA.

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         Black Veil, The         Blood Relations         Comedy Of Terrors!, The         Dracula's Guest         Ghosts Touch, The         Haunted Bride, The         Haunted House, The         Judge's House, The         Mystery Of Edwin Drood, The         Nightmare Room, The         One Fling After Another         Pit And the Pendulum, The         Ripper Files, The         Schubert Fountain         Sherlock Holmes - A Study in Fear!         Signalman, The         Sorry, I Love You

Black Veil, The

Synopsis:
ONe winter's evening, towards the close of the year 1800, or within a year or two of that time, a young medical practitioner, recently established in business, was seated by a fire in his parlour, listening to the wind which was beating the rain in pattering drops against the window. When a visitor arrives from the dark streets, dressed in deep mourning, the upper part of her figure carefully muffled in a black shawl, her face, as if for concealment, is covered by the Black Veil. the woman appears distressed and frightened but what is her deadly secret? What terrifying and tragic mystery lies behind her shroud? What shocking events await the new doctor as he ventures in the darkest, most miserable parts of London?

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adapted from the short story by Charles Dickens

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Thriller

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Blood Relations

Synopsis:
Pam and Charlie are a happily bickering old couple until a murder from years ago has frightening consequences

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Bridge Theatre

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Thriller

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Comedy Of Terrors!, The

Comedy Of Terrors!, The
Jo Smith arrives at her local theatre for an audition with the director Vyvian Jones, but it transpires that she has actually been invited there by Beverley, Vyvian's twin brother, who wants her to impersonate her own twin sister Fiona in order to scotch the rumour that Beverley has slept with Fiona. (He has, but doesn't want Vyvian to tell his fiancee Cheryl.) Jo reluctantly accepts this unusual acting job and pretends to be Fiona to Vyvian. But then the real Fiona arrives and thinks Vyvian is Beverley - and then Vyvian, who is a member of the local Sons of Satan association, takes Jo captive to use as a human sacrifice - and then - Only the intervention of a policeman, Janet Jones (Beverley's and Vyvian's identical younger brother) can save the day as matters get more than a little confusing - One actor and one actress play all the Joneses and Smiths respectively in this fast-moving madcap comedy of multiple mistaken identity.

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Samuel French, London >>>   978-0573110603

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Genre:
full legth Comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Dracula's Guest

Synopsis:
a full length original horror story based on a short story by Bram Stoker for one male and one female - a young woman is invited to a party - at a house she's never visited . . . and with a host she's never met! the present-day world of forensic police investigation gets inextricably mixed up with the vampiric past in this magnificent slice of Gothic horror based on Bram Stoker's wickedest creation.

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Genre:
horror story

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Ghosts Touch, The

Synopsis:
Stephen Rayburn's young daughter Lucy runs to him from the woods in Kensington Gardens. She's frightened. Is it the dog? he asks. It's not the dog, it's the lady ... I think she might be mad!the woman leads him into lust and revenge that reaches from beyond the grave.

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1st Produced:
Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton    06 Nov 2012

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Rumpus Theatre

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Play/Drama

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Haunted Bride, The

Synopsis:
amid the shadowy rooms and moonstruck gardens of a peeling, overgrown Italian palazzo, the dreams that haunt a young brides sleep reach their terrifying climax. Let the haunting begin!

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based on To Be Read At Dusk by Charles Dickens

1st Produced:
Wolverhampton's arena theatre    11 Oct 2011

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Rumpus Theatre Company

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Genre:
ghost story

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Haunted House, The

Synopsis:
Benjamin Standfast is dismissive of the ghostly reputation of Poplar Grange until he meets the ghost of the boy who haunts the house.

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based on A story by Charles Dickens

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Bridge Theatre

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Genre:
a full length period comedy ghost story

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Judge's House, The

Synopsis:
based on a story by Bram Stoker for one male and one female - an earnest young student takes up residence in a sinister, deserted house, thinking it the ideal place for long nights of study before a blazing fire. He mocks the fears of his fellow townsfolk. . .but all too soon finds himself far from alone - and haunted by the portrait of a vindictive hanging judge, lurking in the upper shadows of his room - just beside the seemingly innocent rope, up and down which run his other house-mates, the rats!

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Genre:
full length period ghost story

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Mystery Of Edwin Drood, The

Synopsis:
packed full of vivid characters and nightmarish locations. . .from an opium den, via a creepy cathedral crypt, to the fog and shadows of Victorian London. a handsome young man, full of life and hope, and betrothed from childhood to a beautiful young girl, suddenly and inexplicably vanishes without trace.

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based on An unfinished novel by Charles Dickens

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Genre:
full length period murder mystery

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Nightmare Room, The

Synopsis:
This deliciously dark thriller from a tale by the master of terror and mystery, arthur Conan Doyle - with twists and turns worthy of an agatha Christie whodunnit - weaves its way through a sinister labyrinth of marital infidelity and revenge that will haunt your mind forever. When Helen regains consciousness, she finds herself bound and blindfolded in a locked room. Her captor, best friend Catherine, challenges her to a deadly game of Russian roulette to decide which of them will win the handsome film star they both desire. But the game - like the room - is far from what it seems . . . and are they alone in the room . . . or is there someone watching!

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based on the classic mystery chiller by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Genre:
full length contemporary thriller

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One Fling After Another

Synopsis:
Jim Fellows spends most of his time on the reception desk juggling the complicated love lives of his colleagues. . . but when the lift gets stuck and his own romances start to unravel, events spiral hysterically out of control.

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Genre:
original full length farce

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Pit And the Pendulum, The

Synopsis:
when William Trevelyan sets out to rescue his young wife from the clutches of a wicked and lascivious Hellfire Club, he little expects to find himself their captive, tortured by the nightmare of a living grave, the nameless dread of a fathomless pit. . . and the inevitability of the swinging pendulum with its razor-sharp blade!

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based on A story by edgar Allen Poe

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Genre:
full length period horror story

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Ripper Files, The

Synopsis:
inspired by the ghoulish events in Victorian Whitechapel which have been a source of universal fascination since the 1880's. . .and with a deliciously wicked sting in the tail . . . join Inspector Lestrange as he sifts through the evidence . . . but will he uncover the one fact that only the Ripper himself can possibly know?

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Genre:
original full length thriller

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Schubert Fountain

Synopsis:
about the last few years of the composer Schubert's life.

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Genre:
original full length biographical play

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Sherlock Holmes - A Study in Fear!

Synopsis:
A gripping play by John Goodrum based on the classic story the Final Problem by Arthur Conan Doyle. When Holmes arrives unexpectedly at the door of his old friend and colleague Dr Watson, at the beginning of this hugely entertaining new version of the classic Conan Doyle tale, he begs the good Doctor's assistance for one final case ... and an exhilarating evening of mystery, chase, disguise and detection are the inevitable result, culminating in a breath-taking showdown at the tumultuous Reichenbach Falls.

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Wolverhampton: Arena theatre    06 Nov 2013

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Genre:
adaptation

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Signalman, The

Synopsis:
a terrified signalman unburdens himself to the young student who chances upon his railway cutting. He tells a chilling tale of the spectre that haunts him, and the terrible disasters that follow each appearance. . .but what horror is the ghost trying to warn of this time? and is the young man's visit quite so innocent as it at first appears?

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from story by Charles Dickens

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Genre:
full length period ghost story

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Sorry, I Love You

Sorry, I Love You
Helen has broken up with boyfriend Peter. She is dejected and sits on the pavement. Two people approach her a tramp and Jools. Jools whisks her away on a whirlwind world trip - yet everywhere they go there is someone who looks exactly like the tramp

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Samuel French, London, 2005   978-0573019876

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Genre:
original full length romantic comedy

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