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Susan Gray

SUSAN GRAY

  (1987 - )
Nationality:    British
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Susan Gray is a Writer, Performer and Artistic Director from North West London, Harrow. She is currently studying for her PhD at Royal Holloway, focusing on Science Fiction and the Theatre. Plays include: A Christmas Gift (2012), Newshound (2012), Narcissus and Echo - A Bathroom Myth (2012) The Reality Test (2014), Terra Firma (2014) and her recent play SUM (2014), in which she also performed. She is Artistic Director of Stars or Mars Theatre, which stages new writing in Science Fiction. Her monologue collection Notes from Other Worlds and the playtext of SUM have been published by Playdead Press.

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

         Buzz         Christmas Gift, A         Chrysalides And Cuckoos         En Passant         Fishbowl         Narcissus and Echo: A Bathroom Myth         Opening Pandora's Box         Pipe Dreams         Reality Test, The         Respawn         SUM         Terra Firma         Trifling Matter, A

Buzz

Synopsis:
In a world where bees are becoming increasingly scarce, a couple of futurists try to market these organisms to future generations.

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Writers Bloc

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Genre:
Science Fiction/Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Christmas Gift, A

Synopsis:
Dealing with a futuristic interpretation of commodity fetishism, a woman who has captured the final moments of her dying husband with surveillance and notes, pays a corporation to "resurrect" him through a mechanical body for one day at Christmas.

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part of Writers Bloc. Writers Blocs goal is to create an informal community of writers, directors, and actors, all collaborating together to create new work and bringing new writing to life. Raw talent is what Writers Bloc looks for, and gives that talent a platform to perform, evolve, and expose their work in a constructive environment.

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Genre:
Science Fiction

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Chrysalides And Cuckoos

Synopsis:
Cuckoos and Chrysalides depicts the story of a woman who is preserving her children to the time she feels right by uploading them. Her mother is helping her against the social backlash as the space to upload is becoming contested by many sources. Who will get the space and who is in control?

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part of Writers Bloc. Writers Blocs goal is to create an informal community of writers, directors, and actors, all collaborating together to create new work and bringing new writing to life. Raw talent is what Writers Bloc looks for, and gives that talent a platform to perform, evolve, and expose their work in a constructive environment.

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Genre:
one act 60 min

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En Passant

Synopsis:
Claire and Sam have constantly been under pressure to end their relationship, coasting from one Valentine's Day to the next. Both have given ample opportunity to break up but also to fix the relationship. en Passant is one opportunity where one pawn can take the other through passing. Who will take the opportunity first?

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Genre:
Romance, Drama

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Fishbowl

Synopsis:
Sophia and Max have been accepted onto a new program that will nurture and raise a "perfect" society - one that runs on transparency and trust, based on a cubicle model. However, with the secluded nature of their family unit and the blinkered focus of a task orientated life, this proves too much for the couple. Can they deal with the claustrophobic pressure and with each other?

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Genre:
Science Fiction

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Narcissus and Echo: A Bathroom Myth

Synopsis:
Parodying the ancient tale of Narcissus and echo, this short play deals with the privacies, vanities and privileges of being in a stable relationship - but when it comes to sharing the bathroom.

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1st Produced:
Sylvia Young Theatre Company    29 Nov 2012

Organisations:
Insignificant Theatre

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Genre:
Comedy, Parody

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Opening Pandora's Box

Synopsis:
A struggling artist wishes to create his own muse to revive his career, much to the amusement of his scientist friend. Unfortunately, the past interferes with the project in more ways than one, with comic and poignant results.

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Genre:
Science Fiction, Comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Pipe Dreams

Synopsis:
A short play that deals with the consequences of post-apocalypse. A famous woman once married to the man who led the evacuation mission is being assessed along with the woman who was one of the investigators on the project that realized the earth's future. More has passed between them that they might think.

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Genre:
Science Fiction

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Reality Test, The

Synopsis:
This play deals with a couple trapped in a continuous loop - finding the glitch and trying to "debug" the problem. Is it a code worth sorting?

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Writers Bloc

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Genre:
Science Fiction

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Respawn

Synopsis:
Everything we believed about time, personality and character is now under threat. In Respawn, we follow a set of characters who are dealing with their multitude of pasts and futures, as well as prejudices from the present.

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This play can be cast gender blind.

1st Produced:
Hackney Attic, London    01 Jun 2015

Organisations:
Stars or Mars Theatre

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Genre:
Science Fiction

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  3

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SUM

Synopsis:
SUM depicts characters who have entered this contract to share these minds between them in a much more intimate way than the illusions that our social media now provide. They question concepts that we have accepted since time began - love, birth, war and loss - and still manage to find their own journeys despite the information that has been shared. Who is the pioneer of the technology? Who will use it for good (whatever that means in this reality), and who will use it to further their own ends? Should everyone be able to connect?

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The play can be cast gender blind.

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Stars or Mars Theatre

1st Published:
Playdead Press (27 Nov 2014)   978-1910067277

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Genre:
Science Fiction

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  5

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Terra Firma

Synopsis:
After a postapocalyptic disaster, communities are split in two those who are chosen and those who aren't. The privileges of the chosen are to watch the struggling society left behind at a price.

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Stars or Mars Theatre

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Genre:
Science Fiction

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Trifling Matter, A

Synopsis:
Two inspectors discover a startling fact about a crime scene in the midst of the Singularity&

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Amazing Stories Magazine (21/10/2014)   -

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Genre:
Science Fiction

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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