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Mike Heath

MIKE HEATH

  
Nationality:    British
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Mike Heath is an experienced theatre writer / director. He has worked in fringe theatre since 2003, with work appearing at Studio Salford, 24:7 Theatre Festival, The Buxton Fringe, Re:Play @ The Library Theatre, The Lowry, Liverpool Everyman, Robert Powell Theatre (Salford), The Drill Hall (London) as well as many fringe venues in Manchester, such as Taurus and Joshua Brooks. He is half of Manchester Evening News award winning, Mediamedea, along with Cathy Crabb.Mike is studying for an MA in Playwriting at Salford University. The course is taught in conjunction with The Royal Exchange, Bolton Octagon and Liverpool Everyman. Mike is also a songwriter and has a number of songs available to listen to on his website. Click the Music tab. He's also a qualified Iyengar yoga teacher and teaches classes in and around Manchester. Check the Yoga tab for details of classes. He has been lucky enough to be awarded funding by Arts Council England on two separate occasions - an R&D for a devised project called Playing God and for theStudio Salford Write For The Stage courses. He's also been in grateful receipt of three grants from The Peggy Ramsay Foundation to help to him write for the stage, including the up-coming All Tomorrow's Parties (Studio Salford, Oct 2013).

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         All Tomorrow's Parties         Avoidance         Big Things, The         Cake         Cake - Another Slice. . .         Call Of Nature, The         Cowboys         Eighteen         Full House         Game Of Two Halves, The         HotShot         Ivan And The Firebird         Jam         Playing God         Plus One ?         Retreat, The         Rise and Demise of Kenneth Kennedy-Smythe         Season Of Good Cheer, The         VIP Lounge, The
All Tomorrow's Parties

All Tomorrow's Parties
Claire hasn't left the flat for 3 months after husband, Pierre, unceremoniously left her. Jimmy has an idea that he thinks will bring her back to the life of the living. But Andy (Jimmy's boyfriend) has other ideas about what might cheer her up. A dramatic comedy about artificial insemination, infidelity and living forever

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1st Published:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2 edition (25 April 2016)   

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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Avoidance

Synopsis:
Tom has been dead for 15 years. At least, that's what his sister, Michelle, thinks. Their mother has since passed away, leaving her with husband, Damian, trapped in a house haunted by memories. Damian is desperate for them to move to make a fresh start. When Tom appears on the doorstep, hope rears its head for Michelle and presents an opportunity for Damian. But why did Tom disappear, and what has he come home to tell her? A tale of truth and hope, when all hope has been jettisoned.

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1st Produced:
Salford: King's Arms theatre     31 May 2017

Organisations:
Agrippa Productions

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Big Things, The

Synopsis:
Grace and Howard are happy. But the birth of their first child brings disruption to Grace's life to the extent that she starts to question whether she is like everyone else. A glimpse into the world of of those who think differently.

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Genre:
Rehearsed reading

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Cake

Cake
Julian comes out to his parents, Linda and Jim, and doesn't quite get the response he'd hoped for. Val and Tommy, competitive neighbours, arrive with ecstatic news of their son, Dave's, engagement. But did Jim really see what he thought he saw in the garage. . .?

Notes:
New one Act play premiered At the 24:7 theatre Festival in 2007. Contact the Author via the festival for details And performance rights. info@247theatrefestival.co.uk

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Organisations:
Mediamedea

1st Published:
in Mike Heath: Plays One, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (9 Sept. 2016)   

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Genre:
comedy One act. - - Gay, one act

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Cake - Another Slice. . .

Synopsis:
After a Summer of Love, Dave's wedding day has arrived. Julian is the Best Man and must make sure that nothing goes wrong and everyone gets to the church on time. Val is determined to upstage everyone with her dress and her continual demands on Linda are wearing decidedly thin. Jim just doesn't want to be there. Cake - Another Slice is a comedy about weddings, psychedelics and finally saying what you need to.

Notes:
sequel to "Cake"

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Mediamedia

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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Call Of Nature, The

Call Of Nature, The
Abe is training to be a Catholic priest, but some of what he is told to preach doesn't sit comfortably, especially the stuff about sex and love. The night before his ordination, he goes out to find out who he is, what he wants and whether he should complete his training. Picked up as a rave-pet by Gaby and Adam, tonight's events will change everything forever. Should they save God from the church?

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1st Produced:
Salford: King's Arms theatre     18 May 2015

Organisations:
Mediamedea and Studio Salford

1st Published:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (10 Dec. 2015)   

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  4 actors

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Cowboys

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Notes:
part of Studio Salford Development Week

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Genre:
(rehearsed reading / live improv)

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Eighteen

Synopsis:
al grew up down south and moved away when he was 18. He's now lived in Manchester for 18 years. a visit from an old flame from back home, Caroline, brings old skeletons out of the closet.

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Mediamedea

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Full House

Synopsis:
John and Cherie moved from the city high life to a country manor in deepest Shropshire but the dream has gone sour for Cherie, who wants to sell up and move on. The arrival of a hunky gardener brightens things up, but why is he really there? And why is the doddery aristocrat who sold them the house still living in the east wing? A comedy about greed, hedge-fund managers and murder.

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Genre:
black comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Game Of Two Halves, The

Game Of Two Halves, The
Pete and Simon are a couple. Tom, Pete's opinionated, homophobic pal, gets tickets for the match, so Simon, as you would, invites himself along. But Tom doesn't know that Pete is gay. . . the Game of Two Halves is a fish-out-of-water comedy about secrets, assumption, and football.

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Mediamedea

1st Published:
in Mike Heath: Plays One, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (9 Sept. 2016)   

Music:
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Genre:
80 min comedy. - - Gay, one act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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HotShot

HotShot
Max has found himself in deep water with some nasty people. His new wife, Magda, has no idea and continues to spend, spend, spend. On the run, Max drags Magda to a grotty hotel resort on a Greek Island where he can buy time to think. But will the past even find him where he least expects it? Will this be the holiday he really needs? A comedy play about running away.

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1st Published:
in Mike Heath: Plays One, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (9 Sept. 2016)   

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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Ivan And The Firebird

Synopsis:
Children's show using puppets, animation and music to bring to life the classic Russian fire tale, Ivan and the Firebird.

Notes:
Script written and music composed by Mike Heath

1st Produced:
Lancashire at Haworth Art Gallery     Feb 2015

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Genre:
TYA

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Jam

Synopsis:
Neville and heavily-pregnant wife, Cheryl, are on their way back from a family visit. On their way home, they get stuck on the motorway during a thunderstorm of biblical proportions. Wouldn't this be a bad time to go into labour, they joke. . ..A madcap comedy about leaving adolescence behind and embracing parenthood.

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Playing God

Synopsis:
The world has changed, but Sophia is desperate to maintain normality. So when the carrot is dangled, she grabs it - if things can go back to how they were. Can she keep the merry workforce merry in the face of unstoppable change? When you're stretched beyond breaking point, is it possible to retain an identity in the corporate world?

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1st Produced:
HatWorks Museum, Wellington Mill, SK3 0EU     28 Feb 2018

Organisations:
Viaduct Theatre

1st Published:
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Genre:
comedy of corporate errors

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Plus One ?

Plus One ?
as Jay decides he can not go through life alone, he realises that he's going to have to make some changes before that significant other is going to land in his lap

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1st Published:
in Mike Heath: Plays One, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (9 Sept. 2016)   

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Retreat, The

Synopsis:
the arrival of an unexpected guest shatters Nick and Flora's romantic weekend by the sea. Pushed to the brink of self-destruction, can they survive the truth that emerges about Nick's chilling past?

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1st Produced:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival     01 Aug 2010

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Rise and Demise of Kenneth Kennedy-Smythe

Rise and Demise of Kenneth Kennedy-Smythe
the Americans have struck France with no apparent motive. Kenneth, war correspondent for the BBC, finds himself publicly disgraced and silenced after expressing personal disgust at the actions of the attackers. Kenneth's girlfriend, Jennifer Talia, royal correspondent for the BBC and ceaseless social climber, finds herself caught up in a propaganda trap after being given a position of media power. Her task - to detract the media away from the war. . .

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1st Published:
in Mike Heath: Plays One, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (9 Sept. 2016)   

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Genre:
dark comedy

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Season Of Good Cheer, The

Synopsis:
Letitia wants an unforgettable Christmas day. Ruth still hasn't forgiven Letitia for the divorce from her Father and subsequent whirlwind marriage to her new step-dad, Terry. Terry is not best pleased that his world class Christmas dinner menu is not going the way he planned. Will this be the unforgettable Christmas day Letitia is counting on? A dark comedy about secrets and revelations.

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Mediamedea

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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VIP Lounge, The

Synopsis:
When co-workers, ange, elaine, Kev and James get stuck at the airport waiting for a connecting flight, things get weirder by the minute. an unexpected visit from a fifth party offers one of them the privilege of instigating the end of days. Only they don't realise it. . .

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Mediamedea

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Music:
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Genre:
surreal comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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