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Lewis Hetherington

LEWIS HETHERINGTON

  
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Lewis Hetherington is a Theatre-maker based in Glasgow. He is an associate artist of analogue, having co-written and performed in their first two shows, Mile end and Beachy Head. He is currently working with them on their new show 2,401 Objects. Other writing credits include: adaptations of the archivist by Hector Levy and Instructions for Butterfly Collectors by Mariana Eva Perez for National Theatre of Scotland

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         2401 Objects         Archivist, The         Beachy Head         Bodies Unfinished         Cloud Man         Demons         Eat Me         Fragmented Life of Dorothy Lawrence         Friends Electric         Goldilocks         Incredible Swimming Choir, The         Instructions For Butterfly Collections         Leaving Planet Earth         Mile End         News Just In         Oedipus the King         Perfect Child         Sea Change         Secret Life of Suitcases, The         Stowaway         Three Little Pigs, The

2401 Objects

2401 Objects
"Henry, are you awake?" Henry lives each day like the last. exactly like the last. every day, he tries to make sense of the world around him; the girl sitting on the lawn outside his window, the pages of a book filled with the same sentence, the 80 year old man looking at him in the mirror. In 2009 Patient H.M.'s brain is dissected live on the internet to a global audience of 400,000 people, cut into carefully preserved slices: manuscripts of tissue like the pages of a book. In 1953 Henry Molaison emerges from experimental brain surgery without any recollection of the last two years of his life or the ability to form new memories. In 1935 nine-year old Henry is knocked over by a bike, leaving him unconscious for five minutes. Following analogue's critically acclaimed Mile end and Beachy Head and inspired by the world's most important neuroscientific case-study, 2401 Objects tells the remarkable story of a man who could no longer remember, but who has proven impossible to forget.

Notes:
written by by Hannah Barker, Lewis Hetherington, Liam Jarvis, devised by the company. UK premiere Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh 03 Aug 2012

1st Produced:
Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Germany    17 Jun 2011

Organisations:
analogue

1st Published:
Oberon Books (2011) >>>    978-1849431958

Music:
-

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Archivist, The

Synopsis:
Oran Mor's a Play, a Pie and a Pint spring season at edinburgh's Traverse theatre, presented in association with the National theatre of Scotland, will feature five plays from South America, adapted by Scottish playwrights.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Hector Levy

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Beachy Head

Beachy Head
It's been a month since Stephen stepped over the edge. there was no sign - no warning. amy collects her husband's effects, the things he had with him gathered in a single box. as memories of their last night together rewind, replay and unravel, she is desperate to find out why. Joe and Matt are making a documentary. Whilst reviewing their footage they make a startling discovery that will take their film in an unexpected direction - the blurred image of a man jumping from the cliffs. Beachy Head is a powerful look at the ripple effects of one man's decision. Mixing text, 3D animation and a dynamic physicality,

Notes:
script by Dan Rebellato, Emma Jowett And Lewis Hetherington, Hannah Barker, Liam Jarvis; devised by Analogue

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Organisations:
analogue/the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich/escalator east to edinburgh

1st Published:
Oberon Books, London (2011) >>>    978-1849430128

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-

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Bodies Unfinished

Bodies Unfinished
Alan loves his work. He doesn't love his wife, his mother or his only child, so he aims to break free and live for himself. alan's going to sort this mess out - this huge, horrific mess that is his life. He's got a plan. He's going to stop playing the husband, the father, the son and find himself. He's going to sort it out once and for all.

Notes:
part of the Dough is Rising As work in progress, Traverse Edinburgh 06 Nov 2009

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Organisations:
Grey Swan

1st Published:
Oberon Books (2011) >>>    978-1849431293

Music:
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Cloud Man

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Notes:
written by Lewis Hetherington And Ailie Cohen

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TYA

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Demons

Synopsis:
To celebrate Oran Mor's 250th play a group of Scottish writers collaborated to produce the Jean-Jacques Rousseau Show. Those writers were Dave Anderson, Davey Anderson, Alan Bissett, Catrin evans, Mike Gonzalez, Sean Hardie, Kieran Hurley, David MacLennan, Gary McNair, Amanda Monfrooe and Julia Taudevin. Joined Now By David Greig and Lewis Hetherington, they have got together again to write this companion piece - Demons. A modern day variety show of songs, scenes, comedy, tragedy and polemic.

Notes:
-

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Organisations:
a Play, a Pint and a Pie

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-   -

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Eat Me

Synopsis:
Fast paced and full of surprises EAT ME is an immersive theatrical thriller tackling the issues of food, health and systems of consumption through the playful, entertaining and funny story of Eric and his friend Glob. But with the Feeders lurking round every corner, it might even be a little scary too!

Notes:
Toured primary schools and finishing up the tour with a couple of public performances on Sat 20th June at Platform

1st Produced:
Platform Glasgow in Glasgow, United Kingdom    20 Jun 2015

Organisations:
Moment's Peace Theatre Company

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Fragmented Life of Dorothy Lawrence

Synopsis:
Inspired by the real life story of Dorothy Lawrence - an Edwardian orphan who cycled across France disguised as a man to fight in the trenches of the First World War ? this show explores the imprint her story made on history and what resonance it holds today.

Notes:
in UK New Writing Tour - Classical and Contemporary Text students present three brand new works by leading Scottish-based playwrights Platform performances of three exciting and challenging new plays by Scottish-based playwrights in collaboration with Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Masters Acting and Directing students.

1st Produced:
Cockpit Theatre, London    05 Sep 2012

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short play

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Friends Electric

Synopsis:
The Professor has spent her life with robots. She has built them, tested them, broken them and started all over again. The Professor has spent so much time with robots that some people say she has prefers them to humans. Friends Electric is a magical story about a spark of connection between a human (you) and a robot (like you?). Discover what makes you human, how our hearts can take over our brains and how our brains can do amazing things.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Glasgow: Woodside library    17 Sep 2015

Organisations:
Visible Fictions

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-   -

Music:
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Goldilocks

Synopsis:
It's Christmas eve in the Bear's house. their beds are made, the porridge is hot and their favourite chairs are waiting for them - what could possibly go wrong? With plenty of music, jokes and bears our talented and energetic cast bring Goldilocks to life.

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Genre:
Christmas TYA

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Incredible Swimming Choir, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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Organisations:
Starcatchers

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-   -

Music:
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Instructions For Butterfly Collections

Synopsis:
Oran Mor's a Play, a Pie and a Pint spring season at edinburgh's Traverse theatre, presented in association with the National theatre of Scotland, will feature five plays from South America, adapted by Scottish playwrights.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Mariana eva Perez

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Leaving Planet Earth

Synopsis:
Old Earth has nothing left for us, and so it is time for a new beginning. Cross galaxies, traverse light years and find yourself in a world where you can be the centre of your own universe. Welcome to New Earth. Never look back. Vela, the revered and celebrated architect of this new society, has recently been avoiding her public duties in favour of visiting the Old Earth Museum and the company of its Security Guard. As the final migrants arrive, she is becoming increasingly obsessed by her memories, and questions are growing about her sanity. Award-winning theatre company Grid Iron fuses live interactive performance with innovative digital and new media technologies. Leaving Planet Earth is a site-responsive promenade production on an epic scale. Tracing the story of humanity's first migration into space, it asks fundamental questions about our connection to this planet. Should we leave this world, and if so, who will endure and at what cost?

Notes:
written by Catrin Evans and Lewis Hetherington

1st Produced:
Edinburgh International Festival    09 Aug 2013

Organisations:
Grid Iron

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Music:
-

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multi media site specific piece

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Mile End

Synopsis:
Cinematic, explosive and haunting. analogue take the audience on a devastating journey, inspired by the real life 2002 story of a man who pushed a commuter in front of a tube train in the rush hour. www.analogueproductions.co.uk

Notes:
written by Lewis Hetherington, Emma Jowett And Don Rebellato

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Organisations:
analogue

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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News Just In

Synopsis:
A nightly roundup of all things Commonwealth Games, with a brand new story every night. Featuring a cast of six of Scotland's top comedy actors with a dynamic team of fantastic writers, anything can (and probably will) happen! Follow the TV-tastic, tantalizing soap opera whilst hearing all the up to date Games news and gossip from Tom Daley to Tom Foolery with views from Tom, Dick and Harry. A fast paced, raucous romp of a theatre show!

Notes:
part of Culture 2014 at the Arches. Written by Colin Bell, Danny Brown, Julie Brown, Mary Gapinski, Lesley Hart, Lewis Hetherington, Lisa Keddie, Martin McCormick, Johnny McKnight, Douglas Maxwell, Morna Pearson, Lynda Radley, Stef Smith and Anita Vettesse.

1st Produced:
Arches, Glasgow, UK >>>    22 Jul 2014

Organisations:
Random Accomplice

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-   -

Music:
-

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Oedipus the King

Synopsis:
based on a simple metanarrative that has the story of Oedipus told by a group of four contemporary student types on a camping holiday in some remote part of the country. Gathered round a bonfire, necking whisky, sucking on a hubble-bubble pipe full of dope, and determined to frighten one another out of their wits, they gradually converge on the story of the theban king who, ignorant of his own birth, comes to power by killing his Father and marrying his mother, only to see the gods punish his city with horrific plague and pestilence, until his unwitring crimes come to light, and are purged in a nightmare of shame, horror, bereavement and selfmutilation.
Joyce McMillan, Scotsman

Notes:
Original Playwright - Sophocles, created by Young Company And Lewis Hetherington

1st Produced:
Glasgow, Bridge / Touring    2006

Organisations:
National Theatre Of Scotland

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Music:
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Genre:
Piece

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Perfect Child

Synopsis:
Oran Mor's a Play, a Pie and a Pint season

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Oran Mor's A Play, A Pie And A Pint Season    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Genre:
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Sea Change

Synopsis:
Oran Mor's a Play, a Pie and a Pint season

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Oran Mor's A Play, A Pie And A Pint Season    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Secret Life of Suitcases, The

Synopsis:
Larry has to go on a mission when one of the secrets from someone's suitcase goes missing.

Notes:
written by Lewis Hetherington and Ailie Cohen

1st Produced:
Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock    19 Mar 2014

Organisations:
-

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Genre:
TYA

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Stowaway

Synopsis:
A man wakes, face down, sprawled across his single bed, the sunlight gently creeping through the window. Today is the day he will change his life. A man conceals himself in the wheel arch of a commercial flight. He is a stowaway on a flight from India to the UK. He freezes to death, 35,000 feet above the ground, and as the plane approaches its destination and the landing gear is released, his body is tipped out into the clear morning sky. As he falls, he crashes through history, through time, through fiction and non-fiction. His descent takes us from the end of the 18th century to the height of the British Raj, from the eve of the 2012 cabinet reshuffle, to a place beyond time where the sun and earth converse. The body lands in the car park of a DIY superstore in an affluent suburb of London, and crashes into someone else's world. Stowaway is a story of one man from India, born of a history moulded by the hands of our ancestors; a history we struggle to talk about; and a history we have failed to resolve.

Notes:
Written and directed by Hannah Barker and Lewis Hetherington. Development at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh 2013

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Organisations:
analogue/the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich/escalator east to edinburgh

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Three Little Pigs, The

Synopsis:
The Three Little Pigs have never got along. They are one very unhappy family! Now they're all grown up they have moved out with little houses of their own. They are all tucked up safe against the cold winter snow. Until. . .a very mean Wolf comes along and changes everything! Will the Pigs escape the wolf? Will they find somewhere to live? Will they ever stop arguing with each other? Come and join us as we find out all about the Pigs and watch and laugh along as they try to have themselves a merry little Christmas, whatever it takes!

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Platform, Glasgow    09 Dec 2014

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-

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Genre:
TYA 70 min

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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