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Tony Hickson

TONY HICKSON

  (1968 - )
Nationality:    British
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Tony trained in film and TV production, he was an actor for 12 years before completing his MA in screenwriting at London College of communication.

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

         Catch Your Breath         Children Of The Cleaved Forest         Players Lab         Vanishing Point         Wanking In Public Places

Catch Your Breath

Synopsis:
The play looks at the former residents of the hospital and the story of how they came to be there. The play examines themes of alienation, isolation and how society looks at mental health

Notes:
The full length version of the players lab 15 min play

1st Produced:
The Horse and stables waterloo     Jul 2014

Organisations:
Ghost Dog

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
play

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Children Of The Cleaved Forest

Synopsis:
The story of a group of schoolgirls. Children of the cleaved forest is a short play dealing with the issue of absent presence as a central theme, and looks at how the absent presence of a mother figure in the family has effected Womens roles. The historical context of the play asks how Margaret Thatcher and her ideologies of family sought to alienate and erode the family unit have played out over the years. The play looks at how with a backdrop of the David Cameron government seeking to alienate and demonise the working class. This is a culmination of the 1990s laddette culture and the evolution of a distorted feminism. The main characters are all schoolgirls in a gang. The parts are intended to be played by actresses of any age.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Spiral arts

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Gritty drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Players Lab

Synopsis:
A site specific piece set in an abandoned Mental Hospital. The play was part of a cycle of four plays. The play looks at the former residents of the hospital and the story of how they came to be there.

Notes:
The play was 15 mins long and was part of a cycle performance of a longer 1 hour piece the shows ran 2 a day for 2 weeks

1st Produced:
Danny Boyles shuffle festival St Clements hospital Mile End     Dec 2013

Organisations:
Planctonic players

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
site specific

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Vanishing Point

Synopsis:
The play is set in Whitley Bay / Newcastle in the 1980s and looks at the life of an unemployed man, who's main hobby is metal detecting. The play looks at the daily lives and of the protagonist and deals with themes of unemployment, alienation and loneliness.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Alphabetti/ Savage amusement

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Contempory

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Wanking In Public Places

Synopsis:
A satire on gay conversion therapy. A new member joins the church and the congregation try to convert him, with unexpected results.

Notes:
The play was written when a church in USA claimed they could cure people by praying.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Savage Amusement

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Satire/ gay

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  chorus

Further Reference:
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