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Ned Hopkins

NED HOPKINS

  
Nationality:    British
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Ned Hopkins' plays include: A Lot of it About - presented by Organised Chaos Productions at The Lowry Studio, Manchester (April-June 2013) and subsequently at fringe venues in the North West of England including the 2013 Buxton Fringe Festival; Earnest Endeavours - an award-winning comedy-drama produced at Theatre 62, Bromley (February 2011); The Portrait of a Lady for Bromley Little Theatre (April 2003), adapted from Henry James's novel; and Dangerous Thing - a contemporary drama, read by The Script Readers at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East (2009). Shorter produced works include: All the World Away (2012) for the about the VADs in WW1; After Life a two-hander(2008); and Senior Moments (2008/9) a set of four Third Age monologues.

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

         Earnest Endeavours         Lot Of It About, A         Portrait of a Lady, The         Pull         Senior Moments

Earnest Endeavours

Synopsis:
WW1 family play, guessing what might have happened to Oscar Wilde's Algy, Jack, Cecily and Gwendolen coping with marital and social meltdown during the years 1914-1919,: ". . . fully justifies its own separate existence as a notable piece of theatre" (Sardines Magazine). Special Merit Award, Bromley Theatre Guild Festival 2011. Rehearsal footage of the entr'acte songs: Margot from Chicago, Give Him My Love and Tea on the Terrace (music by Rowland Lee) on:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPn9IMlDtLs; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-2mhOt4APc and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA7DEttY9tY

Notes:
Playing time: 2 hrs. 10 mins. 1 set

1st Produced:
Wickham Theatre Centre, Bromley, Kent     01 Apr 2011

Organisations:
Theatre 62

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy-drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  Optional singer (female)

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Lot Of It About, A

Synopsis:
Ben's sex aversion therapy didn't work. Now on the verge of old age and trapped in a loveless marriage to Ann, he argues with his younger self and revisits key events in his life. But is everything as negative as it appears? A violent struggle with his alter ego finally offers some kind of hope for the future. [See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLv1D-U0fg4nge Festival.] **** The Yorkshire Times: "A play bursting with hope and humour . . ."; **** Whatsonstage:". . . with its quick and witty script, A lot of It About is a thoughtful piece of theatre"; 5 strokes: The Fiction Stroker - Manchester:". . . Ned Hopkins has crafted a entertaining, but culturally relevant piece . . . Thoroughly recommended."

Notes:
Playing time:1 hr 10 mins. Minimalist treatment suggested. Designed for a minimum of six actors doubling. The play should flow seamlessly. Changes of place and time indicated by use of music and/or changes of lighting, as/if required.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Organised Chaos Productions

1st Published:

Music:
-

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Genre:
Contemporary drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Portrait of a Lady, The

Synopsis:
Isabel Archer, an attractive, intelligent young woman, travels with her aunt to Surrey in the 1870s to visit relations before going on to Italy. At the suggestion of Ralph Touchett, her cousin who is in love with her but too sick to feel he should press his suit, her uncle leaves Isabel a wealthy woman. Her independent spirit leads her to defy the best advice given to her by the people who really care about her and accept a proposal of marriage from Gilbert Osmond, a seemingly charming, but deeply flawed, malignant dilettante. Spotlights magazine wrote of the original production: " . . . a finely tuned piece of theatre with sharp characterisation . . . strong narrative drive . . ." whilst another local reviewer said: ". . . a stylish and literary adaptation and theatrically exciting production . . . continuously keeps the attention of the audience."

Notes:
A two act play adapted from the novel by Henry James. Playing time: 1 hr. 30 mins. Minimalist treatment suggested. Written to enable a minimum of eight actors to play all the roles. Intended that the play should flow seamlessly. Changes of place and time indicated by use of music and/or changes of lighting, as/if required. An all-purpose set with two or three period chairs and a small round table that can be moved by the actors.

1st Produced:
Bromley Little Theatre     01 Apr 2003

Organisations:
Bromley Little Theatre Company

1st Published:

Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  At the director's discretion

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Pull

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     2009

Organisations:
Script Readers

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Rehearsed Reading

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Senior Moments

Synopsis:
'Maggy': in the cafeteria of an Edinburgh department store, a widow finds herself befriending a handsome stranger young enough to be her son. 'ted': As he unpacks his possessions on arrival at The Limes Retirement Home, an old man reflects on his life in the East End - and the nurse from whom he was separated in World War II. 'Elsie': awaits the arrival of her son in her Manchester flat. Duggie, forty-two, is coming to live with her after a two-year separation - and an unpleasant incident. 'Franklyn': is due to be evicted from his Hove flat. An ageing Lothario, he has always traded on his charm and good looks. Now, time and luck have almost run out . . .

Notes:
Each play runs approx. 25 mins

1st Produced:
Maggy' & 'Franklyn' At Browsers Theatre, Lingfield, Surrey, 'ted' At Wickham Theatre Centre, Bromley, Kent     2010

Organisations:
Maggy' and 'Franklyn':The Green Room Theatre Company 'ted': Lingfield and Theatre 62

1st Published:

Music:
-

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Genre:
Talking heads (4 one-character plays)

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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