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Hotbuckle Theatre Company

HOTBUCKLE THEATRE COMPANY

  (2007 - )
Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    n/a

We were formed by Adrian Preater and Gemma Aston in 2007, and haven't looked back. Starting off with the original production of Adrian's "Get Writing with Rosie", an educational play about creative writing, we then toured with a number of original works, namely Joshua and Ballad of a Bird, before Adrian started adapting novels - beginning with Great Expectations. Hotbuckle have gone from strength to strength, and after moving from a Surrey to a Shropshire base last year, we will be touring with Persuasion in the Autumn.

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below is a list of Hotbuckle Theatre Company's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Ballad of a Bird         Cinderfella         David Copperfield         Emma         Great Expectations         Joshua         Les Miserables         Persuasion
Ballad of a Bird

Synopsis:
What happens when a girl's dreams turn into a nightmare and all her pies are gone? Funny, sad and heart-warming, this is a charmingly witty fairytale for adults by Adrian Preater. Beautifully written and delightfully produced this is a story about a young woodland girl's first venture alone into the big centre.

Notes:
written by Adrian Preater

1st Produced:
Leeds: Carriageworks     18 Nov 2010

Organisations:
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Music:
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Genre:
fairytale

Parts:
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Cinderfella

Synopsis:
Cinders is back, but this time she's a feller! Have a ball at Riverhouse's Family Panto!

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Riverhouse Barn, Walton On Thames     14 Dec 2012

Organisations:
Hotbuckle Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
pantomime

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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David Copperfield

Synopsis:
Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show' Young David Copperfield's sheltered life with his doting mother is thrown into turmoil when she remarries the ruthless and violent Murdstone. Thrust into an uncaring world of poverty and hardship, David must work out who to trust if he is to grow into the man he must become. Capturing the haunting beauty of the Yarmouth coast and bustling Victorian London, Hotbuckle use their distinctive style to tell the beloved story of Dickens' favourite child as only they know how.

Notes:
from novel by Charles Dickens

1st Produced:
The Lights, Andover, Hampshire     09 Oct 2013

Organisations:
Hotbuckle Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

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Emma

Synopsis:
Emma Woodhouse is handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition. She's also a bit of a meddler. After her governess is married to the kindly Mr Weston (at Emma's instigation of course), Miss Woodhouse's path in life is clear. She must become a matchmaker. But as her interfering gets out of hand and events spiral beyond her control, it may be time for Emma to question her judgement. Gently advised by childhood friend Mr Knightley, can Emma untangle the web she's spun? And what does she truly know of her own heart?

Notes:
from novel by Jane Austen

1st Produced:
Jane Austen Festival, Bath     19 Sep 2015

Organisations:
written by Adrian Preater

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

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Great Expectations

Synopsis:
Pip's s impoverished childhood takes on a new dimension when he meets the strange Miss Havisham. An unknown benefactor turns Pip into a gentleman but he falls prey to the corruption of money. Hotbuckle explode onto the stage with this new, innovative adaptation of one of Dickens' greatest novels. With all the comedy, mystery, violent melodrama, suspense and poignancy of the original, it tells of Pip's journey from boyhood to manhood as he seeks to discover who he is and find his place in an inhospitable world. It is a story of love and loss, of guilt and shame, of fear and courage and has some of the most vivid and memorable characters in all of English literature. With the bicentenary of Dickens' birth in 2012, this electrifying, exhilarating and moving production is a mustsee.

Notes:
from novel by Charles Dickens adapted by Adrian Preater

1st Produced:
Opera House, Buxton     08 Oct 2011

Organisations:
written by Adrian Preater

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

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Joshua

Synopsis:
A tragic-comic look at mortality through the eyes of one man. . . and his duck. What is Joshua's crime? He has no idea. All he knows is that the head of prosecution at his trial was none other than his ex-wife! Joshua is a funny, thought-provoking and highly entertaining play that keeps audiences spellbound. With a set that incorporates innovative multimedia and features original artwork from acclaimed Surrey artist Julian Farrar, it is as much visually intoxicating as intellectually engaging.

Notes:
written by Adrian Preater

1st Produced:
The Theatre, Leatherhead, Surrey     06 Oct 2009

Organisations:
written by Adrian Preater

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
comedy drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Les Miserables

Synopsis:
Prisoner 24601, Jean Valjean is released from prison and so begins his bitter struggle to find redemption for the sins of his past and become a force for good. Always at his heels is his nemesis, the ruthless, puritanical policeman Javert, who has made it his life's work to recapture Valjean and put him back in prison. Set in a time when riot and revolution were in the air, and those with all the power and money were blinkered to the coming storm, this epic story of love, injustice and atonement is as relevant now as it ever was

Notes:
from novel by Victor Hugo adapted by Adrian Preater

1st Produced:
The Lights, Andover, Hampshire     24 Oct 2012

Organisations:
written by Adrian Preater

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Persuasion

Synopsis:
Once upon a time, Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth were hopelessly in love. Persuaded by her family that he is not of her standing, she reluctantly ends their engagement and he leaves for the sea, his heart broken. Anne soon realises her mistake and spends the next eight years as the ignored middle child of a vain, spendthrift father, quietly fading into the background and forever regretting her decision. Then Wentworth returns. Having made his fortune, the now wealthy sea Captain comes to seek a wife. A wife with strength of mind and a resolute character. Treating Anne with cold indifference, she can only watch with an aching heart as he courts another. But will he ever forgive her?

Notes:
from novel by Jane Austen

1st Produced:
Riverside, Coleraine     09 Oct 2014

Organisations:
written by Adrian Preater

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation 130 min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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