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James Hyland

JAMES HYLAND  

 Nationality:    English
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James Hyland is an 5 time award winning actor, writer and producer. Under the mantle of his production company, Brother Wolf, James has written, produced and acted in several projects that have gained universal acclaim including his ground-breaking one-man show - 'a Christmas Carol - as told by Jacob Marley (Deceased) and 'Fagin's Last Hour', based on the novel, 'Oliver Twist', by Charles Dickens.

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

         Christmas Carol - As Told By Jacob Marley (Deceased), A         Dead Meat         Fagin's Last Hour         Hard Times         Play the Game         Poker Face

Christmas Carol - As Told By Jacob Marley (Deceased), A

Synopsis:
Jacob Marley is dead and condemned to an eternity of carrying a heavy chain, forged in life; a life to which he can no longer return except to recount the tale of his miserly business partner, ebenezer Scrooge. From Marley's perspective, we learn how three magical spirits opened Scrooge's eyes and made him realise the true value of love and forgiveness.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Brother Wolf

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
one man play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Dead Meat

Synopsis:
a new grotesque farce. Inside Hoolihan's Hospital for the terminally ill, three male cancer patients are about to be given a very unusual form of medication, prescribed by a very peculiar type of Nurse. . .Kill or cure? 'Dead Meat' explores how the fear of death can have the power to enliven our desire to survive it. It's a story of how one man's past can destroy another man's future, and how the end of the beginning of the end can be a little more painful than first anticipated.

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Brother Wolf

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
theatre Record Vol XVIII (1998) Page 0961

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Fagin's Last Hour

Synopsis:
Charles Dickens classic tale of crime and punishment is stunningly re-imagined in this powerful new stage adaptation. Told from the point of view of Fagin the Miser, one hour before his execution, this unique one-man show offers a fresh insight into literatures most controversial villain.

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Brother Wolf

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
one man show 60 min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Hard Times

Synopsis:
evokes Dickens's contrast between grey industrial england and the multicoloured magic of the circus

Notes:
New Adaptation By James Hyland, Tom Peters And Raewyn Lippert, From the story by Charles Dickens

1st Produced:
Warehouse Theatre Croydon, London    2008

Organisations:
Icon Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  doubling

Further Reference:
theatre Record Vol XXVIII (2008) Page 1205

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Play the Game

Synopsis:
anal sex. Poker. a scam with a one-way mirror. Guns. Bombs and an east end psychopathic gangester who thinks he's a seventeenth-century Frenchman. Play the game is a fruity anarchic recipe of brash screenplay, cartoon satire and theatrical black comedy.
Mark espiner, Time Out

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Brother Wolf Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
theatre Record Vol XX (2000) Page 1272

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Poker Face

Synopsis:
What do a wily caf owner, an adulterous wife, a hunchbacked dwarf, and a fat lunatic have in common? they're all chasing a multi-million pound copyright! the only questions among these players are who's conning who... and who'll walk away with the goods. Set in a dilapidated east end caf, it's story that shows how the art of deception can be as tricky as a game of Poker - where breaking the rules doesn't necessarily guarantee success. Loaded with a characteristically unique combination of fruity humour, bloodthirsty Drama, and cartoon satire, Poker Face will have you guessing and second-guessing till the last card is drawn.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Rose and Crown, London    30 Jul 2001

Organisations:
Brother Wolf

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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