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Ian Hylands

IAN HYLANDS  (1982 - )

 Nationality:    British
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Born in Plymouth, Devon in 1982, Ian Hylands spent time in both the US and the UK as a child, starting to write at the age of 12. Ian Hylands was first published three years later with a review of a collection of Roald Dahl's short stories. Focusing exclusively on Theatre/film writing, Ian Hylands was first commissioned by Rayon Productions to write the screen thriller Face to Face and has since written for producers in the US, UK and all over the world. Ian is currently working on an adaptation of "Dracula", an original TV show and his first original play. He resides in the south of england, with his wife, a lecturer and actress, and his son.. alternative website www.gatheringclouds.com

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

         Bram Stoker's "Dracula"         Coffeeshop On Main Street, The         Count Of Monte Cristo, The         Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The

Bram Stoker's "Dracula"

Synopsis:
a new adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic tale, telling the story of the doomed Count Dracula and the men who hunt him, seeking to destroy him and put an end to his Vampiric legacy.

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Organisations:
Gathering Clouds Productions

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Genre:
horror adaptation

Parts:
Male:  15            Female:  8            Other:  -

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Coffeeshop On Main Street, The

Synopsis:
the Coffeeshop on Main Street is about a Waitress in the 1950's who is approached by two very different but handsome men in one night. attracted to them not only physically but to the contrasting political and lifestyle choices, the Waitress finds them fighting for her in what becomes a game between two old enemies who may or may not be an angel and a devil.

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Gathering Clouds Productions

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Genre:
Thriller/Drama Thriller

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Count Of Monte Cristo, The

Synopsis:
the Count of Monte Cristo tells the timeless story of edmond Dantes, a young innocent sailor in love and the three men who conspire to falsely imprison him for espionage. Danglarsdevises the wicked scheme to secure promotion over Dantes, Fernand complies to steal Mercedes from Dantes and M. de Villefort, King's prosecutor imprisons the unfortunate young man in an island prison to guard a dark family secret. With Dantes locked up and thought dead, the three men find their problems solved and they ascend to the highest peaks of French society. Unti edmond Dantes escapes, having spent 20 years with the highly educated abbe Faria, he has been given an education that money could not buy and now, armed only with a map to the legendary treasure of Monte Cristo and the bitter hatred that 20 years in a cell breeds, he sets off for Paris, to exact a vicious, relentless vengeance, irrespective of the cost.

Notes:
Doubling is encouraged And females playing males is similarly encouraged

1st Produced:
http://www.titchfieldfestivaltheatre.co.uk/    2005

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  38            Female:  9            Other:  -

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Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The

Synopsis:
the Hunchback of Notre Dame tells the story of Quasimodo, esmeralda and Claude Frollo. a tragic story of love and hope destroyed by man's obsession with the possession of beauty.

Notes:
Doubling is encouraged And females playing males is similarly encouraged

1st Produced:
the barn, Titchfield    2006

Organisations:
http://www.titchfieldfestivalTheatre.co.uk/

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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  34            Female:  16            Other:  -

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