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Laura Lindow

LAURA LINDOW

  
Nationality:    British
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         Collison         Currently Under Construction         Heartbreak Soup         Jack and the Beanstalk         Key Change         Mine         Sawdust And Stardust         She Said         Terrorist's Guide To Love, A         then LEAP         Up and Out Christmas Sprout         Wanting For Anghus         Wishbone

Collison

Synopsis:
PLAYlist is back - short plays inspired by songs by brilliant writers you know, and brilliant writers you don't. This PLAYlist is something special - an exchange between Theatre503 and Live Theatre in Newcastle. Each theatre has nominated three writers, each will take inspiration from bands from their theatre's region and write a play. As usual, the only rule is: the play must be no longer in running time than the song that inspired it. Will it be London Calling? Or Fog on the Tyne?

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Genre:
short play

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Currently Under Construction

Synopsis:
I say, I say, I say. What happens when a hospital clown meets a 17 year old transplant patient who wants to be anywhere but here? Will there be balloons? Juggling? Acrobatics? Not likely! Outside the hospital all Arran wants is a break from his family. And some peace and quiet. Not a whole load of bad jokes! But there may be more to Dr Charlie Dander's red nose than first meets the eye. This short play opens a small window into the complexities of a simple exchange. A true heart to heart with the potential for the ultimate magic trick. It looks at the weight of dealing with illness and recovery, and the indefinable space in between.

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Part of "Rendezvous". Poet, novelist and playwright Julia Darling died at the age of 48 in 2005, having been diagnosed with breast cancer in late 1994. From 2000 to 2002 she was writer-in-residence at Newcastle's Live Theatre. To commemorate the tenth anniversary of her death, Live has commissioned five women writers, both established and emerging but all with a connection to the region, to write short plays inspired by her work.

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Genre:
short play

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Heartbreak Soup

Synopsis:
Cuddy is getting ready to tell his story. Dan is here to help. they tell tales of playground games, fantastic islands, even a secret romance. But the real magic is that all these takes are conjured from the drawers under Cuddy's hospital bed. Cuddy's life is about to change. Right now he's a blueberry blue boy, sick of pills and doctors. But once he's pink, he'll be running and jumping as much as he wants, and not just in his imagination. Suitable for 9+.
- British theatre Guide

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the empty Space and Laura Lindow

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Genre:
Youth audience

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Synopsis:
Join Jack, his mum and the GIANT in Dance City's adaption of this classic story brought to life for families this Christmas. Jack swaps his cow for some magic beans, which grows into a huge beanstalk. He courageously climbs the beanstalk in an adventure that takes him straight to the house of a giant. Discover what he finds when he gets there. Will the giant discover him and does he live happily ever after with his mum? This performance will be brought to life by aerial artists, dancers and storytellers, which will amaze children and their families this Christmas. Age: 4-7 years

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1st Produced:
Dance City, Newcastle     05 Dec 2012

Organisations:
Dance City in association with Seven Stories

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Genre:
TYA

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Key Change

Synopsis:
What do 12 women prisoners have to say to a captured audience of men. . .? Devised by women from HMP YOI Low Newton Prison, this is a unique opportunity to hear the voices of women prisoners as they tell it like it is, in an unforgettable story that is raw, honest and gritty. This performance is the culmination of work by Dilly Arts and Open Clasp with a group of female prisoners in a project designed to bring their stories to a male audience. Following a tour to male prisons, this performance is acted on the women prisoners' behalf by professional actors in a first for the North East.

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Dilly Arts in association with Open Clasp Theatre Company

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Genre:
60 min piece

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Mine

Synopsis:
Jo's is the quiet boy in the class and he's been homework laden to his bedroom but he isn't average. He's special. He's much more than he seems. Just lots of people don't clock it. Not unless they look - like really look.

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part of "Boys On the edge". ever wanted to take a look inside someone's head and find out what makes them tick? Why they behave the way they do? Why they NeVeR put the milk back in the fridge? After the success of Girls on the Verge in October 2010, it's the turn of the boys. these work-in-progress monologues written by Alison Carr, Laura Lindow and Bridget Deane take a peek into the minds of three young men on the edge of adulthood.

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Genre:
short monologue

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Sawdust And Stardust

Synopsis:
Weaving together a heady mix of quixotic music and imaginative text, this exhilarating new piece is set to deliver an enigmatic evening in the company of a heroine whose own dark truth is the only version that counts. Sawdust and Stardust is the story of 30-something StElla in her ultimate quest to make a change and reach the top. . .But what goes up must come down.

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By Laura Lindow And Beccy Owen

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Genre:
Show

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She Said

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part of Singles

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Organisations:
Live's Youth Theatre

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Genre:
short monologue

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Terrorist's Guide To Love, A

Synopsis:
A terrorist sits in a dark cellar

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1st Produced:
Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle Upon Tyne     2016

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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then LEAP

Synopsis:
The clock ticks, the years pass, and 39 year old Ottilie Dundee finally goes home to unearth some long-buried truths. There she meets the largest obstacle of all, and true to form this old friend never forgot. Join writer/performer Laura Lindow as she takes us on a fantastical journey into the bizarre world of Ottilie Dundee, part-time disappointment, unintentional heroine. This is a world where the smallest sound becomes a symphony. Where what you thought was trash becomes true-life treasure. Watch as this buttoned up heroine gets ready to cut loose. . .. and then LEAP! Using originally composed sound and music, this is a shadowy tale with a contemporary sting.

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Genre:
piece

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Up and Out Christmas Sprout

Synopsis:
William Russell Sprout Junior is a very careful boy who knows his limits (limits he is too scared to test). Yes, life is carefully timed and managed and always sticks to the schedule. So. . .imagine his dismay when the wind of change blows in! Let's follow our brave(ish) hero up and out into the winter sky. Up, up and away to the Wild Beyond, negotiating snowy rooftops and stormy seas on his quest to put things back the way they were. Expect wondrous horizons & rambunctious festive fun, all under the magical light of the Christmassy moon!

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music by Tim Dalling

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Northern Stage

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Genre:
Christmas show for the under-6s

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Wanting For Anghus

Synopsis:
In a little town called Stifle, folks want for nothing& because they are afraid of the nightmare their wanting would bring. Lips are kept closed, and hearts are kept leashed. the arrival of Sprockitt and Gromitt McDurdie, the secret sisters, changes everything. as the girls grow, so does the wanting inside them. and when wishing hour comes they open their windows and call out their all for Dream anghus. "Watch the wall my darlings and her shadow will pass through. Shut your eyes when the wanting burns bright, Dream anghus will too."

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Bridging the Gap

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Play/Drama

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Wishbone

Synopsis:
A cold, crisp Christmas morning. It is early. Very early. Those who are game find a reason to get up and out, whilst those who are not snooze on. Up on Collie's Reach, 40 year old Meryl happens upon Jamie, a disheveled young man still reeling from a Christmas Eve party. You know how it is. You pass the time, you get chatting, you find out what you have in common. As it transpires, the two share a lot more than their appearances betray. Overhead, a black swan flies as on the ground below buried misunderstandings finally come home to roost.

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Queen's Hall Arts

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Genre:
pint size play 40 min

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