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JUSTIN MACGREGOR
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Justin MacGregor is Manchester-based playwright who has premiered five plays since 2010. The first was 2012: The Games are Coming! The End is Nigh! which played as part of the One Act Festival at the Lost Theatre in London in May of 2010. This was followed by a trilogy of plays about war, art and the impact of both. The first was the sold out The Play That Killed Me at the Lowry, which was followed by God Wept and the Devil Laughed and The Lonely Clouds of Guernica. God Wept and the Devil Laughed won Best Studio Performance at the 2012 Manchester Theatre Awards. A new trilogy begun in the fall of 2011 with How I Helped End Communism (and save Democracy for Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush). The next two plays are Mugabeland! (The Lowry, May 2013) and Vaclav Havel's Prague Spring Blues. He also wrote the short play, In For A Penny for One Play One Day and the Black Lion arts Festival.
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2012: The Games Are Coming! The End is Nigh! God Wept And The Devil Laughed How I Helped End Communism In For a Penny Lonely Clouds of Guernica, The Play That Killed Me, The2012: The Games Are Coming! The End is Nigh!
Synopsis:
Three civil servants who worked at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics to help prepare for London 2012 find themselves at an inquiry with a lot of explaining to do about the lack of snow and the condom shortage. "Well written&well directed&excellent team of actors&The story itself shows a group of British civil servants scheming to avoid responsibility for the Olympic overspend." Jeremy Kingston, Theatre Critic, The Times
Notes:
Part of the One Act Festival.
1st Produced:
The Lost Theatre 08 May 2010
Organisations:
Come As You Arts Northwest
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Genre:
Comedy one act
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageGod Wept And The Devil Laughed
Synopsis:
Following Ken and Lewis from the sell-out hit The Play That Killed Me, this new play charts their incredible wartime journey: from the idyllic Ribble Valley, through to war in North Africa and Italy, and on to the gruesome liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The sequel to an extraordinary story, this is a moving exploration of familial love and courage in a time of hate and war. "A snap shot of life on the front line." Urban Life. Manchester Theatre Award 2012 winner Best Studio Performance
Notes:
Part of the Lowry's NeverBeenSeen showecases. Arts Council England Lottery Funded. Written with the support of the Peggy Ramsay Foundation.
1st Produced:
Salford: The Lowry, England, EUR >>> 14 Jul 2011
Organisations:
NeverBeenSeen
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Genre:
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: 6 Female: 4 Other: -
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Top of PageHow I Helped End Communism
Synopsis:
Set in 1989, How I Helped End Communism tells the story of how a group of young people, including writer and director Justin MacGregor, went to teach free speech behind the Iron Curtain _ and accidentally helped bring it down. "Stunning&well worth seeing&four stars." WhatsOnStage.com
Notes:
Part of the Lowry's NeverBeenSeen showecases. Arts Council England Lottery Funded. Written with the support of the Peggy Ramsay Foundation
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Organisations:
NeverBeenSeen
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Genre:
Comedy / Drama
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 2 Other: 3 person band
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Top of PageIn For a Penny
Synopsis:
Four gamblers at a support group find that the twelve steps are harder to take than they'd thought. Especially when tennis balls are involved.
Notes:
Chosen for a "Best of&" 7 October 2012 at the Black Lion.
1st Produced:
Salford: Studio Theatre, England, EUR >>> 02 Sep 2012
Organisations:
Come As You Arts Northwest for One Play One Day Productions
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Genre:
comedy
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageLonely Clouds of Guernica, The
Synopsis:
The obstacles facing soldiers returning home from war in Afghanistan and the power of art at times of crisis lie at the heart of The Lonely Clouds of Guernica. "A moving meditation on the cost of war&It is allusive, rich with meaning&This is a very different play to, say, either Motherland by Steve Gilroy or Judith Thompson's Palace of the End, two plays that also dealt with the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, but it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as them. It's that good." Jildy Sauce
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Part of the Lowry's NeverBeenSeen showecases. Arts Council England Lottery Funded. Written with the support of the Peggy Ramsay Foundation.
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Genre:
Drama
Parts:
Male: 5 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PagePlay That Killed Me, The
Synopsis:
Inspired by the writer's grandfather, it tells the story of two actors, Hector and Charles, who are busy putting on plays for the troops in Africa during World War II. With morale at a dangerous low, they decide to put one on at the front to help rouse the troops despite promises to their wives they would not do anything foolhardy. The Play That Killed Me is about hope and sacrifice, about finding beauty and truth in strange places, about the bonds of love and friendship that see people through the most agonizing of situations. "The Play That Killed Me is a remarkable story, told skilfully and entertainingly. It's both moving and funny, with a unique perspective on just how important art, including theatre of course, can be at times of crisis." Manchester Evening News
Notes:
The first of the Lowry's NeverBeenSeen showecases. Arts Council England Lottery Funded. Written with the support of the Peggy Ramsay Foundation.
1st Produced:
Salford: The Lowry, England, EUR >>> 23 Sep 2010
Organisations:
NeverBeenSee
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: 7 Female: 3 Other: -
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