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Jen McGregor

JEN MCGREGOR

  (1982 - )
Nationality:    Scottish
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Jen McGregor lives in Scotland with her husband and cat. She is fascinated by ghosts, Renaissance art, the 18th century, Deacon Brodie, ninjas and bad language. She runs Tightlaced Theatre, an Edinburgh-based ensemble creating exciting Theatre that proves that small-scale can be high quality.

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         Comfort & Joy         Creepie Stool         Heaven Burns         Lost Love         Morning, Noon and Night         Screech         Special Thing, The         Such a Nice Girl         Unlockable         Vox: Coriolanus Reimagined         Winners Wear Crowns
Comfort & Joy

Synopsis:
Formerly music hall stars, Rosemary and Violet have experienced a steep decline in their fortunes since the death of their overbearing mother. Rosemary slaves to keep a roof over their heads and look after blind Violet. Old secrets and fear of the workhouse dog their every step& until finally Rosemary decides that she must take drastic action to protect her sister.

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Genre:
A Christmas tragedy.

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Creepie Stool

Synopsis:
24 July, 1637. Edinburgh. Jenny Geddes flings a stool at a minister and starts a riot in St Giles, a three-day brawl in the city centre and, indirectly, the Covenanters War. While Calvinists and Catholics clash violently on the citys streets, Jennys employer demands an explanation  leading to unwelcome discoveries behind closed doors. A story of secrets, lies, inept leadership, early Scottish sectarianism and the uncontrollable consequences of a single act of defiance. Inspired by a true story.

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Genre:
St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh

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Heaven Burns

Synopsis:
Near Inverness, 1662. Runaway housewife Isobel works for charismatic witchpricker John Dixon. She worships him  but when a ragged stranger appears claiming that Dixon is not the man he seems, Isobels faith is tested to its limits.

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Winner of the Assembly Roxy Theatre Award 2018

1st Produced:
 Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Fringe     2018

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Lost Love

Synopsis:
Joanna is running late as usual. She's due to spend Christmas with her prospective in-laws, but it's getting dark, the roads are icy and her satnav system has fallen dangerously in love with her.

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1st Produced:
The Granary, Leith     08 Oct 2012

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Black Dingo Productions

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Genre:
Dark Comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Morning, Noon and Night

Synopsis:
Every town has its Lovers' Lane, where secrets are spoken and ill-advised deeds are done. This is one of those places. Encounters you'll never forget turn into conversations you wish you could, tangled webs of sex and deceit are woven and unobtainable girls can be won over by the power of classic literature. This series of vignettes and monologues can be selected and/or rearranged to suit cast and time requirements.

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Screech

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Special Thing, The

Synopsis:
Linz is mortified. She's the coolest girl in her class, but the other night she lost her virginity to Benny - scrabble champion, teacher's pet and all round geek. She needs to tell him to get lost before he starts telling people he's her boyfriend. But now Benny knows her weakness. . . her extreme susceptibility to the erotic power of blank verse.

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Contains swearing. Lots and lots of it.

1st Produced:
93 Feet East, London     01 Jan 2012

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Oryx Productions

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Such a Nice Girl

Synopsis:
Eilidh has always been a nice girl. She's caring, she's polite . . . and she's in jail over an email full of vicious threats and sectarian hate speech. A play about grief and prejudice.

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1st Produced:
Just Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival     01 Aug 2014

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Black Dingo Productions

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Genre:
Drama, New writing, 1 hour

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Unlockable

Synopsis:
A pixellated adventure through memory and psychosis, Unlockable marks the beginning of Jens exploration of mental health issues through video games and theatre

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Development of the script and ideas began at part of the inaugural BOP Artists residency, hosted by Birds of Paradise and the National Theatre of Scotland.

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Vox: Coriolanus Reimagined

Synopsis:
The story of the fall of a hero in the midst of a media circus.

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Written for Charioteer Theatre and the Piccolo Theatre of Milan

1st Produced:
Piccolo Teatro Studio Melato, Milan     13 Apr 2016

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Genre:
80 min play

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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Winners Wear Crowns

Synopsis:
Patricia's daughter Mandi is the most beautiful little girl in the world. Pat thinks so. All the pageant judges think so. But following Mandi's effortless rise to the top of the pageant circuit, it's up to Pat to make sure she holds on to her crown. Because being a little princess is what every little girl wants. Isn't it?

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1st Produced:
Out Of The Blue, Edinburgh     01 Aug 2011

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Tightlaced Theatre

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Genre:
Tragicomedy

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