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Peter Mieville

PETER MIEVILLE

  
Nationality:    British
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Peter began writing for the theatre in 2011, adapting Charles Dickens's miraculous story A Christmas Carol, as part of workshops devised for the bicentenary of Dickens' birth in 2012, one of which was filmed by the BBC, and broadcast that year. ACC was scheduled for production at the Old Fire Station in Oxford. His second play "Mischief" was performed at the Corpus Playroom, Cambridge in March 2015. The play grew out of, though is not directly based on, his having being on stage with a multi-award winning, Oscar nominated actor, reminiscing about his past, and the reasons for his one great success on stage and in film, which led to his world-wide fame. Peter's third play "Mobile" was completed in 2016. It is a contemporary spy drama with a twist. Peter has published a number of books, most notably, perhaps, a humorous, "thesaurus" of management terms. Peter studied English at Exeter College, Oxford.

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         Christmas Carol, A         Mischief         Mobile         Patterns in the Sky         Riddle of the Sea, The         Way Ahead, The
Christmas Carol, A

Synopsis:
A multimedia adaptation of Charles Dickens's great story.

Notes:
ACC was scheduled for production at the Old Fire Station, Oxford, in 2012, though had to be pulled at the last minute for reasons outside the producer's control. It was written in 2011, and has been used in schools.

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Genre:
adaptation

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Mischief

Synopsis:
A celebrated actor struggles with his failing powers. Out of a mischievous memory he discovers the magical ingredients of his greatest role and how he made it his own. Inspired by real events, the play is serious and comic; a passionate and poignant reflection of acting, destiny and identity. We follow the actor's journey as he reflects, sometimes hilariously, on his successes, lost opportunities, influences and loves. Only to find that his greatest love and inspiration re-appears, like a benign haunting, from his formative days, challenging his very heart. It's never too late.

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1st Produced:
Corpus Playroom, Cambridge     Mar 2015

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DM Productions

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Mobile

Synopsis:
A contemporary spy drama with a twist. A four-hander with unusual special effects.

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Completed in 2016

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Genre:
Spy drama

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Patterns in the Sky

Synopsis:
A couple, doubtful of each others fidelity, enlist various parties to unravel the truth in this hilarious comedy, an homage to Southern Italy, where it is set, and which includes both English and Italian characters, though it is almost all in English, albeit readily capable of adaptation.

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The characters in the play cross generations as well as cultures, in a location rich in local atmosphere and music, set on the glorious Italian Riviera, and celebrating Italian and English attitudes and behaviors, applicable to all!

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Genre:
Family Comedy, set in Italy

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Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Riddle of the Sea, The

Synopsis:
Alan and Julie, both with a past, are a successful husband and wife team working on a new play. While Alan is away on a secret mission, a mysterious visitor tells Julie that her husband is suspected of being an agent for a hostile power. Who is deceiving who? What is the threat that Alan claims to have uncovered? What is the Riddle of the Sea? The Riddle of the Sea is a modern mystery. It is partly inspired by Erskine Childers' classic spy thriller the Riddle of the Sands.

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1st Produced:
Corpus Playroom, Cambridge     27 Sep 2017

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DM Productions

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Genre:
modern mystery

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Way Ahead, The

Synopsis:
A couple (one a composer, the other a playwright), struggling with their relationship, are on a quest to produce a work that will last the test of time. Is there a secret ingredient? Can they find it? Be surprised.

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Genre:
A Quest

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  Chorus/dancers

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