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Chris Neville-Smith

CHRIS NEVILLE-SMITH  (1977 - )

 Nationality:    English
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Chris Neville-Smith, born 31 July 1977, lives in Durham and earns all his money from things entirely unrelated to theatre. But he does find some time to write and direct plays, mainly in Durham, and has started taking part in Fringes.

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below is a list of Chris Neville-Smith's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Celebrity Ghost Patrol Live         First Sign of Madness, The         Great Outdoors, The

Celebrity Ghost Patrol Live

Synopsis:
It's a special live edition of hit TV show Celebrity Ghost Patrol, and what a show it's going to be. One hundred years ago, young lovers Arthur and Lillian died in mysterious circumstances. But of far more interest is the internal politics. Host Clarissa and guest nutritionist Lucinda hate each other, self-appointed psychic Ted gets lost in his own little world, elderly historian Harold tries in vain to talk about history. Director Barry tries hard to keep everything under control, and almost succeeds until the ghosts walk in on the seance. With Arthur and Lillian horrified at their unwanted guests and contemptuous of all the rubbish spouted on these programmes, it can only end badly.

Notes:
Written for Live Theatre's Writers' Group, 2011.

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Genre:
Black Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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First Sign of Madness, The

Synopsis:
Joanna sits on a park bench, flowers in her hands, admiring the view. Joanna had never told Craig how she felt but this time she tells him everything she's ever wanted to say. But is he really listening? Who is she really talking to? And is this really the moment she imagined?

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1st Produced:
Sedgefield Village Hall (for Sedgefield drama festival), Durham    25 Sep 2007

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Durham Dramatic Society and others

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Genre:
Drama, solo performance

Parts:
Male:  2 (1 can be female)            Female:  1            Other:  Solo performance for 1 female; 2 small male parts. Was taken to Buxton Fringe in 2013.

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Great Outdoors, The

Synopsis:
The annual corporate bonding camping trip, the highlight of the year - at least that's what organiser Howard thinks. Not everyone else agrees. Gavin would rather be working on the accounts, Susan wants to be left alone, and Mark and Nicola have their own ideas of what to do. Dangerously incompetent Howard leads the party through miserable weather, whilst board member-to-be Mark weight up his chances with Susan, or Nicola, or both. Office politics are meant to be left at home, but when Gavin stumbles across missing thousands in the accounts, that is not to be.

Notes:
Made the 2012 final of The People's Play, a competition funded by New Writing North to discover and develop new writers.

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Genre:
Dark Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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