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Terry O'Donovan

TERRY O'DONOVAN

  
Nationality:    British
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below is a list of Terry O'Donovan's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Be Here Now         I Do         Side Effects         Ten Out of Ten

Be Here Now

Synopsis:
The piece centres on the teenage stories of Stuart Barter, Clare Dunn and Terry O'Donovan (each playing themselves) as they grapple with love and puberty, all set to the soundtrack of classic 90s music. Terry talks to his Kylie poster, Stuart hunts for the perfect song to win back his girlfriend while Clare finds herself reminiscing with an old flame and the playlist that brought them together.

Notes:
written by Stuart Barter, Clare Dunn and Terry O'Donovan

1st Produced:

Organisations:
TOOT

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
piece

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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I Do

Synopsis:
The ceremony begins in ten minutes. The Best Man is practicing his last minute speech. The Bridesmaids are squeezing the bride into her dress. Mum and Dad are seeing each other for the first time in years. Grandma is dressing her husband whilst the groom's brother is getting frisky with the maid of honour. Meanwhile, the Groom is frozen. . .Love and marriage collide in this site-specific tour through six hotel rooms; a funny, vivid and often moving exploration of life dressed (and undressed) in all its finery, seen through the lens of an everyday family wedding. Divided into groups, audiences will move through six hotel rooms and experience the same ten minutes in a different order.

Notes:
Created by Daphna Attias and Terry ODonovan with words by Chloe Moss

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Dante or Die

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
piece

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  7            Other:  some doubling

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Side Effects

Synopsis:
Side Effects explores how and why people take medicine, reflecting the personal stories and poignant recollections resulting from our lifelong relationship with tablets, injections, pharmacists, doctors and operations. Fusing choreographic slices of medical histories and a range of narratives with dANTE OR dIE's distinctive style of humour, subtlety, fluid movement, music and design, the piece questions just what we put into our bodies. From life threatening illnesses to hangovers, how aware are we of what medicine is and how it works? Why does curling up on the couch with a DVD and a loved one stroking your hair also act as a remedy for pain-relief as much as brightly-coloured tablets in a small plastic cup? Ultimately Side Effects playfully asks a question every human being can relate to; how many pills do you take in your lifetime?

Notes:
by Anitgone Avdi, Laure Bachelot, Betsy Field, Terry O'Donovan, Simon Rice

1st Produced:

Organisations:
dANTE or dIE

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
55 min dance theatre

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Ten Out of Ten

Synopsis:
Death of a Salesman for the 21st Century (WhatsOnStage.com). Ten Out of Ten is a comic peek into our absurd world of triumphs and disasters. Three experts put our successes and failures under the microscope using electric guitars, the raising of hands and chalking on walls. It's all here: brownie badges and driving tests; failing Grade One Flute and that first date; climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Join the team for an evening of achieving that will feed your eyes, ears and sense of ambition. An Ovalhouse Commission made by TOOT.

Notes:
written by Terry ODonovan, Stuart Barter and Clare Dunn

1st Produced:
Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe    Aug 2013

Organisations:
TOOT

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
interactive, new writing 1 hour

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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