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Shaun Prendergast

SHAUN PRENDERGAST  

 Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    Micheline Steinberg Associates  

Newcastle born

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below is a list of Shaun Prendergast's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Biggest Adventure In the World         Canterville Ghost, The         Come And Make Eyes At Me         Dawn Of the Firefawn, The         Day Of the Triffids, The         Faith and Cold Reading         False Corpse, The         Fine and Private Place, A         Giant Prince, The         Julia Pastrana, The Ugliest Woman In the World         Little Victories         Playing With My Heart         Three Musketeers, The         Tragic Life And Triumphant Death Of Julie Pastrano, Ugliest Woman In the World, The         True History Of the Tragic Life And Triumphant Death Of Julia Pastrana, The Ugliest Woman In the World, The         Watercolours         Witch's Kitchen, The

Biggest Adventure In the World

Synopsis:
Jonty's parents have moved to a new area and they keep him confined to the back garden Mickser climbs over the garden wall and persuades him to come to the fair. there they meet Nadia and they go on a quest for treasure. they discover the wreck of Captain Flint's ship - but problems arise when Jonty gets stabbed and is dying

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1st Produced:
-    2006

Organisations:
Barnstorm Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Canterville Ghost, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Based on the story by Oscar Wilde

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Come And Make Eyes At Me

Synopsis:
delves into the lives of Walter and Stephie whose dream of swapping their East End pub for one in the country goes sadly awry. Rural folk turn out not to be a bit like all those pretty TV ads would have you believe.
- Betty caplan, Guardian

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Organisations:
Inner City Theatre Company

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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Dawn Of the Firefawn, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
music by Jim Kitson

1st Produced:
Alnwick Playhouse    2000

Organisations:
NTheatre Company Touring Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  doubling

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Day Of the Triffids, The

Synopsis:
Strange things happened with the triffid plants after an eclipse

Notes:
Based on the book by John Wyndham

1st Produced:
New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich    08 Apr 2005

Organisations:
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Music:
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Genre:
Adaptation

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Faith and Cold Reading

Synopsis:
Sam is a professional medium who lives with Carla. He owes a lot of money to FrEddie, a bigtime gangster who has recently buried his mother. Will FrEddie overlook the debt if Sam can re-connect him with his mother in spirit? With the pressure on, can Sam deliver or will it be left to Carla, herself bereaved, to make the connection?

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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False Corpse, The

Synopsis:
an anti stand up comedy show performed by an alternative Ken Dodd who is on the brink of self destruction.

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1st Produced:
Brighton, Theatre Royal    2005

Organisations:
Zygo Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Fine and Private Place, A

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1st Produced:
-    1985

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Genre:
BBC script

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - Acc.9830/20

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Giant Prince, The

Synopsis:
Tom is nine years old and in fear of his life. Giants are being blamed for a plague and Tom is ten feet tall.

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Organisations:
Quicksilver Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Julia Pastrana, The Ugliest Woman In the World

Synopsis:
the story of the ugliest woman in the world performed entirely in the dark

Notes:
Revival

1st Produced:
Brighton, Theatre Royal    2005

Organisations:
Zygo Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Little Victories

Synopsis:
Josie has a life threatening illness. Tony a new step-father and a pregnant mother. Tony and Josie both love playing the computer game "Death-Dealer". then things from the game start happening in real life

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1st Produced:
Cochrane, London    1994

Organisations:
Trestle/Quicksilver Theatre Company

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1994   -

Music:
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Genre:
Youth play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  extras

Further Reference:
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Playing With My Heart

Playing With My Heart
A group of adolescents from Byatt Gardens School and their teacher are on an enforced field trip to Gateshead's iconic sculpture Angel of the North. With their coach delayed it isn't long before squabbles, misunderstandings, jealousies and antagonisms break out that require the Angel of the North to come down from her lofty height . . . the arrival of their arch enemies from Lucas (or Pukus or Mucus) Green School with their jeers and taunts melds the group and when goaded into a football penalty shoot out, Ella gets the chance to redeem herslef with a superb goal.

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London >>>   978-057305260-6

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy for young people - Short Length

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  7            Other:  may be played by M5 F4 with doubling

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Three Musketeers, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Based on the book by Alexandre Dumas pere

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Tragic Life And Triumphant Death Of Julie Pastrano, Ugliest Woman In the World, The

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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True History Of the Tragic Life And Triumphant Death Of Julia Pastrana, The Ugliest Woman In the World, The

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
BAC, London >>>    2002

Organisations:
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Music:
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Genre:
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Watercolours

Synopsis:
A boy is sent to stay with his grandparents whilst his parents are moving home. He strikes up a friendship with a photo-journalist who is going blind

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1st Produced:
Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham    22 Apr 2007

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Youth Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Witch's Kitchen, The

Synopsis:
Faust's only friends are his computer mouse and a bookworm. His parents say it is time he learnt to fly his broomstick.

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Quicksilver Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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