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Graham A Rhodes

GRAHAM A RHODES  

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As a scriptwriter and director Graham A Rhodes has created concepts, scripts and programs for broadcast television, a/v presentations, computer games, film & video productions, web sites, audio-tape, interactive laser-disc, CD-ROM, animations, conferences, and multi-media presentations. For many years he specialised in writing scripts for major corporate clients within numerous training, corporate, and marketing projects. His knowledge of history helped him create a number of heritage based programmes that can be seen in museums and visitor centres throughout the country. More recently he writes dialogue and story lines for THQ, one of Americas biggest games companies. His words have been spoken by such actors as Chris Barrie; Dame Judy Dench, Michael Williams, Christopher Fairbanks; Timothy Spall; Ian Carmichael, Carol Vordeman; Trevor McDonald; Carol Barnes, Harry Gration and even Richard Whitely. He has published five books - A Visual History of York: Leeds Visible History: More Poems about Sex 'n Drugs & Rock n Roll : Footprints in the Mud of Time - The Alternative Story of York & The York Sketch Book featuring his own drawings of York. He's also written a number of stage plays and one musical. His play Chasing the Hard Backed Black Beetle recently won the Saltburn Drama Festival whilst other plays have been read at the West Yorkshire Playhouse whilst Rambling Boy starring Martin Stephenson played at Newcastle's Live Theatre. Grahams many other plays are regularly performed by Scarborough's Valley Theatre Co. Graham also performs a unique brand of comedy poetry in rock clubs and other venues and has supported such acts as Roger McGough, John Cooper Clarke, John Otway, The Animals, and Suzi Quatro. He appeared at the prestigious Edinburgh Festival and performed in front of 4,500 bikers where he not only survived but received a standing ovation! For the last four years he has also hosted Scarboroughs infamous Beached gigs. phone 01723 367251

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below is a list of Graham A Rhodes's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Chasing The Hard Backed Black Beetle         Dancing on a Table In Monmartre         Ramblin' Boy         Ticket to Gracelands, A

Chasing The Hard Backed Black Beetle

Synopsis:
A voyage through madness through the eyes of a patient held inside a secure unit, how we learn who and what he really is through his description of unfolding events

Notes:
Winner of best production Saltburn Drama Festival 2005

1st Produced:
St James Arts Centre Scarborough    -

Organisations:
Valley Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Dancing on a Table In Monmartre

Synopsis:
Set in a Parisian street cafe in 1913 the play concerns a meeting between two elderly impressionist artists and their chance encounter with a fashionable, society art collector and her art dealer and gallery owner. The play explores the relationships between the artists of the Impressionist movement whilst giving a glimpse of the turmoil that would lead to the start of the First World War.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
St James Arts Centre Scarborough    2006

Organisations:
Valley Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama, 30 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Ramblin' Boy

Synopsis:
A musical play about the life and music of the 1920's American banjo player Charlie Poole. Words and direction by Graham Rhodes, music and band Martin Stephenson.

Notes:
The musicians must play the music (and parts) of An American string band circa 1929

1st Produced:
Live Theatre Newcastle    2004

Organisations:
Stephenson/Rhodes

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical play Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  6 musicians

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Ticket to Gracelands, A

Synopsis:
A Geordie female Elvis fan tells of her life and her pilgrimage to Prestwick Airport where she finally finds a way to Gracelands

Notes:
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1st Produced:
St James Arts Centre Scarborough    2006

Organisations:
Valley Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy drama Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

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