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Rebecca Russell

REBECCA RUSSELL

  
Nationality:    British
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aka Rebecca Neal

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

         Delicates         Gents, The         Golden Slumbers         Ladies, The         Odysseus and the Really Freaky Monsters         One Day I Met Myself Coming Home         Regina Monologues, The         Smoke         Vow, The

Delicates

Synopsis:
Moira Gibson is a thirty something single mother struggling to bring up her three children in a Glasgow tenement, cleaning and taking in laundry to support her family. This tragic-comedy monologue looks at Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, a serious mental illness in which a carer, usually a parent, inflicts illness or injury on their child to draw attention to themselves. Moira is devastated after her husband deserts her for a younger woman and as he threatens to take their children to a better life in the country, Moira's actions will ultimately ensure that if she doesn't have custody of her children, nobody will. One of a series of monologues collectively entitled 'Red Man, Green Man'.

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Gents, The

Synopsis:
Three vignettes set in the gents loo of the church hall; involving a scout camp, a wedding reception and a pantomime. the comedy sequel to 'the Ladies' presenting similar challenges for 2 actors playing characters from teens to fifties or 6 actors across the age ranges.

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written by Rebecca Russell And Brian Leveson

1st Produced:
Gilded Balloon Edinburgh    1997

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  6            Female:  -            Other:  or 2m

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Golden Slumbers

Synopsis:
Bob's gran is in a coma, so is his marriage. In the middle of the night, Bob and Louise rush to the hospital bedside of his gran, in a coma following a stroke. With their marriage on rocky ground, Bob and Louise are forced to examine their lives and decide whether to try to make their marriage work - before it's too late. Comedy with a tragic twist.

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1st Produced:
Greyfriars Kirkhouse Edinburgh    1999

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Ladies, The

Synopsis:
Six women, three conversations, one loo! Three vignettes set in a ladies loo in a church hall; involving a WI luncheon, a mother and toddler group and youth club New Year's Eve disco. A challenge for 2 actors playing three characters each across an age range of teens to sixties or 6 individual actors from the three age ranges. Each scene linked by the appearance of a cleaner.

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written by Rebecca Russell And Jenny Wafer

1st Produced:
the Pump House, Watford    1996

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  -            Female:  6            Other:  (or 2F doubling)

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Odysseus and the Really Freaky Monsters

Synopsis:
A fun-filled adventure through Ancient Greece with Upper-class twit Odysseus and his merry band of rather inept warriors. Helped by Goddesses and hampered by Gods, Odysseus battles several freaky monsters before finally making it home in time for tea. Good childish fun with some subtle adult humour thrown in for good measure.

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written by Rebecca Russell, Will Franklin And Roger Bartlett Original music by Olly Davidson

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Genre:
children's theatre Youth Audience

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Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  doubling

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One Day I Met Myself Coming Home

Synopsis:
Annabel is in her eighties and in the early stages of dementia. She not only hears voices but argues with them. Confused and alone, she has been found by police wandering in a churchyard in the early hours of the morning. What events in Annabel's past are coming back to haunt her? Can she resolve her differences with her daughter before her mind fails her completely? A poignant and often funny look at one of the tragedies of the ageing process.

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reading at the Abbey Theatre St Albans    2005

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Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Regina Monologues, The

Regina Monologues, The
Five hundred years ago, six women married a bloke called Henry and passed into historical legend. This comedy Drama reveals the poignancy and relevance of their lives, re-told as the tale of six modern women who have also married one man. A moving and hilarious comedy-Drama which brings history bang up to date by reflecting the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII in a tale of six very real, very modern women.

Notes:
written by Rebecca Russell And Jenny Wafer

1st Produced:
Abbey Theatre St Albans    10 Jul 2004

Organisations:
Tidemark Theatre

1st Published:
Methuen Drama
Samuel French, London (2014) >>>    978-0413776884

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Genre:
parody monologues 60 min

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Male:  -            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Smoke

Synopsis:
Alex is proud to be part of the Scottish Fire Service, but nothing is as it seems. Brought up by a tyrannical mother, now in a nursing home, her legacy continues to haunt him. Fire is a powerful enemy as those who have crossed and continue to cross Alex will find out. One of a series of monologues collectively entitled 'Red Man, Green Man'.

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Vow, The

Synopsis:
It is Arthur's 83rd birthday, and he has wet himself. A series of strokes has rendered him monosyllabic, increasingly incontinent and immobile. Arthur and Vi have been married for over sixty years. Having lost their only daughter in a freak accident, their only link with the outside world is the district nurse, Eileen. Utterly devoted to each other, neither can imagine life without the other and this is the basis of their vow. We witness Arthur's continued deterioration and Vi's cheery preparation for the inevitable. An uplifting and moving Drama, which deals sensitively with a serious subject.

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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