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Alistair Rutherford

ALISTAIR RUTHERFORD

  
Nationality:    Scottish
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Alistair Rutherford lives and works in Edinburgh. He has over 13 years' script writing experience in film, radio, theatre, TV and interactive games. He develops original ideas, adapts existing work and has proven ability across genres, including sci-fi, comedy, thrillers and drama. Produced work in Drama and comedy for BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Scotland and BBC1 Scotland. Completed MA in Screenwriting at Screen Academy Scotland in September 2007. His radio plays are An Island Between Heaven and Earth (BBC Radio 4) and Happy New Year (BBC Radio Scotland). Screenwriting commissions include Vault for Swedish production company Storymix and 3 produced short films.

Research:    http://www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/playwrights/alistair-rutherford.aspx

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         Counting the Birches         Electric Shorts         Garden, The         Homecoming         Island Between Heaven and Earth, An         Lazar House, The         Lizzy Strata         Most Curious Detour, A         Passing Through         Scottish Plays, The         Smells Funny         Wheels of Fire

Counting the Birches

Synopsis:
Counting the Birches takes place over a single day in November 1885 and is set within the Kara prison complex in eastern Siberia. Based on actual events the drama focusses on three remarkable women: two revolutionary prisoners and a mother who has voluntarily joined her daughter. The startling appearance of an American journalist, and his meeting with the prison's brutal security officer, present the women with alarming dilemmas.

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1st Produced:
Bridport Arts centre, Dorset    08 Mar 2015

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Genre:
factual drama

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Electric Shorts

Synopsis:
A collection of 18 different comedy sketches.

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Organisations:
Bright Sparks Theatre

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Genre:
Sketch

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Multiple (over all pieces)

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Garden, The

Synopsis:
One hot summer's day a man walks, uninvited, down the path at the side of a house and into the large garden at the back. Alarmed at first by his presence, the owners slowly discover why he has come to their house on that particular day.

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1st Produced:
Lamb's House, Leith    2005

Organisations:
Leith Festival

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Genre:
Supernatural Drama Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Homecoming

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1st Produced:
Leith Festival, Scotland    2009

Organisations:
Big Village Theatre Company

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Island Between Heaven and Earth, An

Synopsis:
In the summer of 1938 a group of unemployed shipyard workers and some trainee church ministers arrive on the remote island of Iona to restore the ruined medieval Abbey under the charismatic leadership of the Reverend George MacLeod. they are all volunteers and their problems are only just beginning.

Notes:
This play was originally written for radio And was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004 As An Afternoon Play. (Repeated in July 2006.)

1st Produced:
South Leith Parish Church Leith    2004

Organisations:
Leith Festival

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Genre:
Historical

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Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Lazar House, The

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1st Produced:
St Ives Festival, Cornwall    Sep 2009

Organisations:
Hydrae

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Music:
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Genre:
30 min thriller

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Lizzy Strata

Synopsis:
adaptation of Aristophanes classic, Lysistrata, still set in Ancient Greece but brought up to date with contemporary language and an Edinburgh twist.

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1st Produced:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe    Aug 2011

Organisations:
Big Village Theatre Company

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Genre:
adaptation

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Most Curious Detour, A

Synopsis:
Stuart Hepburn had a massive stroke some years ago and now lives with locked-in syndrome. He is unable to walk or talk. Despite the challenges, Stuart says his life is good and that it's his spiritual life and meditation that makes this possible. A Most Curious Detour is a true story. It's Stuart's story. It covers his life before his stroke - especially his time in India where he lived the life of a yogic monk - through to the stroke itself, his time in hospital and his life after stroke. Adam Tomkins gives a powerful portrayal as Stuart as he explores the many facets of his life, spirituality and love. the play, with full supporting cast, retains all the wit and infectious humour of the original book and offers a truly, thought-provoking insight into the power of the human spirit.

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1st Produced:
Scottish Youth Theatre, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow G1 1TF    02 Mar 2013

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Genre:
adaptation

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Passing Through

Synopsis:
Passing Through is set on a wet winter's night. At the Dockers Social Club there's been a terrible mistake. they booked 'the Ace of Spades' thinking it was a Motorhead tribute band, but they got Tommy the Magician instead. Tommy made a sharp exit and is nursing a pint and a bruised ego in the pub down the road when Alice stomps in from the rain. She's soaked, been stood up and that's it, she's had it forever with romance. What neither of them know is that some magic might just be round the corner. Or is true love just another conjuring trick, a sleight of hand?

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Organisations:
Peapod productions

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Genre:
romantic comedy

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Scottish Plays, The

Synopsis:
A range of short plays covering subjects as varied as a comic take on Neil and Buzz landing on the Moon, a unique dot com idea, what really happened at the Battle of Culloden and how Shakespeare got his big break in theatre.

Notes:
Nine short plays - A mix of comedy And Drama.

1st Produced:
Polska YMCA Theatre Club    2003

Organisations:
PY Theatre

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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy / Drama One Act

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Smells Funny

Synopsis:
A collection of 21 different comedy sketches.

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1st Produced:
the Lighthouse, Leith    2006

Organisations:
Leith Festival

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Sketch

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Wheels of Fire

Synopsis:
the Gods were crazy to give us the wheel but they had ulterior motives and a very mortal sense of humour.

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1st Produced:
Landor, London    2000

Organisations:
Hydrae Productions

1st Published:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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