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Simon Startin

SIMON STARTIN

  
Nationality:    British
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Simon Startin has worked as a professional theatre-maker since 1991, with such companies as Graeae, Red Shift and Fittings. His first play, 'Revolting' was funded by London Arts and was a dark satire on models of disability. Since then he has worked with London Bubble Theatre Company, writing nine pieces for them, five of which were awarded the Time Out Critics' Choice. The most recent of these, 'Blackbirds' is also published by Aurora Metro. Simon is Co-creative Director of the The Big Lounge Collective; a production company that promotes the work of emerging disabled artists.

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

         Blackbirds         Cripple of Nazareth, The         Crock Of Gold, The         Dong With A Luminous Nose, The         From Docks To Desktops         Metamorphoses         Mezzanine         Myths         Odyssey, The         Revolting         Rituals And Whitegoods         Sirens Of Titan

Blackbirds

Blackbirds
Blackbirds gives a compelling account of the London Blitz told by a group of Londoners who remained in the city. Here the survivors recount their vivid memories; in their own words. In the first month of the Blitz alone 5,730 people were killed and 9,003 seriously injured. By the end of the Blitz in May 1940, just 9 short months later, 43,000 people had been killed, half of them in London.

Notes:
Collected by local residents And performed by local people. Inspired by South Londoners. Developed by Jonathan Petherbridge

1st Produced:
London Bubble, London    09 May 2011

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1st Published:
Aurora Metro Press, London, UK >>>    978-1-9-906582-29-6

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Genre:
historical Drama

Parts:
Male:  9+            Female:  9+            Other:  -

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Cripple of Nazareth, The

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Crock Of Gold, The

Synopsis:
the Crock of Gold will start not in daylight but at dusk. Part theatre, part outdoor installation, the audience is invited to join the performance in the twilight space of each park just as it is closing to the public. To capture the magical transition from day to night, the start time of the performance will change as the nights draw in. the Crock of Gold is an Irish novel written in 1912 by James Stephens. Mischievous yet hauntingly beautiful, its story tells of a wise philosopher, embroiled in a prank that gets out of hand, who journeys through a forest, encountering the Great God Pan, the police, and the leprechauns, desperate for the return of their gold. He also liberates his senses, long forgotten by his mind.

Notes:
from novel by James Stephens

1st Produced:
London Bubble, London    30 Jun 2005

Organisations:
London Bubble Theatre Company

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  doubling

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Dong With A Luminous Nose, The

Synopsis:
Loosely based on Edward Lear's fantastical poem of the same name, playwright Simon Startin has transformed 'the Dong with a Luminous Nose' into a play that's part poetic comedy-Drama and part social-realist-surrealist family theatre. It tells the story of David and his younger brother Daniel who are desperate to escape life with their alcoholic. their wish for excitement is granted by the eponymous Dong, who takes them to the mystical world of Gromboolia where baboons sing in barbershop quartets and French pussycats do a mean Michael Jackson. But at the heart of the fun, frolics and hullabaloo of this outdoor promenade production is an unflinching look at the makings of an angry young man.
- Tamara Gausi, Time Out London

Notes:
inspired by the poem by Edward Lear

1st Produced:
Various parks, London    11 Jul 2007

Organisations:
London Bubble Theatre Company

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  7            Female:  2            Other:  -

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From Docks To Desktops

From Docks To Desktops
Created from dozens of personal testimonies, this is the story of the changing face of work today. Surrey Docks in South-East London was once a thriving commercial hub, hosting some of the UK's leading commercial brands, including Crosse & Blackwell, Sarson's, Peek Freans and Lipton's. These huge organisations created a myriad of jobs for local people, and the community prospered. But, with the decline of the docks in the 1970s, factories closed down or relocated, work patterns changed and redevelopment began. From Docks to Desktops explores the fascinating story of how one community has survived the 21st-century challenges of urban change and renewal.

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1st Produced:
London Bubble, London    15 Nov 2013

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London Bubble Theatre Company

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Genre:
verbatim theatre

Parts:
Male:  9+            Female:  9+            Other:  -

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Metamorphoses

Synopsis:
People transformed into plants or animals

Notes:
from the writings of Ovid

1st Produced:
London Bubble, London    29 Jun 2006

Organisations:
London Bubble Theatre Company

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  8 performers

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Mezzanine

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Myths

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Odyssey, The

Synopsis:
Ancient heroes, the invention of the sausage, the whims of the gods and the patience of Penelope all get a slightly off-kilter spin in this take on Homer's epic.
- Lyn Gardner, Guardian

Notes:
Based On the Greek Myth

1st Produced:
Sydenham Wells    2009

Organisations:
London Bubble

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Revolting

Synopsis:
Ministry of Clowns theatre requests your attendance to witness the healing of Happenstance, the most disabled man in history. This is not theatre. This is not entertainment. Put quite simply, this is the most important event in the history of Mankind!

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Ministry of Clowns Theatre (in association with the Xposure Disability Arts Festival)

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Rituals And Whitegoods

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Sirens Of Titan

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