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Mary Stewart-David

MARY STEWART-DAVID

  
Nationality:    British
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Lyric/script writer and director: writing credits include Stepping Out - the Musical, (book by Richard Harris), West End production directed by Julia McKenzie, produced by Bill Kenwright, Baby On Board produced/directed by Alan Ayckbourn, and life.co.uk, directed by David Kernan, all with music by Denis King. With Chris Walker as composer/arranger/director, Twice Upon a Time (book and direction by Ray Cooney) Afterwards, (music by Denis King) MAdame X (with Gillian Lynne) and Wrong Could be Right (music by Daniel Lincoln). Screenplays include One Helluva Romance and the Circle Line Club. Directing credits include Sharp Focus (co-written with John Janssen) Kings Head, London, and in New York, Close Quarters (by Emily Weitz) at the American Theatre of Actors and the award-winning Eighty-1 (co-written with Clive Chang) at the Abingdon Theatre. Training includes time served at RADA, Central, Yale, NYU and Westminster Film School and a master's in directing from Goldsmiths, London University. Awards include two Radio Times Comedy Awards for scriptwriting, the Ryman Literary Prize for lyric-writing, the 2007 UK International Playwriting Festival prize for new writing and seven nominations for the New York production of Eighty-1 from the 2008 Midtown Manhattan International Theatre Festival, including outstanding book and lyrics.

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         Baby On Board         Eighty-1         life.co.uk         One Night a Week         Stepping Out - the Musical         Time's Up

Baby On Board

Synopsis:
TOBY is ten months old - going on forty-five. He can't talk yet, but he's got a lot to say - about the state of his parents' marriage, and his relationship with a woman four times his age - his sister INDIA. Of course no one can hear what TOBY really thinks - except us. This is the story of twelve months in the life of MEL and HILLARY BROWN as observed and interpreted by their pre-school children

Notes:
Book & Lyrics by Mary Stewart-David; Music by Denis King

1st Produced:
Stephen Joesph Theatre Scarborough     1998

Organisations:
Alan Ayckbourn

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  chorus

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Eighty-1

Synopsis:
Indiana Jones meets When Harry Met Sally in this small scale, big hearted romantic adventure musical that gives a modern twist to a classic tale. Phileas Fogg must recreate his great-grandfather's eighty day journey or lose his shirt; only two things stand in his way - his own ambition and a beautiful woman. . .A stiff Brit, a sassy Yank, a crazy French-Canadian and a mysterious Indian Princess have eighty days to tour the world and win a fortune. And one more day to lose their hearts.

Notes:
Notes (one CONTINUOUS paragraph): Book & lyrics by Mary Stewart-David, Music by Clive Chang. Cast Album At http://clivechang.com/eighty-1.php

1st Produced:
June Havoc Theatre, Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, NY     2008

Organisations:
Facade Theatre Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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life.co.uk

Synopsis:
To err is human - but if you really want to mess things up - you need a computer He's a life-long technophobe. She's a newly converted member of the Digerati, When technology enters their love lives, there are bound to be a few glitches.

Notes:
Book by Mary Stewart-David, And Music by Denis King

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Facade Theatre Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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One Night a Week

One Night a Week
A revised version of the hit musical Stepping Out, this good-natured comedy from Richard Harris chronicles several months in the life of a beginning dance class. Each of the eight students, who come from a variety of backgrounds, has his or her own reason for joining. For instance, Maxine, a confident, fast-talking saleswoman (and former Ovaltine dancer), is there on doctor's orders, while self-sacrificing Andy participates because it is the only thing she does for herself. Whatever the cause, they make a point of coming every week to chat, relax and, if they can manage to, learn a couple of dance steps. Led by Mavis, their eternally patient instructor, and accompanied by the acerbic pianist Mrs. Fraser, the students (who range from hopeless to competent) strive to master the basics of dance. But the steps and routines are just the background for the real focus of the play - the relationships and interactions of these ten very different people. By their final performance, not only have the class members developed some degree of skill, but they have also overcome the inhibitions, awkwardness and personality conflicts that have kept them out of sync.

Notes:
Book by Richard Harris, Lyrics by Mary Stewart-David, And Music by Denis King

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, Inc - New York (2011)   978-0573699078

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  9            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Stepping Out - the Musical

Synopsis:
Following the success of the play "Stepping Out", Richard Harris has combined the talents of lyricist Mary Stewart-David and composer Denis King to create a heart-warming toe-tapping new musical following the familiar story of the loves and laughs of a group of women (and one man) attending a weekly tap class in a dingy church hall. As the play unfolds, the songs delicately highlight the troubles and personalities of each if the characters: Mavis the ex-professional dancer, who runs the class; bubbly Sylvia; nervous Andy; snobby but well-meaning Vera; confident attractive Maxine; fat, plain Lynne, who is very serious about dancing; anxious Dorothy; larger than life Trinidadian Rose, and Geoffrey, the lone widowed male. Accompanied on the piano by the lugubrious Mrs Fraser, the tappers improve, so much so that the show climaxes with a big glitzy final tap routine number.

Notes:
Lyrics by Mary Stewart-David; Book by Richard Harris; Music by Denis King

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Bill Kenwright Ltd

1st Published:
Samuel French Cast Album First Night Records, 2001   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  9            Other:  -

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Time's Up

Synopsis:
Steven Tancred, is a young lawyer who, during hypnotherapy intended to cure his smoking, discovers a past life more exciting than his present one. As Johnny May, rookie hoodlum in the Prohibition-era gang of Bugs Moran, he falls for Ruby, Bugs's reluctant showgirl moll. As Steven, he is a decent chap with principles, engaged to his boss's daughter and destined for a long career in the family firm. Will his time-travelling exploits on Doctor Patel's couch lead him to rethink his choices?

Notes:
Lyrics by Mary Stewart-David; Book by Ray Cooney; Music by Chris Walker

1st Produced:

Organisations:
RCP

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  5            Other:  chorus

Further Reference:
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