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Anita Sullivan

ANITA SULLIVAN  (1970s - )

 Nationality:    British
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All of my 20 plays have been staged, many with repeat productions, tours and awards. I have been commissioned by companies as diverse as the Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC Radio 4, Plymouth Theatre Royal, GridIron, The Traverse and Eastern Angles. I've taken part in collaborative projects with TAG theatre company, Linea Trasversale, Welfare State International and The Working Party among others. (Only professional productions and commissions are listed on Doolee. For a full biography, see my own website).

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 Audience With Queen, An         Chariot of Light         Clearance         Countryside         Crashing         Hildegard         Just Whores         Last Supper of Doctor Faustus, The         Monumental         Owl Service, The         Pricked         Prince and the Pilot, The         Solstice         Streetplays         Warning to the Curious, A

Audience With Queen, An

Synopsis:
A country house has been sold and its furniture stacked on the lawn for collection. The only people left at the house are the janitor (a woman) and a twelve-year-old boy. But is the boy in fact several hundred years old, and do the stories he tells actually come true? Whatever the truth he is determined to defend his home. Into this environment comes Queen, a disaffected monarch (who seems to be turning into a man), for her biennual visit. The three of them discover that stories have power to heal and also to harm. The play draws strongly upon the language, ballads and landscape of the Scottish Borders.

Notes:
Directed by David Prescott. cf Clearance. Riverside Studios 3, London 11 Sep 1996

1st Produced:
Diorama Arts Centre, London    1996

Organisations:
London New Plays Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  1b

Further Reference:
Theatre record 1966 Page 1265

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Chariot of Light

Synopsis:
Chariot of Light' was a unique event created for and with the community of Bo'ness on the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The site-specific promenade show involved a coal-yard, a steam train, an oil refinery, fireworks, a nature-reserve, a large community cast and a beach. The story was based the Ovid's story of Phaeton, the boy who discovered that his father was the sungod, and drove his father's sun-chariot the strength to control it. This story was given a local and contemporary context, with input from local writers.

Notes:
The show was created through A series of workshops with community participants And in collaboration with A composer, A light-artist And A choreographer. Directed by Benno Plassmann And Martin Danziger.

1st Produced:
Bo'ness (all over it!)    2002

Organisations:
The Working Party

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Site Specific Work

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  35 community performers

Further Reference:
-

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Clearance

Synopsis:
A country house has been sold and its furniture stacked on the lawn for collection. The only people left at the house are the janitor (a woman) and a twelve-year-old boy. But is the boy in fact several hundred years old, and do the stories he tells actually come true? Whatever the truth he is determined to defend his home. Into this environment comes Queen, a disaffected monarch (who seems to be turning into a man), for her biennual visit. The three of them discover that stories have power to heal and also to harm. The play draws strongly upon the language, ballads and landscape of the Scottish Borders.

Notes:
GridIron's first production. First directed by Catriona Murray. Second run directed by Ben Harrison. cf An Audience With Queen

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Organisations:

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  1b

Further Reference:
-

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Countryside

Synopsis:
In September 2004 the Commons passed the Hunting Bill. In the midst of the Countryside Alliance riot in Parliament Square, a dangerous association forms between a Hunt Master and a Saboteur. it is the beginning of radical change for two people and a way of life.

Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Crashing

Synopsis:
Three people as they come home from a night out. Old friends Muir and Ian have picked up (and are competing for) Jackie. The evening takes a disturbing turn when Muir's partner Helen joins the group. Play works in conjunction with a ten minute film 'Wasted' which tells Muir's side of the story. The film was directed by Andrew Abbot. Both scripts developed with the help of Crew 2000 drugs project and Edinburgh Women's Aid.

Notes:
Performed reading directed by Philip Howard At the Tron And Traverse. Full production by Radge Theatre Company for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

1st Produced:
Tron/ Traverse/ Diverse Attractions    -

Organisations:
Traverse/ Radge

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Hildegard

Synopsis:
Liz is struggling with her art, her boyfriend and her place in the universe. She forms a connection through her work to the twelfth century visionary and artist Saint Hildegard of Bingen. who moves into Liz's flat. As they learn about each others' worlds, all hell breaks loose.

Notes:
Directed by Estelle Von Warmello

1st Produced:
Netherbow Theatre Edinburgh    1996

Organisations:
First Base Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  visual artist

Further Reference:
-

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Just Whores

Synopsis:
'Just Whores' is about the sauna sex industry. It was researched with the help of the Scottish Prostitutes Education Project and Brighton Street Outreach Service. It tells the story of Irma, a student who funds herself through college by working as a prostitute one summer.

Notes:
This script has had five different productions. It was runner up for the Questors Theatre New Play Award 1995.

1st Produced:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Brighton Festival etc    1994

Organisations:
EUTheatre Company, Radge Theatre, New Venture Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Last Supper of Doctor Faustus, The

Synopsis:
The Last Supper of Doctor Faustus' was specially written for Theatre Modo and is a very broad adaptation of Marlow's play. It combines his text with original verse, songs, dance and a real Satanic mass. The audience are invited to eat with the eminent Doctor Faustus. For their entertainment a cabaret version of Faustus' life story is performed by a company of devils. However, as the evening progresses this celebration of hell takes a sinister turn.

Notes:
Directed by Martin Danziger. Original score by Nick Underwood. Winner of Scotsman Fringe First

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Theatre Modo

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  Mixed devils of infinite number

Further Reference:
-

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Monumental

Synopsis:
Mel's father disappears on a business trip to Moscow. She steals her mother's credit-card and flies to Russia to find him. She is sixteen, alone and in danger. But in Moscow anything can happen and Mel awakes the statues of two revolutionary heroes; poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. An adventure begins. . . and perhaps a romance. . . as they explore the high-life and lowlife, the past and present, of an extraordinary city.

Notes:
Directed by Ben Harrison As A promenade production. Second production by New Venture Theatre in Brighton, 2001

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Organisations:

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Owl Service, The

Synopsis:
Adaptation of Alan Garner's (childrens') novel. In the heavy summer heat of a remote Welsh Valley, three teenagers are drawn together, awaking an ancient myth. A scratching in the ceiling and the discovery of a curious dinner service begin an unrelenting chain of events. As myth becomes reality and past becomes present, the three are driven to play out a haunting tale of betrayal and revenge.

Notes:
written by Anita Sullivan And David Prescott. Directed by Greg Banks And with An original score by Thomas Johnson

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Theatre Royal Plymouth

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama (young audiences) Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Pricked

Synopsis:
Roz is an ordinary 38-year-old who sells life assurance. Her story starts with a cough, and ends up in intensive care. But it doesn't finish there: Roz learns that living can be even messier than dying. The play is an acerbic, character-driven road-trip through HIV diagnosis, towards long-term survival.

Notes:
Directed by David Prescott

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Ripple/ Drum Theatre Plymouth

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Prince and the Pilot, The

Synopsis:
Based on Antoine de Saint-Exupery's 'Le Petit Prince', 'The Prince and the Pilot' weaves elements of Exupery's biography into the classic story. A pilot crash-lands in a desert. As he attempts to repair his plane he is visited by a small boy, a Little Prince who leads him on a journey through a desert peopled by strange characters. But is the prince a saviour or a mirage?

Notes:
Directed by Lesley Finlay

1st Produced:
Howden Park Centre, Edinburgh    18 May 2000

Organisations:
Borderline

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama (young audiences) Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  Puppet/ puppeteer

Further Reference:
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Solstice

Synopsis:
Solstice' was commissioned as a response to Katie Mitchell's production of the York Mysteries. Anthony Neilson and Aiden Healey were also part of the project and wrote companion pieces. 'Solstice' is a meeting between Judas and Eve: love, loss, faith and predestination.

Notes:
Directed by Myra McFadyen

1st Produced:

Organisations:
RSC

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Streetplays

Synopsis:
Six fifteen-minute scripts to be performed open air. Each one is based around a particular aspect of historical Ayrshire life. The five actors each has their stock character (like a commedia troupe) which recurs through the six stories. The scripts can be performed separately or put together to make a whole story.

Notes:
Directed by Leslie Finlay

1st Produced:
Tour of Ayrshire    1997

Organisations:
Borderline

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Warning to the Curious, A

Synopsis:
Adaptation of three ghost stories by M. R. James: 'Whistle and I'll Come to you, My Lad', 'The Experiment' and 'mr. Humphrey's Inheritance'. All three tales explore sinister nature of everyday objects and settings, and the terror of the unknown and uncontrollable.

Notes:
Directed by Ben Harrison

1st Produced:
Tour of East Anglia    1998

Organisations:
Eastern Angles

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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