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Chris (1) Thompson

CHRIS (1) THOMPSON

  
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    The Agency (London) Ltd  represented by Katie Williams

First-time playwright Chris Thompson works as a social worker. Over the last ten years, he has worked with young people in care, young offenders and in child protection, and currently works in young people's sexual health in the NHS. Writing with honesty and humour, he confronts the big question that has haunted him his entire social work career: "What good did I actually do?" Chris Thompson is a Playwright on Attachment at the Finborough Theatre which premiered an earlier version of Carthage as part of last year's Vibrant - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, the Finborough Theatre's annual festival of new writing. He was invited to take part in the Royal Court Theatre's most recent Studio Writers' Group.

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below is a list of Chris (1) Thompson's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Albion         Burn         Carthage         Film About Someone You Love, A         Match Of the Day         Mulan         Of Kith and Kin         Safe In Our Hands

Albion

Albion
God bless this country, God bless karaoke and God save the Queen. It's karaoke night at The Albion, a proper East End boozer and the unofficial home of the English Protection Army. Paul runs the pub, girlfriend Christine rules the roost, and little brother Jayson hosts the karaoke. On the eve of a demonstration tensions are running high. The mosque want to build a community centre next door and the English Protection Army aren't happy. Paul is going to fight this tooth and nail, but he knows the public won't listen to a bunch of hooligans. Meanwhile, younger brother Jayson thinks this could be his time to shine. Family or not, this is England and it's time to take it back. Albion examines the turbulent rise of the new far right in modern day Britain. When they embrace diversity, just how far can the far right go?

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Burn

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A play about fluorescent lights and love.

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Carthage

Carthage
Tommy Anderson was born in a prison, and he died in one too. The last moments of his life are recorded on CCTV, and yet no one can answer the simple question: whose fault was it? His mother Anne blames Marcus, the guard who was supposed to be looking after him. Marcus, acquitted by the courts but tormented by his part in Tommy's death, wants the family's social worker to admit to the role she played. And social worker Sue can't work out when it was she stopped caring. Piecing together a boy's life and death in care, Carthage asks who should raise our children when the systems designed to protect them can be as abusive as the situations from which they were rescued.

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staged reading as part of Vibrant 2012 at The Finborough on Thursday 15 Nov 2012

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Film About Someone You Love, A

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Match Of the Day

Synopsis:
when injured soccer star Rob turns up the physio, he gets quite a shock

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part of JB Shorts

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Joshua Brooks, Manchester     23/2012

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Mulan

Synopsis:
A short play about taking what's not yours and fucking with it.

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Part of "Hidden". Live Lunch returns with six new plays. six writers have been commissioned to create short plays with British East Asian experiences at the centre of their stories to be performed live as lunchtime readings

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Of Kith and Kin

Of Kith and Kin
Daniel and Oliver are about to have their first baby. With their best friend, Priya, acting as surrogate, theyve turned the study into a nursery and the bottles are sterilised. All thats missing is the bundle of joy theyve been pining for. But when Daniels chaotic mother gatecrashes the baby shower with a few home truths, the cracks in Daniel and Olivers relationship begin to show. Are they as ready for this as they think they are? And more importantly, is Priya?

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Safe In Our Hands

Synopsis:
Bunyan is having a heart attack. Caught between life and death, he has three strange visitations.

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part of JB Shorts 13

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Joshua Brooks, 106 Princess Street, mancheste M1 6NG     14 Apr 2015

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