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Chris Thompson

CHRIS THOMPSON

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Chris Thompson is a writer, director and teacher. A former Artistic Director of St Martins Youth Arts Centre in Melbourne and HotHouse Theatre in Albury-Wodonga he writes for theatre, film and television. His plays have been nominated for four AWGIE awards, winning twice for Shady Characters and The Bridge and his screenplay for the feature film The Tumbler was nominated for the QLD Premiers Literary Awards and won the 2007 Victorian Premiers Literary Award. He was co-creator and head writer for two seasons of Shock Jock on TV1-Foxtell and writer for the digital dome-show, Problem With Pluto at the Melbourne Planetarium. Chris reviews teenage fiction for Viewpoint Magazine, has been an AWGIE judge for many years, lectures at ACU in theatre and playwriting, is a member of the Grants Panels for the Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation, on the national Board of the Australian Script Centre and is Chair of the Victorian Writers Centre.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/2674

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         Bridge, The         Chookahs         Gerald Fitzgibbon Tried to Kiss Me         Head On         Isambard and Me         Jack and the Beanstalk         Jack And the Burrow Beans         Michael Francis Willoughby in Elohgulp         My Stories Bring Me Home         Neutral Script, A         Shady Characters         SKid         Soldier's Tale, The         Spinning the Line         Stop Means Go         Street Feets         Thicker Than Water         This Island Is Our Ship         What You Don't Know. . .

Bridge, The

Bridge, The
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Refuge" published by Currency Press 2009   978-0868197661

Music:
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Genre:
2 Act 100 mins Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  doubling possible

Further Reference:
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Chookahs

Synopsis:
Range of activities including face painting, make-up, puppet making, and kids' theatre

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, Vic    16 Jan 2002

Organisations:
Polygot Puppet Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
TYA puppet theatre

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/14514

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Gerald Fitzgibbon Tried to Kiss Me

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Schools Tour , Act    20 May 2013

Organisations:
Jigsaw Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
One act TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/103637

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Head On

Synopsis:
play about cars and driving

Notes:
written by Pippa Bailey and Chris Thompson

1st Produced:
St Martins Theatre, South Yarra, Vic    10 Aug 1993

Organisations:
St Martins Youth Arts Centre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/20203

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Isambard and Me

Synopsis:
Isambard was a 19th Century English inventor, which included bridges, trains and ships, while usually sound theoretically, were scuppered due to Government intervention and the backwardness of the times.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Randall Theatre , South Yarra, Vic    21 Mar 1992

Organisations:
St Martins Youth Arts Centre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Vaudeville TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/15386

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Synopsis:
Jack and his mother are trying to settle into suburban Melbourne life. Suburban life suddenly becomes a lot more exciting for Jack after he bumps into a down and out busker. What has happened to the Fairy Godmother? Can Jack help Red Riding Hood find her way? Will Prince Charming find Cinderella?

Notes:
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1st Produced:
St Martins Theatre, South Yarra, Vic    07 Jan 1992

Organisations:
Princeless Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/99097

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Jack And the Burrow Beans

Synopsis:
After Jack had returned from up the beanstalk with the Goose that lays golden eggs - everything should have been all right. But he and his mother squandered the money they got from the golden eggs and the goose stopped laying. Jack obtains some more beans but he plants them upside down

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
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Genre:
Full-Length 60 mins Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Michael Francis Willoughby in Elohgulp

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Canberra, Canberra, Act    28 Sep 2013

Organisations:
Jigsaw Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
puppet TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/103638

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My Stories Bring Me Home

Synopsis:
Stories of people in public housing

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Neutral Script, A

Synopsis:
A Neutral Script is a map or template for performance. Story, characters, settings, style and genre are all left up to the performance group to determine. This script is a starting point from which a small group of between three and seven actors can make any interpretation they wish. There is no "answer" or single correct interpretation and it is highly unlikely that any two performances will be the same. Each interpretation will create unique challenges for the staging and direction of the performance. Not all lines will immediately fit or make sense. The story might not easily flow in the chosen direction. But there will always be a way to make sense of the script by looking more carefully at the circumstances that can be imagined around each moment and each character.

Notes:
6 Scenes For 7 Actors With Very Few Given Circumstances

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
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Genre:
30 mins One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Variable cast, variable gender mix

Further Reference:
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Shady Characters

Synopsis:
Bernie has retreated into his own world after his parents split up. In his world he is super hero B-Man. During the summer holidays his mother takes him to the beach. He meets others - but B-Man tries his best to stop Bernie making friends with them

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
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Genre:
Full-Length 60 mins Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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SKid

Synopsis:
Developed by theatre professionals in association with 12 long-term unemployed people. Set in Melbourne in the near future. Government is now big business, managed by privately owned corporations. Homeless kids live underground, but their food supply is being cut off by the government, forcing them back to the surface.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
St Martins Theatre, South Yarra, Vic    05 Dec 1995

Organisations:
St Martins Youth Arts Centre

1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/99868

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Soldier's Tale, The

Synopsis:
Soldier Joseph sells his soul for an almanac that gives the winners of races

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
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Genre:
45 mins One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Spinning the Line

Synopsis:
Why doesn't everyone say what they mean?

Notes:
created by Maggie Miles, Andrew Murrell and Chris Thompson

1st Produced:
Schools Tour , Act    06 May 2013

Organisations:
Jigsaw Theatre Company

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act TYA

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  14            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/103636

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Stop Means Go

Synopsis:
People in cars. Dean has taken his mother's car with her knowing. Gracie has been driving all night. Sam has broken down when Robbo stops to help but he has more on his mind than car repairs.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Schools Tour , Act    01 Jan 2013

Organisations:
Jigsaw Theatre Company

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
One act TYA

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/103635

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Street Feets

Synopsis:
An ingenious and captivating project, based on the busy street life of thoroughfares such as Lygon, Acland, and Chapel St. The twenty strong cast were out on the streets and observed the behaviour, activities, and interactions of the people who work, shop, and socialise there, and Street Feets was created from those observations.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
St Martins Theatre, South Yarra, Vic    11 Aug 1992

Organisations:
St Martins Youth Arts Centre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
TYA music

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/16520

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Thicker Than Water

Synopsis:
the family gather to celebrate the 75th wedding anniversary of Jack and Lill. Old squabbles surface, new tensions, new boyfriends and only the next door neighbour seems to be enjoying himself

Notes:
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1st Produced:
St Martins Theatre, South Yarra, Vic    16 Nov 1988

Organisations:
St Martins Youth Arts Centre

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy TYA

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  9            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/1595

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This Island Is Our Ship

Synopsis:
Songs and stories of the diverse cultures that live in and around the city of Brimbank - a small and fearful 'Ship of Fools' sails through these songs and stories and, over the course of the journey, each crew member is affected by what they hear.

Notes:
Music by Jennie Swain; lyrics And book by Chris Thompson

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens musical

Parts:
Male:  15            Female:  25            Other:  Variable cast size - can use more or fewer actors.

Further Reference:
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What You Don't Know. . .

Synopsis:
nuclear war

Notes:
part of: 6 Pack: Programme 1 - Swallowing is a Very Private Thing / The Boy Who Thought He Was James Joyce / What You Don't Know. . .

1st Produced:
St Martins Theatre, South Yarra, Vic    16 Apr 1985

Organisations:
St Martins Youth Arts Centre

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
one act TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/92429

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