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Chris Urch

CHRIS URCH

  
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    United Agents  represented by Marnie Podos

Chris Urch trained at the Drama Centre as an actor, graduating two years ago. In 2011, he was longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize. In February 2012, Chris was selected from over 800 submissions as one of the 503Five, an 18-month residency with Theatre503. He recently graduated from the Royal Court's internationally renowned Young Writers Programme.

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

         24 Hour Play!         Consultant, The         Girl Like You, A         KAPOW         Land Of Our Fathers         Rolling Stone, The         Skanky         Talent         Vote of No Confidence         You Get Me?
24 Hour Play!

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A unique platform of new short plays by Britain s brightest emerging theatre makers, entirely created in just 24 hours. For the seventh year running, Old Vic New Voices (OVNV) partner with the 24 Hour Play Company and IdeasTap to discover the next generation of theatrical talent in a grand theatrical experiment like no other. A company of twenty one actors, six writers, six directors and six producers aged between eighteen and thirty will be challenged to create six brand new short plays from scratch in just twenty four hours. From the playwrights' first ideas, to casting, rehearsals, prop sourcing, the lighting design and sound effects, everything must be completed in one day, ready to be staged in front of more than one thousand VIPs and members of the public, on the Old Vic's one hundred and ninety three year old stage.

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Author Jon Barton. Author David Byrne. Author Zoe Cooper. Author Cat Jones. Author Sophie Petzal. Author Chris Urch.

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Consultant, The

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An evening of short plays in response to the Consultant by Neil Fleming.Author Josie Melia. Author William H Calvert. Author Robin Hemmings. Author Paul Murphy. Author Jon Barton. Author Chris Urch. Author Madeline Church.

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short play

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Girl Like You, A

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KAPOW

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part of Shhh. . . written by Brad Birch, Jon Brittain, Charlene James, GEmma Langford and Chris Urch. Welcome to the show that lifts the lid on some of London's deepest, darkest and sexiest secrets. . .and they're all true! Five new one act plays based on the anonymous and intimate secrets submitted by our audiences through the collection box in our foyer, Shhhh also heralds the arrival of our new resident writers - the 503Five.

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one act

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Land Of Our Fathers

Land Of Our Fathers
3rd May 1979, South Wales. Thatcher is counting her votes, Sid Vicious is spinning in his grave, and six Welsh miners are trapped down a coal mine. Within two weeks everything these men believe in and everything they know will have changed. A darkly comic drama looking at the dramatic two weeks in which a group of Welsh miners are trapped underground.

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Theatre503, Euan Borland Productions and Tara Finney Productions

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comedy

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Rolling Stone, The

Rolling Stone, The
The play tells a very different story of lovers at odds with society. Dembe and Sam have been seeing each other for a while. But they're gay and this is Uganda, and the consequences of their relationship being discovered will be violent and explosive.

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runner up of the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting

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Play/Drama. Gay full length

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Skanky

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Part of Miniaturists 35 - Bringing you more of the best short plays by some of the most exciting playwrights in the UK today

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Talent

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Vote of No Confidence

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Set in a disused flat in Stockport, Manchester, this twisted tale follows three siblings as they embark on a desperate act of revenge. VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE is a raw wound of a play, boldly exploring grief, family, loyalty, and injustice surrounding the Iraq War. At times heartbreaking, at times teeming with dark humour, Chris Urch's debut work bursts with energy and urgency.

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part of LabFest

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Without a Paddle Theatre

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You Get Me?

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