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Mark Westbrook

MARK WESTBROOK  

 Nationality:    British
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Trained as a director at the RSAMD and an actor at the Atlantic Acting School in New York City, began writing after working in a maximum security prison. Former head of acting at a private conservatory for musical theatre. Lives in Glasgow and Dublin, where he writes, directs, teaches and also runs a copywriting company.

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

 Casual Acts of Violence in the Kingdom of Men         Deep Water         Emotional Life of Furniture, The         Matryoshka         No Good Deed         Our Brethren Shield         Sentence         Swingboats

Casual Acts of Violence in the Kingdom of Men

Synopsis:
Two men con women into getting naked and pay them for the privilege. One day Claire, a girl who is a wheelchair user arrives and demands similar treatment.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Foyle Arts Building, University of Ulster, Londonderry    2006

Organisations:
University of Ulster

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Deep Water

Synopsis:
A murder mystery musical for kids, set on a cruise ship that has been hired as the set for a movie!

Notes:
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1st Produced:
The Waterfront Hall, Belfast    2004

Organisations:
Rainbow Factory

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large flexible casting

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Emotional Life of Furniture, The

Synopsis:
Artist David discovers it's one thing to fake your way into a Psychiatric Unit in the name of 'Art' but its another to get out again. Under the guidance of beautiful, broken Katie and Luke, a man obsessed with objects, he discovers what it really means to be sane in insane places. Based on a real experiment that deeply divided the psychiatric community. The Emotional Life of Furniture is a comedy-drama about friendship, art, and being mental.

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Organisations:
SPARTAN

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy-Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Matryoshka

Synopsis:
Viktor Grigory, a former russian spec ops soldiers disappears after making his debut as a sculptor. His family hold a wake to gain closure, we see their lives through the many cracked glasses of reality.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Nomad

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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No Good Deed

Synopsis:
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.

Notes:
In Re-Writes

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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Our Brethren Shield

Synopsis:
The women of a small fishing village await news of their men-folk's return from a terrible storm.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Foyle Arts Building, Magee, Londonderry    2005

Organisations:
University of Ulster

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Sentence

Synopsis:
Gez Renco is an actor who teaches in a Scottish prison, where the prisoners try to stage a production of Macbeth with hilarious and devastating consequences.

Notes:
Unproduced, but used As calling card script.

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Prison Drama Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Swingboats

Synopsis:
Bored, broke and desperate for cash, a family is driven to robbing a casino to pay their way out of trouble.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
James Arnott Theatre, Glasgow    2004

Organisations:
Big Frame

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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