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Tim Whitnall

TIM WHITNALL

  (1961 - )
Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    United Agents  (agent: Giles Smart)

Tim's debut feature film the HIDE was completed in 2008 at Pinewood Studios by Poisson Rouge Pictures and Solution Films for Film4. It was given a limited release at the ICA and has recently been released on DVD. It received rave reviews and was named by the Times as one of the best films of the year. He has also written extensively for BBC Radio and various TV sketch shows including the BAFTA Award Winning YOUR MOtheR WOULDN't LIKE IT. He has contributed articles to Time Out and Radio Times and his American Travelogue REAL, REAL, GONE was published by Square One Books and broadcast on BBC Radio. His stage play, MORECAMBE, based on the life and times of national treasure Eric Morecambe, received a Fringe First at the Edinburgh Festival 2009, transferred to the West End, where it received numerous critical accolades, and then toured extensively in the UK. He is currently developing a screenplay based on the story of the late Lena Zavaroni in conjunction with Five-A-Side Films and Scottish Screen.

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

         Fabulist, The         Harry's Web         Morecambe         Sociable Plover, The

Fabulist, The

Synopsis:
Monday Morning at Tuffin's Department Store, East London. there's trouble in-store - an inept general manager, the frustrated beautician, a furious customer, the sassy trouble-shooter, four individuals with an unlikely connection - Mr Bartlett, or 'the Fabulist'. Even though his details are missing from staff records, he operates from a plush office on the sixth floor. Despite his talent for concealing things, a chain of creepy co-incidences, plus a devastating revelation, guarantees that the enigmatic Mr Bartlett can hide nothing further. the Fabulist is about to face his greatest performance. Fast-paced and hilarious, the Fabulist takes you straight from the lift into a secret world of muzak, mannequins and mayhem! the Fabulist was inspired by a true story the writer heard on the radio where a top Department Store were allegedly employing an actor to take on the role of 'fall guy' when things went wrong.

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Short Play, 60 min One Act

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Harry's Web

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A major rock 'n' roll extravaganza - Devil Woman meets the Young Ones! Inspired by the music of Cliff Richard with seventy of his songs.

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Musical

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Morecambe

Morecambe
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of his untimely final curtain, Morecambe celebrates the extraordinary life of Eric Morecambe, Comedian of the Century. From humble beginnings as a child-performer on Morecambe Pier to the glitz and glamour of international stardom and the mantle of Britain's best loved comic; from tumbleweed to Glenda Jackson; it's a glorious, moving portrait of the affectionate lad with funny bones, born entertainer, big hearted perfectionist. . . the tall one with glasses. So come laugh, come cry, and remember the man who had a twinkle in his eye and shared it with us all. . . the man what brought us sunshine. Featuring the multi-talented Bob Golding, penned by the brilliant Tim Whitnall and directed by solo-maestro Guy Masterson, this is a must see for all fans of classic British comedy.

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Assembly @ Assembly Hall (Edinburgh Festival Fringe)     06 Aug 2009

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Guy Masterson - Theatre Tours International & Feather Productions

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Biographical

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Sociable Plover, The

Sociable Plover, The
Nothing and nobody will stop Roy Tunt from spotting his wild birds and today, a stormy December morning on England's desolate east coast, he pursues a very special mission. With one more tick in his dog-eared notebook, Roy will have recorded all 567 species on the British List. the prevailing conditions are ideal and the time is perfect to welcome an elusive vagrant from the Asian Steppe, the rare and beautiful Sociable Plover. Roy sequesters himself away in a bird-spotter's hide on a stretch of flooded marshland. With a packed lunch and a framed photograph of his ex-wife for company, he watches and waits. But might he, perhaps, have other plans? And who is the tall, dark and handsome stranger battling his way through the flood waters towards him? All will be revealed - inside the hide. . .

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Genre:
short play 60 min

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  voices

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