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Matthew Wilkie

MATTHEW WILKIE

  
Nationality:    British
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below is a list of Matthew Wilkie's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         412 Letters         Between Stars         Bliss         Christmas Carol, A         Cutting Man, The         Dark Sometimes         Day of the Robbery, The         Delicate Art of Keeping in Touch, The         Demons         Everything I Hoped You Be And All The Things You're Not         Girl Walks Into A Bar, A         Great Bear, The         Horst Buchholz And Other Stories         Horst Buchholz And Other Stories (Xmas Remix)         House That Jack Built, The         Pom Pom Runaway         Reviewer, The         Shopping for Shoes         Sunday In The Park With Frank         Tales by Torchlight         Trail of the Farnham Flyer

412 Letters

Synopsis:
Charlotte can't finish her novel; Ros can't finish their relationship. And then when Ros returns to the flat to collect her belongings, she discovers Charlotte meticulously kept and recorded all the letters that she ever sent her - all 412 of them - and is using them as the basis for her new book

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1st Produced:
Union, London    2006

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Between Stars

Synopsis:
the near future. Cameron, Fincher and Scott are three astronauts orbiting the Earth in the Jeunet. Due to return home in two days, the Jeunet is suddenly badly damaged in a meteor storm, leaving it stranded in space. Despite having enough air for ten days, most of their equipment is no longer working, forcing the crew to communicate with Control on Earth using temporary equipment. Although they are only able to receive sporadic and brief messages by Morse code, they learn that a salvage vessel is on its way to rescue them, and, as the tenth day draws closer, they wait in anticipation

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1st Produced:
Theatre 64    2001

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Extract published in 'Young Women's Monologs from Contemporary Plays' (edited by Gerald Lee Ratliff, published by Meriwether Publishing),    -

Music:
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Bliss

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Salisbury Playhouse    2006

Organisations:
Platform 4

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Christmas Carol, A

Synopsis:
A new adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic festive ghost story

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1st Produced:
Theatre 64    2002

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Adaptation

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Cutting Man, The

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
The Maltings, Farnham, Surrey    2009

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Short play

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Dark Sometimes

Synopsis:
Urban horror given a theatrical twist in this dark, disturbing Drama: Seven months. Seven missing children. No suspects. No clues. And Brady. the man on the spot. the only one who believes he can solve the mystery. Can he face his fears? Can he live to tell the story?

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Organisations:
the Allgood Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Day of the Robbery, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    2011

Organisations:
Theatre 64

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Delicate Art of Keeping in Touch, The

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Rehearsed reading at Steyning Festival    2010

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Demons

Synopsis:
Three dark tales following a god-fearing daughter, a wife tormented by her violent husband and a boy confronted by a stranger. the stories are slowly brought together, leading to a terrifying climax when the three characters witness the murder of a child at a deserted railway station changing their lives forever.

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1st Produced:
Theatre 64    1998

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Everything I Hoped You Be And All The Things You're Not

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
The Maltings, Farnham, Surrey    2009

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Girl Walks Into A Bar, A

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Rehearsed reading at The Junction, Cambridge    2011

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Great Bear, The

Synopsis:
Based on a true story. A young girl is violently raped and murdered in a small Russian mining town, bringing together the lives of three men: a detective, a disgraced teacher, and a former convict. One will make a dreadful decision, one will be found guilty of the crime, and one will go on to become one of the world's most notorious serial killers

Notes:
All-England theatre Festival (North Hants) 1994 - overall winner; All-England theatre Festival (North Hants) 1994 - Adjudicator's Award given for new writing; All-England theatre Festival (Western Area, Southern Division) 1994 - overall winner

1st Produced:
Theatre 64    1994

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Horst Buchholz And Other Stories

Synopsis:
the plays follows this one evening at the pub quiz, interspersed with four 'stories' told by each of the characters. George and his friends enjoy taking part in their local pub quiz. they always bicker and never win. However, this time, for George, the stakes have been raised when a bet is made with another team. Defeat, therefore, is not an option. As Jules and Rich's relationship starts to fall apart and teacher Tim takes every opportunity to mark school work, George remains intent on keeping the team together and winning the quiz. But at what cost

Notes:
Revised version performed At Union theatre Southwark, 2005

1st Produced:
Theatre 64    2003

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Genre:
Short Play One Act

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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  1 m/f

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Horst Buchholz And Other Stories (Xmas Remix)

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Union Theatre, Southwark    2007

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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House That Jack Built, The

Synopsis:
It is a moving day with a difference for Jack and Jill. Jack, a police informer, is being moved to a safe house and, along with his wife, given a new identity for protection. Four plain-clothes policemen are assigned to ensure the day is run smoothly, but their constant bickering continue to make this unlikely. Add to the mix, two removal men, bitter that they are missing they are missing the Cup Final and the news that a contract has been placed on Jack's head for that very day and things start to go from bad to worse . . . This often funny play peels back the memories of a couple as their life is literally dismantled before their very eyes.

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1st Produced:
Theatre 64    1996

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
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Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Pom Pom Runaway

Synopsis:
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-    -

Organisations:
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Music:
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Five minute play

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Reviewer, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
The Maltings, Farnham, Surrey    2010

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Shopping for Shoes

Synopsis:
Alan, Jim, Maxine and Zoe are the best of friends and spend their time drinking, partying and generally being together. However, everything suddenly changes when Zoe, Alan's girlfriend, is killed in a random attack, ensuring that nothing will ever be the same again. Told in reverse, this sometimes sad, but often humorous play, explores what makes friend 'friends', and how the unexpected can take loyalty to its limits.

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1st Produced:
Theatre 64    1999

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Sunday In The Park With Frank

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Seymour Centre, Sydney    2007

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Short play

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Tales by Torchlight

Synopsis:
Britain during the Blitz. the air-raid siren sounds and frightened Londoners head for the Underground, where we follows their heartfelt stories and anecdotes through a series of episodes and monologues providing both humour and sadness. Numerous characters provides the opportunity for multiple role playing

Notes:
written by Mike Hills And Mathew Wilkie. All-England theatre Festival (North Hants) 2004 - overall winner

1st Produced:
Theatre 64    1996

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Trail of the Farnham Flyer

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Maltings, Farnham, Surrey    2012

Organisations:
theplaygroup

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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