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TREVOR WOOD (1958 - )
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Since 2002, comedy writers and former journalists Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood have had eight full-length and one radio play performed at medium-size and number one venues throughout the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand as well as the prestigious Latitude Festival in England. With two more full-length plays penned and awaiting their world premieres, the success story has barely begun. . ."Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood are rapidly establishing themselves as one of the most commercially marketable brands in British Theatre" - The Metro, January 11, 2005; Forget feel-good theatre, with Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood you're guaranteed a feel-amazing theatrical experience" - The Crack, October 2010; Winners of the "Best Comedy" category for their screenplay The Liquidator at the 2010 Gotham Screen Screenwriters Contest in New York
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Alf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather Amazing Grace Dirty Dusting God Only Knows Good To Firm Maggie's End Photo Finish Raising The Stakes Revengers, The Son of Samurai Waiting For GateauxAlf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather
Synopsis:
The greatest football story ever told, Alf Ramsay Knew My Grandfather is about the team of miners from West Auckland in County Durham who won the first world cup in 1909. "West" were invited to compete in the Lipton Trophy in Italy against the top teams from Germany, Switzerland and Italy, who were all professional The lads also returned in 1911 and won the cup outright after hammering the mighty Juventus 6-1.
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written by Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood. Alf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather was commissioned by Durham Gala theatre manager Simon Stallworthy to mark the centenary of the 1909 Achievement. Set in present And past times, it is A funny story of working class friendship And community: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet with balls! Around 4,500 people Attended the premiere run in Durham And the show transferred to Newcastle's Theatre Royal in May 2010 where it was directed by Andrew Lynford And received standing ovations. The show Also starred the North East's own TV football superstar Jeff Stelling, whose hilarious television Appearance was brilliant. REVIEWS "I Adored this production. . . A glorious two hours of comedic genius. If there is Any justice it will soon be playing to packed Auditoriums up And down the country." Newcastle Evening Chronicle "Studded with working-class humour, high-brow wit And thought-provoking dialogue" Sunderland Echo "Very funny, A brilliant, ball-busting occasion - it may be easier to get A ticket for the cup final but if you can, go quickly" Northern Echo "Hilarious, but it's the engaging characters which make it such A success" The Journal "A real triumph which perfectly brings back to life A forgotten episode And pitches it back into the 21st century floodlights. It's very very funny As well." www.fansonline.net "A great night's entertainment . . .bringing the theatre to A young, male Audience who might otherwise be out of reach" - Durham Times "I would definitely recommend this to everyone. A brilliant play And really funny" - Fly Me to the Moon (Middlesbrough fanzine)
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Gala Theatre, Durham
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Play/Drama
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about the 19th century Northumberland sea rescue heroine who, with her father on September 7, 1838, rescued nine people after their ship had struck the notorious Harcar rocks, a part of the Farne Islands situated off the Northumberland Coast between Bamburgh and Seahouses. Tragically Grace died of TB in 1842 aged only 26, four years after her heroic deed.
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written by Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood
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Alnwick Playhouse 17 Oct 2012
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Top of PageDirty Dusting
Synopsis:
Three elderly (pensioner) cleaning ladies set up a telephone sex chat line on their bosses' premises when they are made redundant. But they have to keep their get-rich-quick scheme a secret from their obnoxious supervisor.
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written by Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood. A box office phenomenon, this outrageous comedy has played to sell-out Audiences throughout the UK, Ireland, Australia And New Zealand. In 2010 it played in England, Scotland And Australia. Around 300,000 people have seen the show worldwide since 2003 And demand keeps growing. It returns to New Zealand in 2011.
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Customs House
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outrageous comedy Comedy
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Male: 1 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageGod Only Knows
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by Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood
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Cloud nine
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script in hand
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageGood To Firm
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Set against the backdrop of the Grand National weekend and featuring the long-time married Bob and Shirley Fletcher. Bob's first girlfriend returns to visit him and Shirley with her new (young) fiance. Good To Firm asks: Does first love ever die?
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written by Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood. Good To Firm premiered At the 400-seat Customs House in South Shields June 2002. It broke then box office records. Successfully returned to the venue in September 2003 when 1600 people Attended, And Again in September 2010, when it was directed by Mark Wingett And A similar number of tickets were sold. REVIEWS from September 2010 "An Abundance of cracking one liners. . . A prize-winning performance by Any standards" - Evening Chronicle "Incredibly funny throughout but with some real touching moments of Drama" -Northern Echo "A firm favourite. . .absolutely first past the post" - What's On Stage "Loads of laughs Along the way. . . has lost none of its sparkle" - The Journal "The horseplay has the Audience in fits of laughter" - Sunderland Echo "Laughs A-plenty which delighted the large Audience" - Shields Gazette
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Customs House.
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Genre:
outrageous comedy Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageMaggie's End
Synopsis:
The death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has resurrected the bitter divides of the 1980s. Half the country mourns while the other half celebrates with impromptu street parties. However, when the newly-crowned Labour Prime Minister announces a state funeral for the late PM - a sense of outrage grips those communities worst affected by the Thatcher years and brings the political differences in one North East family to breaking point.
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written by Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood. A controversial And tense piece About New Labour betraying working people by honoring the woman whose government destroyed their communities in the pursuit of profit. After A hugely successful premiere At Durham Gala theatre, Maggie's End transferred to the Shaw Theatre in London (off West-End) in April 2009 where it was the official focal point of the 25th Anniversary of the UK Miners Strike. Around 2,000 people Attended the short London run And it garnered excellent reviews. Maggie's End was A produced (director: Patric Kearns) At the 2010 Chesterfield Drama Festival At the Pomegranate Theatre And Again garnered An excellent response. "Wonderful. . . As controversial As it is funny. . . go And see it" - Daily Mirror "Crammed with excellent jokes, Maggie's End has the tang of real emotion, real Anger And Attitude - its stirring blasts of rage And mockery Are bound to be heard elsewhere soon" - The Spectator "Brims Appealingly with undeniable passion. . ..in this instance, Vote Thatcher" - Evening Standard "Anyone who hates Margaret Thatcher will love Maggie's End" - Daily Telegraph "Wildly, unashamedly partisan - entertaining Agit-prop full of good bad-taste jokes" - The Guardian "The best of the Thatcher plays - definitely worth seeing" - www. londonist.com "Very, very funny - the quips come thick And fast" - The Stage "A biting satire - much more About the death of Labour than Thatcher" - spoonfed.co.uk "Engaging And highly relevant, peppered with witty one-liners. . . this play will strike A chord with many" - extraextra.org "Hilarious And disturbing" - The London Paper "A richly-imagined, enjoyable piece of Agitprop" - Time Out "A great comical weapon which exposes the New Labour government" - News Line "Sharp pacing And frequent flashes of biting wit" - Morning Star "It has A galvanising charm. . .Mark Wingett provides A copper-bottomed performance" - The Metro "Incredibly funny - go And see this play! Mark Wingett And Russell Floyd give mesmerising performances" - Muswell Hill Journal
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Gala Theatre, Durham
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Genre:
black comedy Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: various but can be doubled
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Top of PagePhoto Finish
Synopsis:
Bob and Shirley are delighted when their daughter Suzy arranges to bring home her new fiance. It's about time the 30-year-old wild child settled down and became a responsible mother. Shirley is excited about becoming a grandmother. That expectation turns into dismay when Suzy's fiance turns up: He's the same age as Bob and Shirley, certainly doesn't want children and hasn't told Suzy everything about his past life. Be prepared for an emotional and outrageously funny weekend at the Fletcher house! Does true love conquer all?
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written by Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood. Photo Finish is A stand Alone play that completes the hugely successful "Bob And Shirley" trilogy featuring the central characters of Bob Fletcher And his long-suffering wife Shirley. Following Good To Firm And Raising The Stakes, the show debuted to full houses At the 400-seat Customs House in October 2010. Directed by Jack Milner (see Maggie's End, Shaw Theatre, London), it garnered five-star reviews And received standing ovations. REVIEWS from its world premiere in October 2010 "A pleasure. . . keeps the laughs coming until the end - What's On Stage (5 Stars) www.whatsonstage.com "A riotous comedy that went down A storm. . ." - The Public Reviews (4.5 stars) www.thepublicreviews.com "It's odds on you Are going to have A right belly laugh" - The Evening Chronicle "It's A racing certainty that you'll love it" - Sunderland Echo "Cheers And wild Applause rang Around the theatre. . ."" - Shields Gazette "Do not miss seeing this laugh A minute show"- Northern Echo "The repartee And the slapstick scenes had the Audience captivated. . ." - Evening Chronicle Evening Chronicle
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Customs House
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Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageRaising The Stakes
Synopsis:
Bob and Shirley Fletcher have just moved house and Shirley has been made redundant. Money is very tight. Bob has promised Shirley he won't bet on the horses but he is given a "dead cert". What should he do?
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written by Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood. Raising The Stakes is A stand Alone sequel to Good To Firm, featuring the central characters of Bob And Shirley Fletcher. The show debuted to full houses At the 400-seat Customs House in March 2004 And returned, directed by Mark Wingett, in September 2010 where it Again played to full houses. REVIEWS from October 2010 "A faultless example of comedy At its best" - What's On Stage (5 Stars) "Forget feel-good theatre, with Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood you're guaranteed A feel-amazing theatrical experience" - The Crack "Fast, funny And farcical - A great evening's entertainment" - The Public Reviews "An odds-on bet to lift your spirits no end" - The Journal "A gem of A comedy, I'd put money on it being A runaway success" - Sunderland Echo "Hilarious. . . worthy of Joe Orton At his mischievous best" - Shields Gazette "If it's rip-roaring, side-splitting comedy that floats your boat do not miss Raising The Stakes" - Northern Echo
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Customs House
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Genre:
outrageous comedy Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 3 Other: Two removals people (double up)
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Top of PageRevengers, The
Synopsis:
Former television sex symbol Katy Dream hates what she has become: her job is humiliating and her once-strong marriage to Jimmy is on the rocks. Enter Gary, a charming but sinister loan shark, who is about to turn her world upside down. . .
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written by Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood. A huge success when it premiered in 2006 At the Customs House, it was revived (directed by Patric Kearns) in 2009 As part of the Chesterfield Drama Festival At the Pomegranate theatre. The Tribune magazine reviewer said: "Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood have crafted An extraordinary Dramatic comedy - sometimes light in touch, sometimes dark in depth but wholly entertaining on A number of levels. It is A shining example of great theatre And should not be missed." REVIEWS "Another side-splitter from the team behind Dirty Dusting And Waiting for Gateaux - An undoubted hit - it just keeps getting better" Shields Gazette "thoroughly enjoyable, harder, edgier with some great one-liners - it challenges the Audiences perceptions while giving them A good night out" Sunderland Echo "their most Assured offering yet - while they've previously proved they can make us laugh, this shows they can Also craft plays with real depth" The Metro "deeper, meatier And more intensive. . . cleverly treads the tightrope between comedy And tragedy" The Northern Echo "something special. . .a first-rate script that had the Audience (and me) laughing vigorously" - The Crack
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Customs House
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Dark Comedy Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageSon of Samurai
Synopsis:
A young shoe salesman discovers that he's the descendant of a legendary Samurai warrior.
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written by Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood. Son of Samurai is A 60-minute radio play Acted out - As if being broadcast live - on stage. It's An innovative And hugely entertaining piece with the Audience helping out with some of the sound effects. First performed At the Customs House in 2007, it was performed At the Latitude Festival in 2009 Alongside work by the RSC And Bush Theatre. It later toured in the north east, culminating in A run At Newcastle's Theatre Royal. REVIEWS "Excellent. . . A great night's entertainment with huge laughs And A really poignant story" - Newcastle Evening Chronicle "One of the best performances I've seen with laughs All the way through" - Sunderland Echo "Top notch - laugh out loud funny - A superb piece of theatre" - Shields Gazette "The quality of the material And the performers shone through - highly recommended" - Newcastle Journal
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Customs House
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Genre:
Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: various but all doubled
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Top of PageWaiting For Gateaux
Synopsis:
Motivators is the worst health and fitness club in the world. There's a chance it will appear on a reality television show - but it's really difficult for the members to give up the cakes and chocolate. Is their latest member really who she says he is?
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written by Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood. Waiting For Gateaux premiered At the Customs house in April 2004, selling All 2000 tickets ten weeks before the first curtain up. It returned later that year And sold 1700 tickets. "Gateaux" played the Fortune Theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand, for three weeks in 2006 before touring the South Island. After playing Lincoln's Theatre Royal And Newcastle's Theatre Royal in 2007, it has had two tours in the UK: the most recent being A successful seven week tour in summer 2010. It has been performed by school students in the UK And Australia As part of Drama exams. REVIEWS "Has 'hit' written All over it. A highly entertaining feelgood comedy that had its sellout Audience herniating with laughter" - The Stage It certainly Appealed to the large Audience who were chuckling happily throughout - Theatreview (NZ) "Very real And funny. A huge success - the happy Audience clapped And cheered At the end" - Newcastle Evening Chronicle "Rapturous Applause - the first night Audience howled with laughter - The Northern Echo "Writers Ed Waugh And Trevor Wood have Another hit on their hands. Full of great one-liners And side-splitting humour" - Sunderland Echo
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Customs House
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Genre:
outrageous comedy Comedy
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Male: 1 Female: 4 Other: -
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