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John Woodburn

JOHN WOODBURN

  
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    Glorious Management, www.gloriousmanagement.com

John Woodburn's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Cinderella and the Beanstalk         Goldilocks and the Three Musketeers         Mafia?         Magic Faraway Tree, The         Not Treasure Island         Odyssey         Sci-Fi?         Scrooge and the Seven Dwarves         Silly Funny Boys         Western?         World Tour
Cinderella and the Beanstalk

Synopsis:
Josh, John and James have written a pantomime. It's a riotous adventure with a whole host of exciting characters. They have fashioned the props, hired the costumes, booked the venue and rigged the lights; the stage is set. But on arriving at the theatre they realise they have forgotten one vital component: a cast. A glorious cocktail of your favourite pantomimes! Follow Cinderella on a perilous adventure as the scheming Rumple Stiltskin blackmails the would-be princess into retrieving the coveted golden eggs from the top of the beanstalk. Cinderella must complete her quest in order to recover her glass slipper, but with Prince Charming, the Fairy Godmother and Jack's pregnant cow all doing their best to get in the way, these delicious, oversized eggs may not be so easily sought out. . .

Notes:
Sleeping Trees are James Dunnell-Smith; Joshua George Smith; John Woodburn

1st Produced:
Theatre 503, London     27 Nov 2015

Organisations:
Sleeping Trees

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Goldilocks and the Three Musketeers

Synopsis:
Goldilocks flees from the Three Bears' house and into the woods. She falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself in Wonderland. All is not well - can the Three Musketeers help Goldilocks save Wonderland?

Notes:
Sleeping Trees are James Dunnell-Smith; Joshua George Smith; John Woodburn

1st Produced:
Battersea Arts Centre, London     Dec 2019

Organisations:
Sleeping Trees

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Mafia?

Synopsis:
John and Josh discover that James has never seen "The Godfather" and force him to watch all three parts. James decides that he wants to be a Mafia boss

Notes:
Sleeping Trees are James Dunnell-Smith; Joshua George Smith; John Woodburn

1st Produced:
UK tour    

Organisations:
Sleeping Trees

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Magic Faraway Tree, The

Synopsis:
Dick's mother is ill and the medicine to save her is held in a kingdom ruled over by a maniacal despot

Notes:
Sleeping Trees are James Dunnell-Smith; Joshua George Smith; John Woodburn

1st Produced:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival     2011

Organisations:
Sleeping Trees

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Not Treasure Island

Synopsis:
Jim the cabin boy longs to be a pirate. He has an entanglement with a merman. Long John Silver and Billy Bones are at odds

Notes:
Based on characters created by Robert Louis Stevenson. Sleeping Trees are James Dunnell-Smith; Joshua George Smith; John Woodburn

1st Produced:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival     2012

Organisations:
Sleeping Trees

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Odyssey

Synopsis:
Not only has Odysseus got to battle to get home from Troy - he also has to rescue Homer from Hades

Notes:
Sleeping Trees are James Dunnell-Smith; Joshua George Smith; John Woodburn

1st Produced:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival     2013

Organisations:
Sleeping Trees

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Sci-Fi?

Synopsis:
Happy-go-lucky farmer Charlie Sprog is dragged from his farmer by the Leaders Of The Universe and told he must save it

Notes:
Sleeping Trees are James Dunnell-Smith; Joshua George Smith; John Woodburn

1st Produced:
UK tour    

Organisations:
Sleeping Trees

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Scrooge and the Seven Dwarves

Synopsis:
The Wicked Witch steals Santa's Christmas spirit that he needs to power his sleigh. Santa's mother decides that there is only one person who can help - Ebenezer Scrooge

Notes:
Sleeping Trees are James Dunnell-Smith; Joshua George Smith; John Woodburn

1st Produced:
Latchmere Pub, London    

Organisations:
Sleeping Trees

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Silly Funny Boys

Synopsis:
As they hit thirty the lads decide to mask how poorly they have aged by pretending to be the Silly Funny Boys which was a comedy show on television in the 1980s

Notes:
Sleeping Trees are James Dunnell-Smith; Joshua George Smith; John Woodburn

1st Produced:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival     2019

Organisations:
Sleeping Trees

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Western?

Synopsis:
Harry Sudds is going into town to the bank on the way he is confronted by Indians, a giant tumbleweed and a talking wasp

Notes:
Sleeping Trees are James Dunnell-Smith; Joshua George Smith; John Woodburn

1st Produced:
UK tour    

Organisations:
Sleeping Trees

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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World Tour

Synopsis:
Scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef, trekking Inca trails in Peru and dogging in Blackpool are all things Sleeping Trees may have done. Now after ten years they are exhausted and take a sabbatical. They jet off on a World tour only to find that there is nothing but crooks and vampires in the World

Notes:
Sleeping Trees are James Dunnell-Smith; Joshua George Smith; John Woodburn

1st Produced:
Adelaide Fringe Festival    

Organisations:
Sleeping Trees

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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