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Lance Woodman

LANCE WOODMAN  (1958 - )

 Nationality:    British
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Former Pearson playwright-in-residence at Worcester Swan Theatre and New Theatre Works. Graduate of the University of Birmingham's MA in Playwriting Studies. Currently under commission to Birmingham Repertory Theatre and BBC Radio 4.

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

         Inheritance         Kind Of Dark         Red Skies Over the Severn         Same River, The         Upside Down and Back to Front

Inheritance

Synopsis:
the last of four 'Worcester Century Plays'. A family story spanning 100 years. 'Inheritance' is set around the millennium celebrations.

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Organisations:
Worcester Theatre Company

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Genre:
Drama, 60 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  + community Performers

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Kind Of Dark

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Part of Miniaturists 8 - Bringing you more of the best short plays by some of the most exciting playwrights in the UK today

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Genre:
short play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Red Skies Over the Severn

Synopsis:
Set on a farm during the 2000/1 foot and mouth crisis. A family in quarantine, a stranger, echoes from histories both real and made up. Decisions over the future need to be made. "A remarkably compelling piece. . . blessed with a mix of high passion and sly humour that bodes exceptionally well for the future." Charles Spencer in the Daily Telegraph

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Organisations:
Worcester Theatre Company

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  + 2 supernumeraries and a child (M)

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Same River, The

Synopsis:
the first of four 'Worcester Century Plays'. A family story spanning 100 years. 'the Same River' covers the First World War and its aftermath

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Organisations:
Worcester Theatre Company

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Genre:
Drama, 60 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  + community Performers

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Upside Down and Back to Front

Synopsis:
Set in 1913 and the present. A young photographer hits the road to learn his trade and show his father that he is the better man. In 2005 a box of photographs are found amongst the possessions of a dead woman. A story develops in the past as a history is re-created in the present. the photographs have an impact in their making and their rediscovery.

Notes:
Adapted by the playwright for BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play slot in 2006.

1st Produced:
the Number 8 Community Arts Centre, Pershore    2005

Organisations:
Artworcs

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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