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MATTHEW DUNSTER |
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Nationality: English Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Knight Hall Agency Ltd |
Matthew is a director, playwright and actor. His new play CHILDREN'S CHILDREN will premiere at Almeida Theatre in May 2012 to be directed by Jeremy Herrin. Matthew is also under commission to The Young Vic and in the summer of 2012 he will be directing A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM for The Regent's Open Air Theatre. In March 2012 he directed SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, which he also adapted from Alan Sillitoe's iconic novel. His production of MOGADISHU which opened at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in February 2011, and later transferred to the Lyric Hammersmith toured the UK in Spring 2012. His reimagining of Hans Christian Anderson's THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING, a collaboration with The Pet Shop Boys and chorographer Javier de Frutos, opened at Sadler's Wells in March 2011 and March 2012. In 2011 Matthew directed THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, at Royal & Derngate, Northampton and DOCTOR FAUSTUS for The Globe 2011 summer season. His production of Drew Pautz's play LOVE THE SINNER opened at The National Theatre in May 2010. His adaptation of 1984 opened at the end of February 2010 at the Royal Exchange in Manchester. The world premiere of Matthew's play YOU CAN SEE THE HILLS opened at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in 2008. An excellent run followed at the Young Vic in Autumn 2008 which was extended till May 2009. Matthew's direction of MACBETH wowed audiences and critics alike during its run at The Royal Exchange, Manchester in early 2009 Directing includes: THE FRONTLINE, The Globe; TESTING THE ECHO, Out of Joint; THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING, SOME VOICES, Young Vic; LOVE AND MONEY, Young Vic and Royal Exchange (nominated for Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre); CRUISING, The Bush; PROJECT D: I'M MEDIOCRE, The Work; PORT AUTHORITY, Liverpool Everyman. Writing for Stage: YOU USED TO, TELL ME, THE GLAZIER, TWO CLOUDS OVER EDEN, THE BAND, YOU CAN SEE THE HILLS. Writing for BBC R4: DEPTH OF FIELD and POOR ECHO. Directing for R4: LOVE AND MONEY. He has collaborated as a writer with choreographer Jane Mason. Matthew is an Associate Artist at The Young Vic.
Plays by Matthew Dunster
1984 | ||
| 1st Produced: | 01 Mar 2010 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1849432269 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #111782 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 1 boy, doubling, extras | |||||
Notes: | adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 | |||||
| War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. Winston Smith rewrites history for the Ministry of Truth, but when hes handed a note that says simply I love you by a woman he hardly knows, he decides to risk everything in as earch for the real truth. In a world where cheap entertainment keeps the proles ignorant but content, where a war without end is always fought and the government is always watching, can Winston possibly hold onto what he feels inside? Or will he renounce everything, accept the Partys reality and learn to love Big Brother? | |||||
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Band, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #136029 | |||
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But the living are wrong in the distinctions they make. . . | ||
| 1st Produced: | Forum 28, Barrow-in-Furness | 05 Mar 1997 | ||||
Company: | Northern Stage | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134066 | |||
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Genre: | piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Children's Children | ||
| 1st Produced: | Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, Islington, London N1 1TA >>> | 17 May 2012 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1839432344 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #132738 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
| Michael and Gordon have been best friends since acting college. Now, 20 years later, Michael is Mr Saturday Night TV but failing actor Gordon is struggling with enormous debts. Meanwhile Gordons daughter Effie couldn't care less about her Dad's problems she is far more interested in the film that her cool boyfriend is making and setting up an ecologically sound clothing label. When Gordon asks Michael to lend him a large sum of money it sets in motion a series of events that reveal irreparable cracks in the characters relationships. | |||||
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Crow | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Borough Hall at Greenwich Dance, London | 21 Jun 2012 | ||||
Company: | A Handspring Puppet Company UK production. Presented by Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #139137 | |||
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Genre: | performance | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Ted Hughes (poem); Matthew Dunster (dramaturgy) | |||||
Synopsis: | Mythic and elemental; Ted Hughes' Crow is at once comic, bleak and beautiful, evoking a world at odds with itself. The central crow character is a scavenger, a collector, a scientist and an innocent, full of anarchic energy and violent comedy. With this irrepressible life, Hughes created a hungry chaos of feathers and dark dreams, a mythic everyman wondering how to fit into life. | |||||
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Fahrenheit Twins, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 24 Sep 2009 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #106951 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | from the novel by Michel Faber, adapted by Told by an Idiot and Matthew Dunster | |||||
Synopsis: | the parable of man's innate need to destroy is illustrated using carefully crafted physical theatre | |||||
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Glazier, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #136033 | |||
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I Know Where The Dead Are Buried | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sachas Hotel, Manchester | 21 Jul 2011 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #128364 | |||
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Genre: | short play 60 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Manchester 24:7 Theatre Festival | |||||
Synopsis: | Do you trust your neighbours? Do you ever wonder what goes on behind closed doors? I Know Where the Dead are Buried peers through the window of a small community with sinister consequences. A new play by acclaimed playwright Matthew Dunster about rising racial tensions in a small northern town | |||||
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Man In A Box | ||
| 1st Produced: | NT Studio | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65646 | |||
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Genre: | Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | devised by Alecky Blythe and Mathew Dunster | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Project B | ||
| 1st Produced: | 01 Oct 2003 | |||||
Company: | Work Theatre Collective | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134067 | |||
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Genre: | Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by The Work Theatre Collective: Darryl Clark, Matthew Dunster, Tracy O'Flaherty, Jim Pyke, Alice Selwyn | |||||
Synopsis: | Three individuals are forced to set sail across the sea of their own natures. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Project C: On Principle | ||
| 1st Produced: | 11 Nov 2004 | |||||
Company: | Work Theatre Collective | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49072 | |||
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Genre: | Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by The Work Theatre Collective: Matthew Dunster, Tracy O'Flaherty, Drew Pautz, Jim Pyke, Alice Selwyn, Liz White | |||||
Synopsis: | A man puts himself centre-stage in the war against terror by posing as a children's clown. A woman, sold on the perfection of God, sells armed security to make His world a safer place. A war survivor's struggle to face a compromised past spoils her best friend's European celebration. And two women fight about the end of a love affair, freedom, dog-walking and having the requisite entreprneurial balls. Here in New Britain, New Europe and the New World Order everyone needs a little bit of help. | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XXIV (2004) Page 1466; Theatre Record Vol XXV (2005) Page 0302 | |||||
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Project D: I'm Mediocre | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | Work Theatre Collective | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #106762 | |||
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Genre: | Piece | |||||
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Notes: | written by The Work Theatre Collective: Matthew Dunster, Tracy O'Flaherty, Drew Pautz, Jim Pyke, Alice Selwyn, Liz White | |||||
Synopsis: | What do we wish for ourselves? Is mediocrity championed as celebrity? What are we allowed to wish for? Who is consigned to the dustbin marked 'mediocre'? The Work present a highly comic and complex study of modern lives: reality TV and other prisons; scary cartoons and sniffing liquid paper; a social protest and a formal experiment; Sean Penn and Jamie Oliver . . . noisy toys and toast. | |||||
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Project E: An Explosion | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | |||||
Company: | Work Theatre Collective | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #106763 | |||
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Genre: | Piece | |||||
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Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by The Work Theatre Collective: Matthew Dunster, Tracy O'Flaherty, Drew Pautz, Jim Pyke, Alice Selwyn, Liz White | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning | ||
| 1st Produced: | Manchester: Royal Exchange Theatre, St Anns Square, Manchester, M2 7DH >>> | 01 Mar 2012 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134068 | |||
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Genre: | adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | with doubling | |||||
Notes: | Don't let the bastards grind you down' Alan Sillitoe's iconic novel is transformed into a spectacular new stage version by Matthew Dunster | |||||
Synopsis: | Rebellious young factory worker Arthur Seaton has reasons to drink, reasons to fight and several girls on the go. But when the fun and risk of Saturday night turns to the hangover and bruises of Sunday morning, Arthur starts to understand the real meaning of love. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tell Me | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1995 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #10359 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Liam is inert, absent, mentally and physically crippled; his brother Nial is a whirlwind of energetic resentment who increasingly rants apocalyptically about the Book of Revelations. Which is the more damaged and why? home is a run-down council flat where Mum is a TV-addicted valium drudge and Dad a sentimental woman-hater. The play is a shocking tour de force of writing which won the Manchester Evening News Award for Best New Play | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XV (1995) Page 0776; Theatre Record Vol XVIII (1998) Page 0285 | |||||
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Two Clouds Over Eden | ||
| 1st Produced: | 02 Feb 2000 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #10360 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | In a garden that seems impossible to leave, a family reels backwards through countless games and fights and dangerous flirtations to a time of lost innocence and hope. There are exotic fruits to be picked from the branches and childhood pets buried in the flowerbeds. Is it a paradise or a prison? Matthew Dunster's new play gives an exhilarating twist to dramatic storytelling and offers a unique insight into family life. | |||||
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You Can See The Hills | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2008 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1840028850 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83810 | |||
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Genre: | monologue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
| "I look at the pictures of James Dean on my wall and I reckon you know maybe I mean he died young and if he had come back I mean why not why not me?" Growing up's hard to do, and in a Pennine town it isn't any easier, as adolescent Adam tries desperately to navigate his way through secondary school, first love, plenty of lust, and swimming survival lessons, all the while waiting to discover if the boy can ever become a man in Matthew Dunster's crackling, candid and captivating coming-of-age drama. | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XXVIII (2008) Page 1188; Theatre Record Vol XXIX (2009) Page 0463 | |||||
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You Used To | ||
| 1st Produced: | Northern Stage (previously known as Newcastle Haymarket Playhouse), Newcastle upon Tyne | 13 Sep 1996 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134069 | |||
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Genre: | Piece | |||||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The modern world seen through the old world. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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