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DAVID WEEDALL |
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Nationality: English Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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David Weedall - is an award winning playwright and director whose involvement in theatre has spanned virtually all of his life. He commenced training for the stage when young and went on to work on several major musicals, a season with the National Youth Theatre, Swedish Television, films and various adverts. David has written countless pieces for performance which have most often been premiered at the Brighton Festival Fringe, then later to be performed in London fringe theatres.
Plays by David Weedall
007 - My Other Life! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Friends Centre Theatre, Brighton, UK | 2008 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90968 | |||
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Genre: | Absurd Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | One man's mission to prove to the world that he really is 007 - and all this, despite the fact that he drives a Robin Reliant, has a nagging girlfriend and is perceived by most as a social inadequate! This 'would be Bond' has the chance to prove his true credentials as the Russians seek to bring total devastation to the UK. Surely the one way to prove his identity beyond all doubt is to save his country from disaster and pull the most attractive Russian agent? | |||||
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Bolt from the Blue. . . | ||
| 1st Produced: | Friends Centre Theatre, Brighton, UK | May 2010 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #117192 | |||
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Genre: | Absurd Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | An absurd comedy about a rogue city banker, who gets struck by lightning and whose wife then sells him on eBay! Yet his nightmare is only just beginning, since he is then confronted by an odd group of conspiracy theorists believing this current recession was a nightmare deliberately created by an elite group of bankers, set to dominate the world! This is a tight spot from which to escape, as the group seek to extract revenge in their own peculiar way. Funny, absurd, sexy and dangerous! A high energy, new comedy | |||||
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Clampers! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Upstairs at The Branch Tavern, Brighton, UK | 2003 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90969 | |||
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Genre: | Absurd Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | A comical look at the ridiculous future of parking - or the lack thereof! One female clamper joins a new breed of company who believe that given enough power, they can truly dominate the world and bring untold misery to unsuspecting car owners! An absurd glimpse into a future where everyone owns a car, but there's no room left to drive anywhere! | |||||
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Death of a Tomato Salesman | ||
| 1st Produced: | Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, UK | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #89062 | |||
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Genre: | Absurd Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | One man believes he can save the human race by changing their diets to be largely tomato based! He launches an international tomato eating campaign for which he must give his life and proves this to the world by scaling the Tate Modern chimney. 'A touching and amusing exploration of human obsession.' | |||||
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Double Gazing! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Club New York, Brighton, UK. | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90970 | |||
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Genre: | Absurd Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Two men spend hours studying two young ladies in an adjacent flat with binoculars! Voyeurs perhaps, or are their motives perhaps even more bizarre? A black comedy where two men's actions have completely unexpected consequences resulting in their own demise. | |||||
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Elephant Man, 2095 | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brighthelm Centre Theatre, Brighton, UK | 1996 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90971 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | Futuristic Satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 6 | ||
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Synopsis: | The last disabled man on earth - genetic scientists have 'cured' the rest. The Ruling Authority is obsessed with genetic purity, so will this man survive? A satirical glance into the future of genetic engineering and posing the question as to whether this brand of science really does hold all the answers for mankind. | |||||
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Googled Out! | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Friends Centre Theatre, Brighton. | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90972 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | Futuristic comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | The play takes place 'on line' as virtual reality takes over from fantasy, and avatars are locked in a life and death struggles to retain their own identities and not be consumed by this virtual world. A comedic study in human psychology and behavior where retaining one's identity is the key to life. | |||||
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GSOH! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brighthelm Centre Theatre, Brighton, UK | 1997 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90973 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | Absurd Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | Just how far will a good girl go to pull the right partner? By advertising with a dating agency an attractive young lady ends up with more than she ever bargained for! At a fancy dress party held by the agency she falls for one man heavily disguised, who turns out to be the person from whom she thought she was escaping! | |||||
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How to Remember Everything You Thought You Had Forgotten! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Downstairs Sanctuary Theatre, Brighton, UK | 2002 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90974 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | Absurd Comedy | |||||
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Synopsis: | Four underdressed amnesia sufferers, of dubious character, all identically dressed, make National Headlines with farcical results! But will they ever remember which bank they raided or where in the world they hid the swag? | |||||
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In Bed With Harry | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Old Market Theatre, Brighton, UK | 1999 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90975 | |||
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Genre: | Absurd Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Submissive Harry spends most of his time in bed with Carrie, who runs a disturbingly happy cult of Australian oddballs who have given her all their wealth in exchange for a life in or on their many large beds! The peace of this community is shattered by the arrival of Carrie's former university lecturer, now turned magician, who is determined to retrieve the many thousands Carrie conned out of him whilst at unvisited in England, some years previously. The results of his endeavour are more than could be expected! | |||||
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Out Of The Darkness | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brighthelm Centre Theatre, Brighton, UK | 1998 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90976 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | Psychological mystery/thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | A writer moves into an apartment within a large Victorian house originally built as an asylum. The past history of the property begins to alarmingly merge with the present, invading her already active imagination and making her new novel more of a mystery thriller than first intended! | |||||
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Piano Man | ||
| 1st Produced: | Friends Centre Theatre, Brighton, UK | May 2009 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #104003 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | Stylised Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Based on the true story of the media frenzy of 2005 when a mute young man emerged from the sea in Kent, dripping wet and wearing in a black suit! He is taken to a nearby Psychiatric Unit for observation where he draws a picture of a grand piano and it is said, he plays like a virtuoso classical pianist. In the weeks that follow, international TV crews gather outside the Hospital whilst newspapers feature the story on a daily basis. The event is lifted to a heightened state of intrigue by the arrival of Hollywood film producers. Yet one rather offbeat young female journalist has resolved to unravel this bizarre mystery, no matter what the cost! This quirky, stylised comedy, tells her story as the truth concerning this enigmatic man is finally unveiled | |||||
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Private Laughter | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brighthelm Theatre, Brighton, UK | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90977 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | One man's quest to locate his stolen antique furniture and his not-so-antique abducted wife. But in engaging the services of a Soho-based detective agency, his difficulties are only just beginning! | |||||
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Slowly Going Under | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Hope, Brighton, UK | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90978 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | Futuristic comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | London in the near future? Visions of a city submerging under rising water levels as people are tempted as never before to lose all hope. Will the British sense of humour and resilience survive as the last survivors face their inevitable end? The cocktail of life, without ice! | |||||
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Spy and the Femme Fatale, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Friends Meeting House Theatre, Brighton, UK | 17 May 2011 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #130312 | |||
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Genre: | Black Comedy Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | MI6 has never been more active, but in a shady world of espionage can every British spy be trusted? One highly intelligent MI6 I.T. operative uncovers the reality but is greatly hampered by his own lack of social skills. A drama that twists and turns with intrigue and humour, resonating with certain spy cases as recently reported in the media. Penetrating, funny, sensual and disturbing! | |||||
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Worlds Last Landlady, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Akademia Theatre, Brighton, UK | 2000 | ||||
Company: | Second Impression Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #90979 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | The organized, traditional and sterile world of a Blackburn landlady is turned upside down by the arrival of an artist lodger who paints her portrait and redefines her destiny. | |||||
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