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Greg Banks

GREG BANKS

  
Nationality:    English
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Based in the Cotswold town of Stroud, Greg Banks has been working as an actor, writer and director since 1979. His work has taken him from Singapore to Seattle via Moscow, New York and the arctic Circle. Whilst building a reputation for making and touring new work in small scale venues throughout the UK in the 80's, his work has also been seen in the West end and at the New Victory on Broadway. Companies include the Bristol Old Vic. Plymouth Theatre Royal, the Unicorn, Polka, Minneapolis Childrens Theatre, Theatre alibi, Travelling Light, M6., New Perspectives, Fair Game Theatre, Birmingham Stage. Scripts and adaptations which he has also directed, include 'tir Na N'og' from Jim Sheridans film 'Into the West', 'Why the Whales came' from the novel by Michael Morpurgo and Huck Finn' . His adaptations of 'Robin Hood 'and 'Pinnochio' are currently being produced in the States where he has also directed and adapted promenade performances of 'antigone,'and Romeo and Juliet.'

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

         Antigone         Come To Where I'm From         Huck Finn         Into the West         Pinnochio         Robin Hood         Snow Queen, The         Tir Na N-Og         Tua'r Gorllewin         Why the Whales Came

Antigone

Synopsis:
antigone defies her uncle, Creon and buries the body of her "traitor" brother

Notes:
Original Playwright - Sophocles

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  extras

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Come To Where I'm From

Synopsis:
Come To Where I'm From is a theatrical tapestry of the UK, woven by writers asking if home is really where the heart is.

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1st Produced:
The Theatre Chipping Norton     07 Jun 2012

Organisations:
Greg Banks

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Huck Finn

Synopsis:
Huck and his pal Tom Sawyer just can't stop getting into mischief. and when it turns out to be profitable, Huck's Pa wants in on the action. So much so that he locks Huck in a shed. Managing to escape the makeshift prison, Huck decides he would be better off floating down the river away from home. along the way, he comes across Jim, a slave escaped from Huck's aunt's place. Opening Huck's mind to the reality of slavery, the journey downriver with Jim is a real education for Huck. Full of adventure, good old-fashioned fun, and some vital life lessons, this American classic is s treat to share with your family.

Notes:
Based on the book by Mark Twain

1st Produced:
Children's Theatre Company, Seattle     2006

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Genre:
TYA 75 min

Parts:
Male:  13            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Into the West

Synopsis:
an Irish family are brought together by a magical horse. Imagine a glorious white horse comes out of a sea mist and into your troubled life. Imagine trying to keep her on the 14th floor of a Dublin tower block. Now imagine the police are after you, and your only escape is to ride into the west. . .

Notes:
By Greg Banks adapted from Jim Sheridans screenplay

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Organisations:
Travelling Light

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Genre:
adaptation

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Pinnochio

Synopsis:
From the moment Gepetto creates him from a stick of wood, Pinocchio dreams of being a real boy. But will the all-too-tempting delights of puppet shows and Playland be too much for Pinocchio? When Gepetto is swallowed by a whale, it is up to this little puppet to show his courage and prove his love for his Papa is real. This is a new, fast-paced, story-within-a-story version of the classic Pinocchio tale.

Notes:
from book by Carlo Collodi

1st Produced:
The Children's Theatre Company-Minneapolis.     2012

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Genre:
TYA 90 min

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  4 actors

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Robin Hood

Synopsis:
Ivey award-winning Greg Banks goes medieval  with muscle. High-powered and action-packed, this is not your yeomanly tale of yore, but a lean, mean swordfight-fueled story of good vs. evil, trickery vs. heroism, compassion vs. greed. Blink and you'll miss something: a sharp joke, a sly jab, a treacherous attack, a band of underground heroes rallying for those who cannot.

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1st Produced:
Children's Theatre Company, Seattle     2010

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Plays for Young audiences (2010)   -

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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  13            Female:  2            Other:  doubling possible

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Snow Queen, The

Synopsis:
A fairy-tale treat for families, Hans Christian Andersen's classic children's tale of adventure, friendship and bravery. Once, a wicked goblin made an evil mirror. When you looked into it, everything good and beautiful appeared worthless and bad. Then, the mirror was broken into a million pieces. Some got into people's eyes and, for them, the world became an ugly place. Even worse, some got into people's hearts and turned them into lumps of ice. That's what happens to Kai. Now he isn't happy with his home, his grandmother or his best friend, Gerda. He flies away to live with the Snow Queen in her icy palace far away in Lapland. Heartbroken, Gerda sets off alone across the wide world to find him, helped by the little robber girl, the crow and the reindeer.

Notes:
from book by Hans Christian Andersen

1st Produced:
Maidenhead: Norden Farm Centre For The Arts     19 Dec 2000

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Tir Na N-Og

Synopsis:
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Notes:
From the Filmscript By Jim Sheridan

1st Produced:
Arts, London     1998

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Tua'r Gorllewin

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Organisations:
Spectacle Theatre

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Why the Whales Came

Synopsis:
You keep away from the Birdman, warned Gracie's father. But Gracie and her friend Daniel discover that the Birdman isn't mad or dangerous like everyone says. It's the Birdman who warns them to stay away from Samson Island  he says it's cursed. So when Daniel and Gracie are stranded on Samson by fog they have to unravel the island's haunting secrets. . .

Notes:
from Michael Morporgo's book of the same name

1st Produced:
-     2001

Organisations:
Theatre alibi

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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