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Peter Benedict

PETER BENEDICT

  
Nationality:    British
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Writer and director PETER BENEDICT trained as an actor and has performed in the West End and New York. Peter wrote and directed the highly popular national tour of NAKED FLAME, which tours again from April 2001. His directorial credits include MACBETH with Mark McGann and Jasper Britton, the national tours of Terry Pratchett's cult GUARDS! GUARDS! with Paul Darrow, SATYRICON in London and New York, THE HARDMAN and THE JEW OF MALTA at the Donmar Warehouse. Composer WILLIAM HETHERINGTON has collaborated with Peter Benedict on numerous productions before including THE BEGGARS OPERA at Holland Park and THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT OF ANIMALS at the Lyric. William also writes music for radio and television including the theme tunes for EUROFILE and THE AMERICAS FILE. Designed by DAVID SHIELDS, costumes by MICHAEL BALDWIN and musical direction by TREVOR DEFFERD.

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

         Daydream Believer         Deadlock         Desire And Pursuit - Baron Corvo In Venice         Fire Down Under!         Mapp And Lucia         Monkee Business the Musical         Naked Flame         Satyricon

Daydream Believer

Synopsis:
In the 60's The Monkees were one of the most successful bands in the world, with their own zany television series and a string of number one hits. Four boys audition for a band and unwittingly become stand ins for the most famous group on the world. Once on tour typical Monkees mayhem ensues with singing nuns, a mysterious Russian impresario, and an ill-fated love affair - all played out, by a live band, to the soundtrack of The Monkees greatest hits, Last Train to Clarksville, I'm a Believer, I'm not your Steppin' Stone, Daydream Believer, Pleasant Valley Sunday and of course Hey, Hey We're the Monkees.

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1st Produced:
[cancelled] Richmond Theatre, London    13 Oct 2008

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Genre:
musical

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Deadlock

Synopsis:
Robert Marlowe has everything - wealth, wit, success, a beautiful wife and an office at Westminster. But all is not what it seems and when crossed, his actions prove as merciless as his tongue, as he takes us on a journey with deadly consequences. A psychological thriller in the tradition of Sleuth, this darkly funny play guarantees an evening of mystery and suspense, right up until the final, horrifying climax.

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1st Produced:
Bromley: Churchill theatre    2007

Organisations:
Nick Brooke Productions

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Genre:
thriller

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Desire And Pursuit - Baron Corvo In Venice

Synopsis:
the story of Frederick Rolfe the self-styled Baron Corvo author of "Hadrian 7th"

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Genre:
Gay/Lesbian, historical characters

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Fire Down Under!

Synopsis:
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Notes:
sequel to Naked Flame

1st Produced:
UK Tour    2002

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Mapp And Lucia

Synopsis:
An hilarious musical comedy of 1930's manners and social hierarchy set in the fictional English village of Tilling

Notes:
Music by William Hetherington. From works by E F Benson

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Organisations:
Fleighton Productions

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  7            Other:  boys

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Monkee Business the Musical

Synopsis:
Monkee Business the Musical tells the story of four innocent boys who fall prey to an inscrupulous producer and are tricked into impersonating one of the most famous groups in the world. the Monkees: a group that once outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. as they struggle to conceal their own personalities, a frantic world tour leads to entanglements with a glamorous Russian Spy, a Tower Beefeater and a railway carriage full of nuns.

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Organisations:
Michael rose Ltd

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Genre:
musical

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  9            Other:  -

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Naked Flame

Synopsis:
Comedy which subverts the conventions of farce whilst utilising all its best elements. a female photographer visits a fire station to take shots fo a beefcake calendar but is caught up in the attempts of the firefighters to conceal various indiscretions from their boss.

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1st Produced:
Darlington: Civic Theatre    22 Feb 2000

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Satyricon

Synopsis:
a picaresque and bawdy journey through Nero's Rome

Notes:
written by Peter Benedict And Peter Collins. Based on the surviving fragments of the work by Petronius

1st Produced:
Phoenix, London    05 May 1981

Organisations:
Oracle productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  -            Other:  -

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