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ALISON CARR
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Alison Carr is a winner of The People's Play award, as well as both the Yvonne arnaud and the Cloud 9 Playwriting Competitions. She was also selected for Emerge, New Writing North's Scriptwriters Development Programme and is a member of the Old Vic New Voices Club. Her plays include BUT OTHERWISE WENT WELL (old Vic New Voices TimeWarner IGNITE), BLOOD aND MONEY (prague Fringe Festival), WHEN SKIES aRE GREY (InteraCT), WHO'S aFRaID OF VIRGINIa WaDE (Old Vic New Voices), THE BaLLaD OF CRY BaBY BESSIE (Old Vic New Voices), SECOND MOST DISaPPOINTING (Cloud 9/ The Customs House), MaM, DaD aND MONKEY aND ME (New Writing North), MY MaM WaS aN ICE CREaM BLONDE (The People's Theatre) and, PaTRICIa QUINN SaVED MY LIFE (5065 Lift, Edinburgh Festival Theatre). She is currently a member of the Writers' Group at Live Theatre. Her work with Live includes CLINT; TITTLE TaTTLE, TaTTLETaLE; THaT ONE NIGHT and THE GIRL IN THE BISCUIT TIN. She took part in Paines Plough's COME TO WHERE I'm FROM. alison was selected to take part in BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival and the BBC Writersroom's Sparks Programme. alison is currently working on a number of new scripts, including DOLLY WOULD, an afternoon Play for BBC Radio 4. Her most recent work, CaN CaUSE DEaTH, written to accompany Chekhov's ON THE HaRMFUL EFFECTS OF TOBaCCO, debuted at the National Theatre starring David Bradley.
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Asbo Aquamaid
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Seven young writers were given a selection of articles from the days papers as inspiration for a short play. 24 hours later, after writing through the night and rehearsing all day, the resulting plays were staged. In 'aSBO aquamaid' teenagers aaron and Rhianna spend their time flouting their aSBO restrictions, but aaron has a secret - he doesn't want to be a scally but a synchronised swimmer.
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Ballad Of Cry-Baby Bessie, The
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Old Vic New Voices: The 24 Hour Plays
1st Produced:
The Round, Newcastle upon Tyne 2007
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Red Bull Sessions, in association with Old Vic New Voices
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Blood
Synopsis:
Ties that bind are one thing. a rope around you neck is quite another.'
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part of A double-bill; Blood by Alison Carr And Money by Rosalind Wyllie
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First in Three - Northern Stage. Readings @ People's Theatre & Live Theatre Newcastle. Performance Prague Fringe 2010. 22 Apr 2010
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Boys Don't Make Passes At Girls Who Wear Glasses
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Welcome to the world of television phenomenon Plastic Fantastic. Join Doctor Kristi DeLongford and her associate aimee Hartell-Wilcox as they take you upon the experience of a lifetime. and remember - 'plastic surgery won't solve your problems - but it's a damn good place to start.'
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Breakfast Not Included
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Halitosis suffering male seeks dreary female for a night of Monopoly and Charades. Revolving around the anniversary gala of a dating agency, three tales of love and loss unravel and intertwine within the rooms of a kitsch hotel.
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1st Produced:
Nottingham New Theatre, UK 2005
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Nottingham New Theatre
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But Otherwise Went Well
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Sisters Bess and Lib are preparing for their 'coming out' at the debutante's ball. In this surprising and dark play, inspired by the theme of 'keeping up appearances', it soon becomes clear that their world is not as we see it.
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Old Vic New Voices And Time Warner launch Time Warner Ignite - A two-year programme to spark creativity Among 18-25 year old emerging Artists with the production of four new plays on Friday 3rd December At 3.00pm At the new Waterloo East Theatre. The 2-year programme offers workshops, commissions And theatrical And film production opportunities to members of The Old Vic's 18-25 year old emerging Artists programme - the New Voices Club. Around each of The Old Vic's four Annual main-house shows, four Club writers will be commissioned to write A short play response. These plays will be cast with Club Actors, directed by Club directors And produced As one-off special industry showings by Club producers in the 160-seater partner venue for the project, Waterloo East Theatre. At each of the eight presentations, Audiences will vote for one of the four plays to be Adapted into films. Club Artists will work with emerging film-makers And industry mentors to create A professional short, which will be uploaded to the partner website. For the final Hollywood twist, four of these films will be selected via An online poll on the website to win A place At A VIP industry screening At Time Warner's New York offices in 2012, hosted by The Old Vic's Artistic director, Kevin Spacey. The production on 3rd December will be of plays written in response to the Old Vic's production of Design for Living
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Can Cause Death
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Whilst the eldest I was the last of my sisters to fasten the nuptial noose around my neck and kick the matrimonial stool from under my feet . . . Meet Popova, disappointed wife to Nyukhin, in this revealing companion piece to Chekhov's 'The Harmful Effects of Tobacco'.
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a companion play to Chekhov's one-man tragi-comedy 'The Harmful Effects of Tobacco'. Directed by Charlotte Bennett And designed by Fabrice Serafino for Forward Theatre Project, starring David Bradley.
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Forward Theatre Project
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Casual Thursday
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When Rachel drops down dead in her driveway one Monday morning the lives of her partner Caroline, ex husband Jim and daughter Ellie are inescapably linked and forever changed.
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Short & Girlie Productions
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Chameleon
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a colourful cocktail of laughter and tears, these four bite-size tales expose the extraordinary lives of six ordinary women. From the sublime to the ridiculous - from transvestites, bigamy, jealously and friendship to goblin babies, evil twins and the tragic decline of the novelty condom business.
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Breakfast Productions
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Clint
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Meet a young man with an over active imagination that can often get the better of him but this time has it helped him to discover a truly unique secret that his social worker, gorgeous Jinny and even his Mam dont know about?
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part of "Boys On The Edge". Ever wanted to take a look inside someones head and find out what makes them tick? Why they behave the way they do? Why they NEVER put the milk back in the fridge? After the success of Girls on the Verge in October 2010, its the turn of the boys. These work-in-progress monologues written by Alison Carr, Laura Lindow and Bridget Deane take a peek into the minds of three young men on the edge of adulthood.
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Dave & The Murray-Mates
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During Wimbledon 2005 andrew Murray-mania swept the nation, but more importantly for Dave Bruce, it threatened his marriage. Confined to the shed as wife andrea drools over the Scottish tennis sensation, Dave ponders his family's future.
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Sports Shorts regional winner
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BBC Radio Newcastle 2005
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Girl In The Biscuit Tin, The
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Helen only went to the biscuit tin to get a Kit-Kat, but she ended up with so much more!
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Part of 'Past Forward', celebrating ten years of the Youth Theatre At Live. First performed by Billie Clark And directed by Tracey Gilman
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Live Theatre
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Monologue
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Girls From Poppyfield Close
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Over two decades ago, Charlotte set off home from school. She never made it. But now the papers say a body has been found, bones dug up and the case is back in the headlines. In the remains of the house they all grew up in, now condemned for demolition, her sisters wait to find out, each harbouring their own guilt and secrets about what happened
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Originally entitled Blood And performed As part of the double bill Blood & Money At 2010 Prague Fringe, this full-length version was commissioned by Live
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comic play 150 min
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Heart Shaped Hole
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PLaYlist
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Maggie & Mary
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Presented As part of GI60, An international, interactive, one-minute play festival
1st Produced:
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York Jun 2009
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Screaming Media Productions
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Mam, Dad, Monkey And Me
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When Jess returns home from university full of tales of her first term away, she is delighted to see her parents again. She is less delighted to discover that while she has been away they have found someone new to lavish their attentions on. a few psychology lectures might not quite be enough to deal with such bizarre parents. In this dark comic Drama, your childhood toys can turn out to be your worst enemies.
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1st Produced:
Bitesize Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne 2006
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New Writing North/Orange
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My Mam Was An Ice-Cream Blonde
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Fifteen year old Jenny has never known her mother. Until now. Raised by her father and at loggerheads with his no-nonsense girlfriend, Jenny retreats into a fantasy world where her mother is a glamorous movie star of 1930s Hollywood. Imagination is a powerful thing, and as Jenny and Mam become closer the lines between reality and make believe are blurred. This darkly comic, refreshingly surreal new Drama takes a sideways look at obsession, escapism and that old adage "you can't choose your family". . ..or can you?
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Winner of The People's Play Award 2006
1st Produced:
The People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne 2006
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The People's Theatre
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Never Rains But It Pours
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The Jensens are trapped in the attic room of their rapidly flooding house. Meredith has forgotten the concertina folder of important documents, Lyn's bridal shoes have just floated away and Cari is oblivious to the past bubbling up to bite her. as the water surges below, family secrets rise to the surface and resentments spill over.
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Part of Past Glories, New Writing in the Studio Upstairs
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Patricia Quinn Saved My Life
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Two women locked in a cupboard at a Rocky Horror convention. Help! Their fates lie with a chorus of lip-licking, pelvic-thrusting, Patricia Quinns in this unashamedly silly comedy.
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5065 Lift
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Second Most Disappointing
Synopsis:
The angel of the North was recently voted the Second Most Disappointing Day Out in an online poll. armed with only her kiosk and her wits, Pamela Frisbee sets about restoring the sculpture's tarnished reputation.
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Winner, Cloud 9 Playwriting Competition (in Association with the Tynedale Writers' Festival)
1st Produced:
Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham 2007
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Cloud 9 Theatre Company
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That One Night
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Tittle Tattle, Tattletale
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Jackie and Ian have an agreement, but Ian can't remember. Ruth and Edie have a holiday booked, but Edie has her suspicions. Ian and Ruth have never got along, but Ruth sees an opportunity to start again. Sometimes not being able to find the words isn't such a bad thing.
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Different Stages Festival
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Unreal
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In 2009 the company commissioned three new writers who had emerged through our PlayDay projects to take their scripts to full production level. The plays, by Alison Carr, Joe McLaughlin And Louise Gallagher were directed At the Customs House by Jackie Fielding in Spring 2009, under the umbrella title Unreal, And received excellent reviews.
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Cloud nine
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What Space Between
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Eme has an extraordinary encounter with Gatesheads Dunston Rocket.
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part of Northern Spirit's new theatre production A Wondrous Place, four young writers challenge the its grim up North cliches and offer four fresh perspectives on contemporary Northern cities: Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield and Manchester. A Wondrous Place brings these brand new short-dramas together within one dramatic story sequence.
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When It Falls
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part of Forward Theatre Project's Scratch My City event
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Soho Downstairs, London 30 Oct 2011
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When Skies Are Grey
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When Janey's father died, she thought he had left her nothing but heartache and disappointments. Little did she realise. Paul and Shona may have an announcement, but they are about to be outshone as Janey lifts the lid on her bright and blinding secret.
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4PLAY - 4 of the region's most promising playwrights present 4 new half-hour plays. Performed And Directed by Interact, The Northern Region's Theatre Training Ensemble
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Alnwick Playhouse 2009
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InteraCT/New Writing North/NTC
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Wondrous Place, A
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Writers, artists and theatre makers with a passion for this part of the world are coming together to create A Wondrous Place. Four brand new short stories for the theatre, each offering a new generation's perspective on four amazing North of England cities: Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield. It's about seeing this part of the world with fresh eyes and in surprising ways.
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written by Luke Barnes. Alison Carr. Matt Hartley. Sarah McDonald Hughes.
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Yackety Yak
Synopsis:
If you were told you only had a million words left to speak in your life, what would you say and who to?
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Winner, A Million Short Cuts
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Yellow
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Meet Julie. Fantasist. Fanatic. Fibber
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Short & Girlie Productions
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