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Jethro Compton

JETHRO COMPTON

  
Nationality:    British
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Jethro Compton is a writer, director and independent theatre producer. His most notable production is the stage adaptation of the classic Western, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. His most recent theatre work includes, Blood Red Moon, The Clock Strikes Noon and The Rattlesnake's Kiss, three original Western plays under the title, The Frontier Trilogy. Previous work includes the internationally acclaimed First World War triptych, The Bunker Trilogy.

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

         Blood Red Moon         Bunker Trilogy: Macbeth, The         Clock Strikes Noon, The         Little Princess, A         Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The         Quasimodo         Rattlesnake's Kiss, The         Sirenia         Trial, The

Blood Red Moon

Blood Red Moon
Follow the brothers as they journey west to California. Gold and fortune await, but so too does the blood moon - an omen warning death follows close behind. Brotherhood has kept them together; jealousy threatens to tear them apart.

Notes:
part of "The Frontier trilogy"

1st Produced:
C Nova, Edinburgh Fringe Festival     05 Aug 201501/08/2015

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Genre:
one act play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Bunker Trilogy: Macbeth, The

Synopsis:
An immersive and intense reimagining of the Shakespearean legend. Thrust deep into the heart of the First World War, tormented by witches, hallucinations and apparitions, the warrior prepares for his final battle. Part of The Bunker Trilogy, three classic legends rediscovered in the heart of the Great War. The internationally acclaimed, multi award-winning, sell-out sensation returns to Edinburgh in the centenary year of the First World War. Wonderful' (Stephen Fry). 'Magnificent' ***** (BritishTheatreGuide.com). 'Thrilling' ***** (Skinny). 'stunning' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Inspired' ***** (ThreeWeeks). 'Gobsmacking' ***** (Adelaide Advertiser).

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1st Produced:
C Venues - C Nova, Edinburgh Fringe Festival     01 Aug 2014

Organisations:
Jethro Compton Productions

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Genre:
Installation, Drama, 1 hour 15 minutes

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Clock Strikes Noon, The

Clock Strikes Noon, The
Trapped, guns near empty, the clock is ticking. Walker must make the choice: to do what's easy, or to do what's right. The railroad shines like a beacon of the modern age; for the people of Cooper's Ridge, it brings only darkness.

Notes:
part of "The Frontier trilogy"

1st Produced:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival     01 Aug 2015

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Genre:
one act play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Little Princess, A

Synopsis:
Join Sara Crewe as she is torn from her life in India in a journey from princess to pauper and left without her Father in a foreign land. Listen to her tales and relish in the magic and the tragic beauty of her story. a stunning adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's well-loved novel from the inimitable and internationally acclaimed Belt Up theatre, a company 'changing the future of British theatre' (Observer). 'Edinburgh Fringe royalty' (Time Out). From the writer of Belt Up's Octavia ***** (Herald) and Quasimodo **** (Scotsman).

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1st Produced:
C Venues - C Nova, Edinburgh Festival Fringe     02 Aug 2012

Organisations:
Belt Up Theatre

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Music:
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Genre:
Drama, interactive 60 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The

Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The
One of the greatest tales from the American West - on stage for the first time. Journey into the Wild West, 1890, in this classic story of good versus evil, of law versus the gun, of one man versus Liberty Valance. A tale of love, hope and revenge set against the vicious backdrop of a lawless society. When a young scholar from New York City travels west in search of a new life he arrives beaten and half-dead on the dusty streets of Twotrees. Rescued from the plains, the town soon becomes his home as he finds the love of a local girl. This love gives him purpose in a broken land, but is it enough to save him from the vicious outlaw who wants him dead? He must make the choice: to turn and run or to stand for what he believes, to live or to fight. . .to become the man who shot Liberty Valance.

Notes:
Based on the short story by the award winning Western fiction author Dorothy M. Johnson (The Hanging Tree and A Man Called Horse)

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Quasimodo

Synopsis:
Hide your face amongst the Paris underworld and peek out to see a city of desolation. an innovative reincarnation of Victor Hugo's epic novel, Notre Dame de Paris, deconstructed and rebuilt around its audience in the form of Quasimodo. Venture deep into the labyrinthine caverns of Southwark Playhouse to discover the dark heart of the Parisian underworld. Here you will witness the blind man open his eyes to gaze upon his wealth, the lame man throw down his cane to dance in celebration of his riches and the leper peel back his bandages to unveil the splendour of his affluence. You too are encouraged to take part in the festivities of the feast of fools though no matter how hard you gurn or grimace, it is unlikely that you will ever match the ugliness of Quasimodo, the king of fools. In Jethro Compton's site-specific adaptation the audience is enticed in to submerge themselves among a very special family of villainous figures taunting and goading the poor Quasimodo into telling the story of his life, a life plagued by loneliness and rejection. But as the sad story of the Hunchback's life unravels around you it becomes all too apparent that this is more a pitiful attempt by Quasimodo to tell the story how he wants it rather than face the all too tragic reality.

Notes:
by Jethro Compton After Victor Hugo's Notre Dame de Paris'

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Organisations:
Belt Up Theatre

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Genre:
65 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Rattlesnake's Kiss, The

Rattlesnake's Kiss, The
Hidden deep in the dust of the American West, the outlaw comes face to face with the lawman in search of justice. His life of murder is far behind, but can he ever escape the man he was born to become?

Notes:
part of "The Frontier trilogy"

1st Produced:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival     01 Aug 2015

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Genre:
one act play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Sirenia

Synopsis:
Alone in a lighthouse in the seas off Cornwall, a storm is approaching. Isaac tries to find shelter, but the rising ocean brings with it a presence from his past. As the storm rages, Isaac must confront the demons that emerge from the darkness.

Notes:
Cornish Translator: Pol Hodge

1st Produced:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival     01 Aug 2015

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Genre:
one act 35 min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Trial, The

Synopsis:
Story of a bank clerk trapped in a maze of absurdities. One morning, Joseph K is informed that he is under arrest. He is not accused of any particular crime, but is set on a comic course of shame and horror.

Notes:
from story by Franz Kafka

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Organisations:
Belt Up Theatre

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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