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Valerie Goodwin

VALERIE GOODWIN

  (1956 - )
Nationality:    English
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Valerie Goodwin has been teaching Drama since 1983 and started writing plays for performance in schools and youth Theatres when she could not find a suitable adaptation for Frankenstein that fit the demanding criteria as follows:-large cast,simple set,sticks closely to original and has possibility for songs. Valerie has now had her plays performed in Dublin, Edinburgh fringe, Michigan and Lincoln, as well as all over the UK.her 'toolkit' is a best seller on her website as is her collection of monologues ( 'when you're ready').

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         Dracula-Curse Of the Undead         Jekyll And Hyde         Magdalen Whitewash, The
Dracula-Curse Of the Undead

Synopsis:
the classic horror tale by Bram Stoker faithfully reproduced;complete with Gothic vampires and a race to beat the setting sun.

Notes:
the set (made of lightweight hinged Arches) was turned And moved by the vampire girls to create the different settings.

1st Produced:
Buxton ( Clubhouse)     2005

Organisations:
TaSTe productions

1st Published:
Tasteproductions.co.uk, 2005   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Horror classic

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  7            Other:  gypsies

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Jekyll And Hyde

Synopsis:
an adaptation of the gothic tale that captures the foggy streets and sense of dread as science fiction and horror collide.

Notes:
the scaffold set provided A 'cage-like' feel And the dancers And Hyde 'hung' on it like bats.

1st Produced:
Pauper's Pit,Buxton     2007

Organisations:
Tasteproductions.co.uk

1st Published:
Tasteproductions.co.uk, 2006   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Horror classic

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  Dancers,singers

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Magdalen Whitewash, The

Synopsis:
the story of the Irish laundry girls, the nuns, the delivery men and the priests.Based on research and the book 'Do penance or perish' by Frances Finnegan.

Notes:
Physical theatre with the sheets And the 'ballet' where the sheets become 'babies' And Are handed to the nuns.

1st Produced:
Draiocht Arts Centre Dublin     2003

Organisations:
Coolmine

1st Published:
Playsandmusicals.co.uk, 2002   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Docu-Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  16            Other:  -

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