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Chris Hoyle

CHRIS HOYLE

  (1980 - )
Nationality:    English
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below is a list of Chris Hoyle's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Don't Tell The Kids         Newspaper Boy, The         Peter Pan         Tinned Up         Two Spirits         Women         Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, The
Don't Tell The Kids

Synopsis:
on a sixth form college trip to the Sochi Olympics, two young people learn about love.

Notes:
To mark the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Manchester's LGBT theatre community are presenting To Russia With Love: Stage, an evening of striking, funny and inspiring new drama to highlight homophobia and promote LGBT rights in Russia. Supported by Arts Council England and community partners. This unique performance features four specially commissioned pieces of drama.

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Genre:
Gay short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Newspaper Boy, The

Synopsis:
Fifteen year old Christian has a role a cheeky newspaper boy in the long running tv soap "Mancroft Walk". The actress playing his girl friend in the series introduces him to her half brother Max who is gay. They are soon having a passionate affair. The tabloids get hold of the story and it is front page news - gay teenage sex romps

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1st Produced:
Manchester's Deaf Institute     2009

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Genre:
Gay drama full length

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Peter Pan

Synopsis:
Join the Octagon theatre on a magical adventure next year as we take you on a festive journey to Neverland with the classic story of Peter Pan. the adventures of Peter Pan, Wendy, Tinkerbell and the villainous Captain Hook will be brought to you as never seen before - a marvellous new version of J.M. Barrie's timeless story that has been loved by children and adults for more than one hundred years. In this enchanting story of the boy who refuses to grow up, Peter Pan and the Lost Boys introduce Wendy Darling and her brothers to a magical world of adventure in Neverland - where children stay young forever and are free from adult rules. This fantastical land is home to mermAIDS, fairies and crocodiles, as well as swashbuckling pirates whose bloodthirsty swordplay will have you on the edge of your seat! With original music performed live by a cast of talented actor-musicians, a cast of local young performers and just a sprinkling of fairy dust, the Octagon will take you on the festive adventure of a lifetime!

Notes:
from book by J M Barrie, adapted by Anna Clarkson, Julia Hogan, Chris Hoyle, Terry Hughes, Mark Murphy, eve Steele, Jill Stephenson and Jennifer Tuckett, music by Barbara Hockaday

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Tinned Up

Synopsis:
Tinned up -when houses due for demolition are boarded up with corrugated iron sheets. But one house is not boarded up - Shirley Parkin is refusing to move

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1st Produced:
Coliseum, Oldham     Sep 2019

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Genre:
Drama

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Two Spirits

Synopsis:
In 1887, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show came to Salford. Two Spirits, follows the journey of three Sioux Warriors performing in the industrial north of England, as they try to make sense of the white man's world. - See more at: http://homemcr.org/event/two-spirits/#sthash.p36q2l3r.dpuf

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1st Produced:
Number One, First Street, Manchester     24 Jan 2015

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Re:Play Festival, HOME Manchester

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Genre:
Gay drama full length

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  6 actors

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Women

Synopsis:
On the day of David's wedding to his partner, three women in his life talk about him. His fag hag "I always sleep in his bed". His slightly homophobic mother. His first girlfriend who is still in love with him

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1st Produced:
Contact Theatre, Manchester     Feb 2011

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Genre:
Gay drama full length

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, The

Synopsis:
Follow the magical yellow brick road to the Octagon theatre this Christmas to experience the enchanting story of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. the land of Oz will be brought vividly to life as you have never seen before in this captivating new version of L. Frank Baums timeless story that has charmed and entranced children and adults alike for more than one hundred years. Lost in a strange and astonishing land, inhabited by wizards, munchkins, flying monkeys and witches, Dorothy and her faithful dog Toto need to find their way back home to Bolton. Heading for the emerald City, with the help of her new friends; Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the cowardly Lion, Dorothy sets out along the yellow brick road to find the Great Oz - a Wizard with the power to make all of their dreams come true.

Notes:
adapted from the book by L Frank Baum by Anna Clarkson, Julia Hogan, Chris Hoyle, Terry Hughes, Mark Murphy, eve Steele, Jill Stephenson And Jennifer Tuckett, music by Barbara Hockaday

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Genre:
Pantomime

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