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Vicky Ireland

VICKY IRELAND  

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after training at the Central School of Speech and Drama, Vicky Ireland joined the newly established Theatre-In-Education team at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. as an actress, she then worked in TIE and repertory theatres all over Britain. She also appeared in various TV programmes for children, including presenting BBC's Words and Pictures for twelve years. as a writer, Vicky has had many theatre plays produced. For five years she wrote and directed plays at Regent's Park Open air Theatre, London. Her television writing includes two series of adaptations of the allan ahlberg books Happy Families for BBC TV which were nominated for a BaFFa award. From 1989 to 2002, Vicky was artistic Director of Polka Theatre, London, where she commissioned, produced and directed plays for children, originated the Children's Literary Festival 'The Word', and established a pioneering Children's Council. Since leaving Polka, she has adapted and directed three books by the author Jacqueline Wilson, taught in drama schools and written for the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough. International work directing plays, lecturing on children's theatre and running drama workshops has taken her to many countries including Russia, the Philippines, the United arab Emirates, Japan, Brazil, Peru, Singapore, Cyprus, Finland and Israel. In 2002, she was awarded an MBE for services to children's drama, the first of its kind.

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 Bad Girls         Double Act         Four Friends, The         Friendly Matches         Giraffe And The Pelly And Me, The         Hare And The Tortoise, The         Lottie Project, The         Magic Boat, The         Mickey And Lionel         Midnight         Mrs Wobble The Waitress         Secrets         Snow Queen, The         Stardog's Christmas Show         Suitcase Kid, The         Tale Of Christmas Past, A         Ugly Duckling, The

Bad Girls

Vicky Ireland
Mandy's been picked on at school for as long as she can remember. That's why she is delighted when cheeky, daring, full-of-fun Tanya picks her as a friend. Mum isn't happy - she thinks Tanya's a 'bad girl' and a bad influence. Mandy's sure Tanya can only get her out of trouble, not into it. But can she?

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an Adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel

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Nick Hern Books, London >>>    9781854599100

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adaptation

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Double Act

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From The Book By Jacqueline Wilson

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Polka and watershed Productions

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Four Friends, The

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arts Threshold, London    1993

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Friendly Matches

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Giraffe And The Pelly And Me, The

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Billy and a strange trio of animals, the Giraffe, the Pelly and the Monkey, known as 'The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company', set off to clean the many windows at the Duke of Hampshire's house, and have a tense encounter with cat burglar 'Cobra' Clive. For performance to children aged five to nine, with music and a host of special effects! (NB. The music is available separately from The Polka Theatre.)

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by Roald Dahl

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Samuel French, London, 1996   -

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Genre:
Childrens play with music Youth audience

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Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  1b

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Hare And The Tortoise, The

Synopsis:
Ernest Trudge the tortoise tries to save his village - but will Harold Bigfeet the hare stop him?

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1st Produced:
Queens Theatre, Hornchurch    2009

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Childrens play

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Lottie Project, The

Vicky Ireland
For her history project, Charlie hits on the idea of writing the diary of Lottie, a young Victorian serving girl. When Charlie's mother loses her job as a shop manageress and starts work as a cleaner, Charlie's previously happy and comfortable lifestyle is threatened, and she finds her own hardships and struggles are not so different from Lottie's.

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an Adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic by the best-selling Author And 2005 Children's Laureate Jacqueline Wilson

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Nick Hern Books, London >>>, 2006   9781854599117

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Magic Boat, The

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Mickey And Lionel

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Mickey sits on Lionel's wall and thus a friendship starts - although it begins with Lionel bullying Mickey and stealing his possessions

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1st Produced:
Baby Grand at the Grand Opera House, Belfast    22 May 2010

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Genre:
Short play

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Midnight

Vicky Ireland
Thirteen-year-old Violet has plenty to wish for. She wishes Will, her older brother, would be kinder to her. She wishes beautiful charismatic Jasmine would be her friend for ever. Most of all she wishes she could meet her favourite author, Casper Dream. Violet is sure that someone who can create the fairy tales she loves so much would be able to conjure up a solution to her problems.

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Seen All over the country And in the West End, this resourceful dramatisation of Jacqueline Wilson's Midnight is suitable for young Actors As well As young Audiences. The Adapter, Vicky Ireland, has provided production notes to indicate how the play can be staged even with minimal resources - plus A lot of ingenuity!

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Nick Hern Books, London >>>    9781854599094

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Genre:
adaptation

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  doubling (large cast possible)

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Mrs Wobble The Waitress

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-    1988

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Quicksilver Theatre

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Secrets

Vicky Ireland
India and Treasure come from very different backgrounds but soon become the best of friends. Together they escape from their problems by writing diaries, inspired by their heroine, anne Frank. But when secrets start jumping off the page and into real life, Treasure and India find themselves in deep trouble.

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an Adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel

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Nick Hern Books, London >>>    9781848420120

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Male:  1            Female:  6            Other:  (or 5f 1m, or large cast)

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Snow Queen, The

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Stardog's Christmas Show

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Suitcase Kid, The

Vicky Ireland
Ten-year-old andy used to live happily at Mulberry Cottage with her family: Mum, Dad, and Radish the rabbit, who lives in andy's pocket and shares all her secrets. But then it all went wrong: Mum went to live with Bill, and Dad went off with Carrie. and andy is expected to shuttle between the two - living out of a suitcase - and come to terms with her strange new families.

Notes:
an Adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel

1st Produced:

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Watershed Productions

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London >>>    9781848420137

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Genre:
adaptation Youth audiences

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  plus 2f/m (large cast possible)

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Tale Of Christmas Past, A

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Ugly Duckling, The

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Based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson

1st Produced:
Queens Theatre, Hornchurch    2008

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Genre:
Childrens play

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