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Charlotte Jones

CHARLOTTE JONES  (1968 - )

 Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    United Agents  


Charlotte Jones's first play, airswimming, was premiered at the Battersea Arts Centre, London and later broadcast on BBC Radio 4. In Flame was premiered in January 1999 at the Bush Theatre, London, and later revived at the New ambassadors, London, in September 2000. Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis premiered at the Bolton Octagon in April 1999 and transferred to the Liverpool Everyman in May of that year. It won the Manchester Evening News Best Play award and the Pearson Television Best Play award of 1999. It was recently revived at the Watford Palace Theatre. Charlotte Jones won the Critics' Circle award for Most Promising Playwright in 2000 for In Flame and Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis. Humble Boy was awarded the Susan Smith Blackburn award, 2001, the Critics' Circle Best New Play award, 2002, and the People's Choice Best New Play award, 2002.

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

 Airswimming         Chain Play, A         Chain Play, The         Dark, The         Diva In Me, The         Humble Boy         In Flame         Lightning Play, The         Martha, Josie And The Chinese Elvis         Woman In White, The

Airswimming

Synopsis:
based on true story of two young women in 1920s England who have been incarcerated in a hospital for the "criminally insane" for having borne illegitimate children and who were forgotten by their families and not released until the 1970s

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1st Published:
in Charlotte Jones Plays 1, Faber and Faber, London, 2004   -

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Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Chain Play, A

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Samuel Adamson, Moira Buffini, David Hare, Charlotte Jones, Frank McGuinness And Roy Williams each wrote A link for the Almeida's first chain play, performed for one night only As the theatre's major fund-raising event.

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Faber and Faber, London, (not for commercial sale), 2007   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Chain Play, The

Synopsis:
One off performance of chain writing to celebrate the National Theatre's 25th anniversary. a scene each from all the authors for a performance on one night

Notes:
Written By Terry Johnson, Philip Ridley, Charlotte Jones, Lee Hall, Sebastian Barry, Zinnie Harris, Kevin Elyot, Nick Dear, Tanika Gupta, Frank McGuinness, Nick Stafford, Stephen Sondheim, Colin Teevan, Patrick Marber, David Lan, Sarah Daniels, Martin She

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Conceived and commissioned by angus Mackenchnie

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Play/Drama

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Male:  8            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Dark, The

Synopsis:
domestic violence (and Reconciliation) is the theme of this short, strange poetic play. Basically three households intermingle when the lights fail in a power cut. Coveney, Daily Mail.

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Faber and Faber, London, 2004   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Diva In Me, The

Charlotte Jones
Phillipa has the X factor but she was born in the wrong place - Coventry - and at the wrong time - about forty years too late for the golden era of musicals. She grows up, falls in love, gets married, has a baby - all the ordinary' things. But inside she's still a DIVa. Until her husband leaves her, her best friend dies and her X factor becomes a hideous eX factor. . .

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1st Produced:
Brighton Festival    Apr 2011

Company:
Brighton Dome and Festival

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Genre:
comedy drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Humble Boy

Charlotte Jones
Glen Miller, bees and astrophysics revolve around relationship between mother, son and dead husband

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1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London, 2001   978-0571212873

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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In Flame

Synopsis:
funny and sparky play about lust, hope and dreams. action takes place in Yorkshire, 1908, and London in the present.

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Stagescript, Faber and Faber, London, 2000   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  doubling

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Lightning Play, The

Charlotte Jones
North London at Halloween. Celebrity ghost writer Max Villiers and his wife Harriet, a talented shopper, host a party. as Max connects his first plasma TV, the evening is hijacked by interference from the past. There are trick or treaters at the door and strangers on the brand new rug.

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1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London, 2006   978-0571233748

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Martha, Josie And The Chinese Elvis

Synopsis:
Timothy Wong is just starting out as an Elvis impersonator. He's got his costumes sorted, but he's not on top of all the songs yet. Josie Botting has spent her life offering a very 'personal service' and now she's about to retire. She's having a birthday party but is in no mood to celebrate and the guest list leaves a lot to be desired. There's Brenda-Marie, her daughter, who dreams hopelessly of being an Olympic ice skater. and Martha, her Irish cleaner, who thinks a trip to Graceland will right her many wrongs. and Lionel, Josie's last remaining client, who is desperate to dress for the occasion. The party looks set to be a disaster when in walks Timothy Wong. Will he be up to scratch? Will he be able to transform their lives with a little bit of Elvis magic? a loveable cast of eccentric characters and a surprising series of incidents leads to a magical conclusion in this unique and hilarious comedy.

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Faber and Faber, London, 1999   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Woman In White, The

Charlotte Jones
Setting: Limmeridge, Cumberland; Blackwater House, Hampshire; London, England

Notes:
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Book by Charlotte Jones; Lyrics by David Zippel; Freely Adapted from the classic novel by: Wilkie Collins

1st Produced:
Palace Theatre, London    15 Sep 2004

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1st Published:
-   72435-57938-2-9

Music:
Original cast recording: EMI (72435 57938 2 9) 2004

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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