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John Nicholson

JOHN NICHOLSON

  
Nationality:    British
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John forms one third of the award-winning comdey Theatre trio Peepolykus. ohn Nicholson is a writer, director and performer. He is Co-Artistic Director of Peepolykus, with whom he has toured throughout the UK and worldwide since 1995. He has also written extensively for BBC Radio, including Richards Rampage, and the four-part series Trespassers Guide to the Classics (2015). As an actor, John has numerous television credits, particularly across the BBC and ITV.

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         Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society, The         Blast         English Village, An         Fallen Angels         Fetch         Firestarter         Foot/Mouth         Force 95         Goose Nights         Horses For Courses         Hound Of the Baskervilles, The         I Am A Coffee         Illusions         Leave To Remain         Let the Donkey Go         Light Princess, The         Loser         Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary!, The         Mindbender         Museum Shopping         No Man's Land         No Wise Men         Origins         Pied Piper, The         Rude Mechanicals Of Ramsbury, The         Sanity Clause         Screaming Cavaliers, The         Sick Room         Spyski!         Squid

Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society, The

Synopsis:
Just because you don't believe in ghosts, Holmes, doesn't mean they don't exist. Who, really, was the man behind Sherlock Holmes? This December, we are gathering for a very special presentation about Arthur Conan Doyle - one of Edinburgh's most famous authors, from the experts. Well they are meant to be experts, but the highland tour has been a disaster and now strange things are happening at the Traverse. the Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society is a riotous comedy that hurtles from particle physics to fairies and the supernatural. Expect something truly different at the Traverse this Christmas.

Notes:
Peepolykus: Steven Canny and John Nicholson

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Traverse Theatre Company and Peepolykus

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Blast

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1st Produced:
-     2003

Organisations:
the Word Famous, national tour

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-   -

Music:
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English Village, An

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1st Produced:
-     2008

Organisations:
Musical National Theatre

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-   -

Music:
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Fallen Angels

Synopsis:
Road kill, coq au vin, cavemen and kung fu. It all makes sense in this world if you can only see it

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1st Produced:
-     2007

Organisations:
Big State, national tour

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-   -

Music:
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Fetch

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1st Produced:
-     2004

Organisations:
Big State, national tour

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-   -

Music:
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Firestarter

Synopsis:
the production is based on the extraordinary life of Dr William Price (1800-1893), an eccentric figure renowned for his radical views embracing vegetarianism, nudity and free-love. He pioneered the practice of cremation, shocking wider Victorian society- cremation was illegal at the time. Big State theatre use their comic imagination and multi-character style to bring this amazing and truly unique character back to life. the Firestarter features over 25 characters including a sheep, a parrot, a spectacularly incompetent vicar, rampant twins and the lovesick Smelly Gwennie- all performed by three stunningly versatile actors.
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Notes:
devised in only four weeks by the cast And the director John Nicholson, with Assistance from Andy Burden

1st Produced:
-     2000

Organisations:
Big State, national tour

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Piece

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Foot/Mouth

Synopsis:
black comedy from dismembered washed up feet to a world where language is censored. If you have ever royally put your foot in it in this increasingly puritan age, then this is the show for you!

Notes:
written John Nicholson And Steven Canny

1st Produced:
Soho Theatre, London, Eur >>>     18 Aug 2009

Organisations:
National Youth Theatre

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-   -

Music:
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Genre:
double bill

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Force 95

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1st Produced:
-     2007

Organisations:
National Youth Music: UK

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Goose Nights

Synopsis:
the fate of humankind rests in the hands of a Greek waiter, randomly plucked by Zeus to perform 12 heroic tasks. All hell breaks loose - literally. Winner Edinburgh Spirit of the Fringe Award (2001) and Best Show, Madrid Comedy Festival (2002)

Notes:
devised And written by Javier Marzan, John Nicholson, Mary Sandling, David Sam And Darren Tunstall based on An original story by David Slant

1st Produced:
Bristol New Vic Studio And Uk Tour     2001

Organisations:
Peepolykus

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
physical theatre comedy Piece

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Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Horses For Courses

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1st Produced:
-     1999

Organisations:
National tour

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Hound Of the Baskervilles, The

Hound Of the Baskervilles, The
When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on his estate, with a look of terror still etched on his face, and the paw prints of a gigantic hound beside his body, the great detective Sherlock Holmes is summoned from Baker Street, with Dr Watson in tow, to unravel the mysteries surrounding his death, and investigate the ancient curse of the Hound of the Baskervilles. . .Packed full of the verbal and visual ingenuity that hit comedy team Peepolykus is known for, and offering abundant opportunities for silly comedy and slapstick, this version will suit any theatre company or Drama group looking for a sublimely funny adaptation of a classic tale.

Notes:
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adapted by Steven Canny And John Nicholson - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated Sherlock Holmes story gets a gloriously funny makeover.

1st Produced:
Leeds, Wyp Courtyard     19 Jan 2007

Organisations:
Peepolykus

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Music:
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I Am A Coffee

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     1998

Organisations:
Peepolykus, national/international

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Illusions

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     2003

Organisations:
Oxford Pegasus

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Leave To Remain

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     2002

Organisations:
Miren Theatre, national tour

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Let the Donkey Go

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     1997

Organisations:
Peepolykus, national/international

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Light Princess, The

Synopsis:
In a kingdom far away, lives an extraordinary princess; a princess strikingly different to any you'll have ever heard of. Strikingly different, in fact, to anyone who has ever lived. Because, you see, she has no gravity. Now you might be thinking, what fun - to fly and float and bound around weightless in the air! But of course, it's not as simple as that. Her windows are forever closed, she can't run free and forever light-hearted; she can never take anything or anyone seriously. Especially not the prince who falls in love with her...

Notes:
adapted from book by George MacDonald by Thomas Eccleshare and John Nicholson

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1st Published:
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Genre:
TYA adaptation

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Loser

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     2005

Organisations:
Company f/z, national Tour (Drematurgy)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary!, The

Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary!, The
Gustave Flaubert's complex novel lovingly derailed by Peepolykus. For your viewing pleasure, Peepolykus proudly present Gustave Flaubert's masterpiece Madame Bovary. The seminal Nineteenth Century novel will be brought spectacularly to life by director Madame Bodinetz and her bijou cast (with a fair amount of doubling). Laugh and cry in equal measures as Emma Bovary chooses the wrong husband. Lose yourself in mesmeric love scenes featuring a stupendous collection of devastatingly handsome men. Question the impotence of women in a Victorian patriarchal society, if you want. Marvel at how many parts a Spanish man with limited English can play with only one moustache. There will be vermin, visual absurdity, wild animals and a nun. Can the cast of five rise to the ridiculous challenge they have set themselves? It's going to be hilarious. And bloody serious. Possibly.

Notes:
By Gustave Flaubert Adapted by John Nicholson and Javier Marzan. Written for a bijou cast of four playing multiple roles, The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary was a co-production between Peepolykus, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, the Nuffield in Southampton, Bristol Old Vic and the Royal & Derngate in Northampton.

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Organisations:
Peepolykus

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Genre:
adaptation

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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  flexible

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Mindbender

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     2003

Organisations:
Peepolykus, national/internationl tour

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Museum Shopping

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     2004

Organisations:
the Mill, Banbury

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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No Man's Land

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     1995

Organisations:
Peeploykus, national

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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No Wise Men

Synopsis:
Featuring a giant toothy reindeer, a distracted fairy godmother, a warehouse full of pants, a mischievous Elf with a strange Spanish accent and a seasonal nod to some of our best-loved Christmas stories from It's a Wonderful Life to A Christmas Carol, No Wise Men is an hilarious, magical and absurd Christmas cracker of a show that follows in the best traditions of the Playhouse during the festive period

Notes:
written by Steven Canny And John Nicholson

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Peeploykus, national

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  extras

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Origins

Synopsis:
An inspirational comedy about Darwin's early life. Warm your heart and fire your imagination whilst considering burning questions concerning bugs, big bangs and body-snatchers. A joyful, visual spectacular from award-winning Pentabus theatre.

Notes:
written by Steven Canny And John Nicholson

1st Produced:
Pleasance Dome (Edinburgh Festival Fringe)     2009

Organisations:
Pentabus Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Pied Piper, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     2001

Organisations:
Pegasus Oxford

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Rude Mechanicals Of Ramsbury, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     1999

Organisations:
National Theatre

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-   -

Music:
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Sanity Clause

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     1999

Organisations:
Pegasus, Oxford

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Screaming Cavaliers, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     1995

Organisations:
National

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-   -

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-

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Sick Room

Synopsis:
surreal sketch show set in a hospital where no one seems to get better.

Notes:
written by Sean Hughes And John Nicholson in Association with Peepolykus

1st Produced:

Organisations:
National Youth Theatre in World's Apart Season

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Music:
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Spyski!

Synopsis:
Legal theatrical Disclaimer - Peepolykus (people-like-us)absolutely deny all allegations that they might be about to unleash a completely fictitious, untrue comedy about the poisoning of a Russian dissident in London. there is no way they are working on a fast-paced thriller of international espionage and global politics that contains any shocking revelations about events which are absolutely not true.

Notes:
By Steven Canny And John Nicholson

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Peepolykus and the Lyric Hammermsith in association with Warwick Arts Centre and WYP

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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Squid

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     1996

Organisations:
Peepolykus, national

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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