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Andrew Hinds

ANDREW HINDS

  
Nationality:    Irish
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Derry born Andy Hinds has, for many years, been a Theatre director, playwright and acting teacher. He is currently Artistic Director of Classic Stage Ireland. Andy has an ongoing association with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where for many years he taught, Acting Shakespeare and directed their classic productions. Also for RADA he created and taught their 3-month International Acting Shakespeare Course for professional actors, directors and academics. He recently conducted a series of Masterclasses in Acting Shakespeare at Shakespeares Globe in London.

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

         Agamemnon         Anaemia         Crystal's House         First Of the Day         Iphigenia In Aulis         Morning         Morning And Afternoon         October Song         Starving, The

Agamemnon

Synopsis:
In CSI's 2011 production of 'Iphigenia in Aulis' Clytemnestra swore vengeance on her husband Agamemnon for sacrificing their daughter, Iphigenia - all so that his ships could sail to conquer Troy. Agamemnon now returns in triumph and Clytemnestra, appearing to have forgotten her vow of vengeance, greets him with shows of overwhelming joy. But her true intent is yet to be revealed; when she invites her husband to enter the palace on a river of bloodred cloth a great foreboding fills the hearts of the city elders. the curse on the royal house of Argos is not yet broken. . . - http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=3784

Notes:
Original Playwright - Aeschylus

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Classic Stage Ireland (CSI)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Anaemia

Synopsis:
Jonathan is visiting his daughter Gracie, whose blood count has been dropping ever since he opted to live away from the family home. As his wife tries every possible means to coax Jonathan to come back, the darker aspects of the couple's relationship are laid bare.

Notes:
part of Blood Ties, three one act plays

1st Produced:
Dublin: the New theatre    03 Dec 2012

Organisations:
Focus Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Crystal's House

Synopsis:
a group of actors and a playwright all live in a Dublin house - they hope that their play will be chosen to be performed in London

Notes:
Louise Chantal Productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Classic Stage Ireland (CSI)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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First Of the Day

Synopsis:
As a motley collection of 'street drinkers' organise their first tipple of the day we gradually come to know the circumstances that have brought the characters to this way of life, and equally the fears and self-delusions that tie them to it.

Notes:
part of Blood Ties, three one act plays

1st Produced:
Dublin: the New theatre    03 Dec 2012

Organisations:
Focus Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Iphigenia In Aulis

Synopsis:
When Helen, Queen of Sparta, abandons her husband for the Prince of Troy a thousand ships are launched on a mission to reclaim her and to punish Troy. Trouble ensues when the Greek fleet is becalmed at Aulis. the goddess Artemis agrees to restore the wind only if Agamemnon agrees to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to her. When the girl's mother uncovers the plan, however, she resolves to halt the sacrifice at any cost. - http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=3714

Notes:
Original Playwright - Euripides

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Classic Stage Ireland (CSI)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  8            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Morning

Synopsis:
A Father waits to learn if his prematurely-born child is going to survive the night Slowly revealed are the exceptional circumstances which have lead to the conception of the child together with the potentially redemptive effect the child's survival will have for the father.

Notes:
part of Blood Ties, three one act plays

1st Produced:
Dublin: the New theatre    03 Dec 2012

Organisations:
Focus Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Morning And Afternoon

Morning And Afternoon
Set in Derry, and amongst the Irish diaspora in Europe, Morning and Afternoon explore the enduring bonds of childhood, and the human yearning for love and family. the lives of two very different men fatefully reconnect. . .Visceral and touching, these acclaimed, subtly interlocking plays glisten with moments of unexpected tenderness.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Oberon Books (2013) >>>    978-1783190317

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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October Song

Synopsis:
October Song tells of the struggle of the O'Donnell sisters to resolve the legacy of the family history, against the wider backdrop of a community celebrating All Soul's Night, attempting to lay its own ghosts to rest. - http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=545

Notes:
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1st Produced:
the Playhouse, Derry, Ireland    14 Apr 1992

Organisations:
Charabanc Theatre Company

1st Published:
Carysfort Press, Dublin,    0-9534-2574-6

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=545

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Starving, The

Synopsis:
In a city under siege, an innocent Yorkshire cobbler is imprisoned as an enemy spy for attempting to slip through the gates of the city disguised as a woman. He cannot disclose his true reason; he can only say that he has come for love, not harm. - http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=913

Notes:
the first act of the Starving was produced, under the same title, by Point Fields theatre Company as part of 'Angels With Split Voices II' at the Old Museum Arts Centre on 21/3/1995, under the direction of Nona Shepphard. the play was subsequently expanded and performed as listed.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Iomha Ildanach

1st Published:
Carysfort Press, Dublin,    0-9534-2574-6

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  doubling possible

Further Reference:
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