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Christopher Lambert

CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT  (1973 - )

 Nationality:    British
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Chris has worked as a playwright since the early 90's. His first play to be produced professionally by Exiled Theatre was Some God, Some angel, Some Devil in Winchester. He then moved to Gloucestershire where between 1994 and 1998 he had over 10 plays performed by Exiled Theatre and several other professional companies. In 1998 he trained to be a teacher and wrote various plays for children. Recently he has found greater success as an advanced Skills Teacher specialising in Drama. He has had Ship of Fools revived and a tour of his latest play The Simple Process of alchemy has been very well received. He continues to write and is hoping to move into the world of novels.

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

 Acts Of Revenge         Aladdin (Jones)         Amazing Adventures Of Titan The Pantomime Horse (Who Solves Crimes), The         Cinderella         Dance Of The Piper         Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Tragedy         Edmund, Son Of Gloucester         Into The Mist         Kill The Messenger         Loving Chopin         Ninth, The         November The Fifth         Radix Malorum         Shades In Time - Cirencester         Shades In Time - Gloucester - The Docks - The Real Story         Shades In Time - Winchester         Shades In Time Gloucester - Martyrs         Ship Of Fools         Simple Process Of Alchemy, The         Some God, Some Angel, Some Devil         Stuck In A Dead End Job? No Way Out? Why Don't You Kill Your Boss?         Those Who Can Do         Ugga, A Play About A Boy With A Paper Bag On His Head

Acts Of Revenge

Synopsis:
Looks at the lives of three men bound up by their faith in God, in government and in religion. When their faith is threatened or destroyed, what can they do but retaliate in kind?

Notes:
Two monologues Are written by Chris Lambert the other was written by Robert Addie And is unavailable. This play was A one man show performed by Robert Addie.

1st Produced:
axiom Arts Centre - Cheltenham    1995

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Aladdin (Jones)

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Langley Grammar School    2002

Organisations:
Langley Grammar School

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Amazing Adventures Of Titan The Pantomime Horse (Who Solves Crimes), The

Synopsis:
It's Scooby Doo on stage without infringing copyright!

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Theale Green Community School    2005

Organisations:
Theale Green Community School

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  6            Other:  chorus

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Cinderella

Synopsis:
The traditional tale with a twist ending!

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Langley Grammar School    2004

Organisations:
Langley Grammar School

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Dance Of The Piper

Synopsis:
Take a journey with Charlotte to find out what happened to the children of Hamlin after the Pied Piper led them away.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Phoenix Theatre, Cirencester    1997

Organisations:
Silent Owl Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Children's Play Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  11            Other:  -

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Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Tragedy

Synopsis:
act 1In which we are introduced to Scrooge, his wicked and selfish ways, the people that he mistreats and the way in which he mistreats them. We then meet the Ghost of Marley and examine Scrooge's life with the help of the ghosts of Christmas Past and Present. act 2 The Ghost of Christmas Future reveals a disturbing future, will Scrooge change his ways? What will come to pass?. . .

Notes:
This play has A different ending from the original. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol As A plea for the wealthy to reform And begin to share their resources to help others. It is A paean to Victorian morality And charity but is Also, in my opinion, A celebration of Apathy. The message of A Christmas Carol Appears to be "There is Always A time to change." - This is not the case, As Scrooge discovers, our own mortality can work Against us. And why wait Anyway? If we see that something is wrong in our behaviour then we should resolve to change it now, And not because some great tragedy happens or we Are given A nudge of conscience, but simply because it is the right thing to do. In An Age where people Are becoming more isolated from each other, A call to help our fellow man is vital. How often do we respond? Do you sit At home letting tragedy After tragedy wash over you And then switch over to watch something else, stick on A DVD or play some horrendously violent computer game you were given for Christmas? When you Are told to change your behaviour do you listen, nod politely And then pop your headphones back on? It can be Argued that everyone is selfish, that Christmas is A celebration of selfishness, And that we Are All Ebenezer Scrooge waiting for the worst to happen before we decide to change. Merry Christmas?

1st Produced:
Theale Green Community School    2006

Organisations:
Theale Green Community School

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy Drama (With Carols) Comedy

Parts:
Male:  26            Female:  16            Other:  carol singers

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Edmund, Son Of Gloucester

Synopsis:
In a world of storms and barbaric war stands Edmund, the bastard son of Gloucester, the catalyst that killed a king and destroyed a kingdom. What drove him his conclusion? What earthly or unearthly force made him what he was? Set in a time before the events of Shakespeare's King Lear, Edmund - Son of Gloucester examines the life of this character, charting his first 27 years, from sorry beginnings in Celtic England to barbaric heroism on the shores of France.

Notes:
This was the first major tour for Exiled Theatre.

1st Produced:
Brewery Arts Theatre, Cirencester    1996

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Into The Mist

Synopsis:
This very personal play packed an emotional and political punch on its tour in 1996. Retelling the colonisation and conversion of Africa to Christianity through metaphor, the play was able to question the methods and purpose of evangelism through a dark and gritty tale. The play is set on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. The Isle of Mull is next to Iona where the real Saint Columba began his ministry. The play sets up a beautiful indigenous religion based on belief in the fair folk (or fairies) a popular strand of Celtic mythology. This idyll is shattered firstly by a barbarian murderer who kills Conall's wife and then by Saint Columba who destroys the customs, religions, friendships and lives of this people as they come to believe his message.

Notes:
Re-casting the popular character of Columba As A villain (this is made even more Apparent by having the same Actor play Fergus (the barbarian)) was Always going to be controversial. His manipulation of the natives is truly horrific And is made more so, not because he is evil but because he believes that what he is doing is utterly right. Reading the play Again it is easy to see far more prescient parallels today with the rise of religious extremism, in particular the Christian Fundamentalist Right in America. The play is designed to provoke debate, entertain And cause A deep emotional response in the Audience.

1st Produced:
Brewery Arts Theatre, Cirencester    1996

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Kill The Messenger

Synopsis:
Conrad is a messenger in the plays of Shakespeare. In fact owing to a spate of bad nes and quick hangings, he is the only messenger left - and he wants to quit. aided, advised and confused by his mentor autolycus, Conrad must deliver aLL the messages. . . Messages for jealous moors, meddling priests and untames shrews, for tragic lovers and humpy kings - sya no more than truth, maintain the truth, for truth is truth to the end of reck'ning. But now his simple truth is all abused, as sly insinuating Iago makes opinion sick and truth suspected. Conrad must make the truth appear where hid, hide the false where it seems true, and hope that they don't - "Kill the Messenger". . .

Notes:
Written by Christopher Lambert And Jonathan Shelley.

1st Produced:
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham    2003

Organisations:
Workswell Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy Drama Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Loving Chopin

Synopsis:
a play of stifled longings, bursting passions, sudden violence and frozen dogs

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
axiom Arts Centre, Cheltenham    1998

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
www.playsandmusicals.co.uk, 2007   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Ninth, The

Synopsis:
a hit man, an archaeologist, a dangerous cult and the disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion on the Fosseway are all connected by an ancient and terrifying mystery - one that shakes the very fabric of time and sanity.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Cheltenham Library Theatre    1997

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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November The Fifth

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Langley Grammar School    2001

Organisations:
Langley Grammar School

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Radix Malorum

Synopsis:
a modern retelling of "The Pardoner's Tale."

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Guildhall Theatre, Gloucester    1998

Organisations:
Voice Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Shades In Time - Cirencester

Synopsis:
The show combines comedy, music and drama, taking an audience around the site of the abbey to meet various characters from the town's exciting and intriguing past.

Notes:
This is site specific but is A useful blueprint for similar productions Around historical sites. See Also Shades in Time-Gloucester And Winchester.

1st Produced:
Cirencester abbey Grounds - Brewery Arts Theatre    1994

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Historical Promenade/Comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Shades In Time - Gloucester - The Docks - The Real Story

Synopsis:
a hugely silly look at the history of the docks - that may or may not be true. . .

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Gloucester Docks - Guildhall Theatre, Gloucester    1995

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Street Theatre - Comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  flexible

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Shades In Time - Winchester

Synopsis:
an historical promenade of comic proportions through Winchester Cathedral Close.

Notes:
This is site specific but is A useful blueprint for similar productions Around historical sites. See Also Shades in Time-Cirencester And Gloucster.

1st Produced:
Winchester Cathedral    1995

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Historical Promenade - Comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  flexible

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Shades In Time Gloucester - Martyrs

Synopsis:
an historical promenade through Gloucester's Cathedral close, reliving events from the days of Bishop Hooper.

Notes:
This is site specific but is A useful blueprint for similar productions Around historical sites. See Also Shades in Time-Cirencester And Winchester

1st Produced:
Gloucester Cathedral - Guildhall Theatre, Gloucester    1995

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Historical Promenade/Comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Ship Of Fools

Synopsis:
Driven to desperate measures, local businessman Christopher Hancock and the Reverend Phillips persuade the starving villagers to wreck a ship in order to loot its cargo to eat or sell. Unfortunately the ship they wreck is a floating asylum (a 'ship of fools') and because the villagers have superstitious natures (they believe it is very bad luck to kill a fool) they are forced into a position of care for the three remaining survivors.

Notes:
Setting: A coastal village in the late 19th Century. The play is best performed in A black box space with A minimum of props to Allow for fast changes And to create A stark And impoverished Atmosphere. The structure of the play is made up of short scenes written in A slightly heightened language to help illustrate the desperation of the situation, the period And to Allow the moments of exposition to sit well in the dialogue. In the original production, the set was very minimal : consisting of A variously-used tea chest, A tall wooden stepladder, various ropes hanging from the back wall And A huge net hanging from the ceiling. It created the look And feel of A barn or fisherman's storehouse And though this was not the only location in the play it formed An integral part of the backdrop. Other locations were denoted by lighting And by movement of parts of the set. The play was initially envisaged As An Allegory of the Arguments Against Care in the Community (i.e. the Abandonment of seriously ill patients And the lack of round-the-clock care) however the period setting Allows for various other readings.

1st Produced:
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham    1997

Organisations:
Tilt Theatre

1st Published:
www.playsandmusicals.co.uk, 2006   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Simple Process Of Alchemy, The

Synopsis:
Telling of the experiments and misadventures of two charlatan scientists, Fernando and Reynaldo in Renaissance Italy, the play provides an invigorating evening of surreal and silly entertainment. Bursting with clowning, caricature and competition, the actors play twenty-five parts between them they try to discover the ingredients of a love potion, the secret of alchemy and the true nature of the earth.

Notes:
This is coarse Acting, or what the Author likes to call 'hamper' Acting . . . everything you need to play A myriad of characters you have in one costume hamper! The play relies on A 'large' Acting style to Allow the Audience to easily differentiate between the many different characters that they play. Changes can take place behind one screen though the more screens you have the better As you can spread out the costumes more effectively And Allow for A variety of different entrances And exits. The key trick to the play is that the two Actors playing the parts needs to be seen As rivals And much of the playing is A form of competition, (ie who can be bigger than the other character And so on. This builds towards the climax At the end).

1st Produced:
South Street Arts Centre, Reading    2007

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
www.playsandmusicals.co.uk, 2007   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Some God, Some Angel, Some Devil

Synopsis:
a man is constantly haunted by his murdered wife's livid spirit. He does not remember why he killed her. He forgets that a lodger is due to move in - the cries of his wife's ghost obliterate all else.

Notes:
This has been performed on 4 different occasions. 3 of these have been performed by Exiled Theatre Jan 94, March 94 And April 95. Then by Two Chairs theatre April 98.

1st Produced:
King alfred's art Centre, Winchester    1994

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Murder Mystery Mystery

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Stuck In A Dead End Job? No Way Out? Why Don't You Kill Your Boss?

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
unperformed    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Murder Mystery Mystery

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Those Who Can Do

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Bob Kayley Studio, Reading University    1999

Organisations:
PGCE Drama Course Students

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy Drama Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Ugga, A Play About A Boy With A Paper Bag On His Head

Synopsis:
This is a play about the obsession with looks, cosmetic surgery, diets and obesity. It challenges the audience to recognise the way in which the media influences our feelings about our own body image and can cause insecurity, bullying and eating disorders

Notes:
Style: This play uses tableau, chorus And direct Address. These Are used to support the notion of this being A cautionary tale And Also to draw the Audience in so that Mr Jones' Attack At the end is All the more effective. Author's note: This play was written As A collaboration between A professional theatre company And A youth theatre. Two professional Actors played the main roles whilst five children (aged between 11 And 13) played the students. The work can be produced in this way but it can Also work well with A much larger cast, with lots of children creating the Chorus of the Children And each character being played by A different Actor. This would make for easy rehearsals, As nearly every scene is effectively A duologue. This play would work As A team up between An Adult Amateur dramatics company And A local youth theatre or As A full school production.Each member of the Audience needs to be provided with A paper bag (with eye-holes) At the start of the show for the climax of the play (see picture below). In the original production the programme details were printed on them.

1st Produced:
Phoenix Theatre, Cirencester    1998

Organisations:
Exiled Theatre

1st Published:
www.playsandmusicals.co.uk, 2007   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  3            Other:  Chorus of Children

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