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Liam Rudden

LIAM RUDDEN

  
Nationality:    Scottish
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Liam Rudden boasts a wide and varied career in the Arts and mediA. He is currently Arts and Entertainment Editor of the Edinburgh Evening News. His Theatre credits as an actor include principal roles in: Recall UNIT (Middleham Theatre Company), Loch Leven, the Last Days of Mary Queen of Scots and Edinburgh 1544 (Leith Rep. Theatre Company), Sequence of Events (Archangel Theatre), Dead Serious (Acolyte Productions, usa), and Pulse (Open Circle Ensemble Theater, Washington DC). As director his credits include: Rocky Horror - the Remix (Claws Out Theatre Company), Hogmanay (Jagged Edge Theatre Company), Sequence of Events (Archangel Theatre) and, between 1993 and 2005, six productions of A Virgin's Guide to Rocky Horror. On camera, Liam appeared in Restless Natives (Oxford Film Company). He presented and directed two documentaries, Under the Hammer and Reverse the Polarity, with the late Jon Pertwee (TVN). As a broadcaster his voice has been heard on BBC Radio Scotland, Leith FM, Forth2 and Real Radio.

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

         Aladdin         And I Ran With the Gang: The Story of Alan Longmuir, the Original Bay City Roller         Cinderella         Dick McWhittington         Mother Goose         Silence In Court         Sinbad: the Pantomime Featuring the Little Mermaid         Sleeping Beauty         Thief         Virgin's Guide To Rocky Horror

Aladdin

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1st Produced:
Brunton Theatre, Musselborough     01 Nov 2011

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Pantomime

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And I Ran With the Gang: The Story of Alan Longmuir, the Original Bay City Roller

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Written by award-winning playwright Liam Rudden, featuring the hit songs Bye Bye Baby, All of Me Loves All of You, Keep on Dancing, Summerlove Sensation, Saturday Night, Give a Little Love and Shang-a-Lang! The show will be followed by a Q&A with the Bay City Rollers' legend himself. So, don your tartan and get ready to run with the gang one more time. Rollermania is back! Fantastic night of nostalgia!

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1st Produced:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe     Aug 2014

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LRStageworks

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musical drama 75 min

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Cinderella

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the lovable Baron de Scissor of Carberry Tower is hard up. So hard up that his beautiful daughter CinderElla has to forage in the woods for kindling to keep the family home warm. And if that wasn't bad enough her two ugly step-sisters Betty and Tilda have it in for her. they hate Cinderella. Luckily she has a best friend in Buttons, who helps her with the housework. However, everything changes when CinderElla meets the handsome Prince Charming of Tantallon Castle - but will Betty and Tilda dash all her dreams? Can the Baron find the de Scissor family's long lost treasure? And what is Buttons' big secret?

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1st Produced:
Musselburgh, Brunton     2007

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Genre:
Pantomime

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Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  one skin, a mouse. Chorus of 8

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Dick McWhittington

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Set in and around Musselburgh and East Lothian, Dick McWhittington is based on the traditional tale of London's most famous Lord Mayor. In Cockenzie, Widow Campie, Dick's mum, runs the local bakery, but she can't make enough cakes to pay the rent. So Dick sets off to town to make his fortune. In Musselburgh, Councillor Fitzwarren has a surprise for his daughter Alice as she prepares for her birthday. When Alice and Dick meet it's love at first sight. . .but deep beneath the streets of Musselburgh King Rat has other plans for Alice - he intends to make her his bride! Can Dick save Alice from the clutches of the evil tyrant? Can he make his fortune and save the family bakery? With the help of his faithful cat, Dom - maybe he can! Dick McWhittington gives a Scottish spin to the traditional tale.

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1st Produced:
Musselburgh, Brunton     2006

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emeraldbluemedia@googlemail.com,    -

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Play/Drama

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Mother Goose

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strong local emphasis, well-worked routines and plenty of big songs.

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1st Produced:
Musselburgh, Brunton     27 Nov 2010

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Pantomime

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Silence In Court

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1st Produced:
Kitcsh Theatre Cafe, Leith, Edinburgh     01 Jun 2010

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Drama

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Sinbad: the Pantomime Featuring the Little Mermaid

Synopsis:
An evil witch attacks the undersea kingdom of the Mermen. the Little Mermaid swims off to get help. She is washed ashore near Sinbad's ship. Together with his mother Saucy Nancy and daft brother Swishee they sail away to find King Neptune - they only one with powers to defeat the witch

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1st Produced:
Brunton Theatre, Musselborough    

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Pantomime

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Sleeping Beauty

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In Musselburgh, it's Sally's birthday and she's ready to celebrate but Grizzlebone, the Wicked Witch of the Glens, has other ideas - she is out for revenge. Sally is her beautiful niece, and she hates her. Join in the fun and games as Grizzlebone sets out from her Highland lair intent on tricking the unsuspecting Sally, who lives with her nanny, Nurse Nellie, and best pal Daft Jamie. Can they keep her safe? And will the handsome Prince know what to do when his services are required?

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1st Produced:
Musselburgh, Brunton     2008

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Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  chorus of 8

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Thief

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Sailor thrives in the bars, dives and flop-houses of the most squalid ports. Look, you will see him. Sailor lives for robbery, imprisonment and expulsion. Be his victim. Sailor's virtues are simple: rent, theft, and betrayal. Join him.

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from the works of Jean Genet

1st Produced:
Brighton: Marborough Theatre     13 May 2014

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LR Stageworks

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Genre:
one act 50 min

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Virgin's Guide To Rocky Horror

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1st Produced:
Roxy Art House, Edinburgh     01 Apr 2005

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