MICHAEL THEODOROU, AUTHOR
Contact e mail: [email protected] BIOGRAPHY *********************************** I am a director, actor, playwright, translator and producer. I was educated at Haverstock School in London and then went up to Hull University to do a Joint Honours Degree in FRENCH and SPANISH. From 1973-1990 I worked as a professional actor under the name of MICHAEL CHESDEN, mainly in television and films. My IMDB entry as an actor can be accessed below: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0156172/ I was Head of Theatre Arts at Wells Cathedral School from 1989 - 2003 where I wrote and directed many productions. I was also Head of Drama for four years at Cokethorpe School in Oxfordshire. My stage versions of 'The Tempest' and 'The Turn of the Screw' were performed at the Edinburgh Fringe. In 2009 I was commissioned by PEARSON to write a drama 'ideas' book for Primary School teachers the result of which was GAMES,IDEAS AND ACTIVITIES FOR PRIMARY DRAMA'. This was a companion for my earlier book for Secondary Schools 'Ideas that Work in Drama'. Both books are available from all major bookstores and online. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Games-Ideas-Activities-Primary-Classroom-ebook/dp/B00F0DAQ0Q I am married to the artist Patricia Theodorou and live in Suffolk. http://pattheo.weebly.com/ EDUCATIONAL BOOKS
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PLAYS FOR THE THEATRE
Federico Garcia Lorca
PLAYS FOR THE THEATRE
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DRACULA a stage play by Michael Theodorou
ADAPTATIONS FOR SCHOOLS
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
This is a shortened version of the play which was first performed at a school in Oxfordshire, in a large exterior paved courtyard setting, hence the appearance of cars like the Bentley and an ‘old banger’ of a car in which the Mechanicals make their entrances. I have used Shakespeare’s own words and have not ‘modernised’ the language in any way. I would have loved to have seen Theseus and Hippolyta arrive on a hot air balloon but, alas, it wasn’t possible! Directors are obviously free to use their own ideas about location, whether it be external or internal. The music used for the production was taken from Mendelssohn’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and the soundtrack of the film ‘The Lord of the Rings’ which seemed to me to echo the atmosphere of the play. Naturally directors should check music rights if they wish to use any copyrighted material. I have not indicated Acts or Scenes as directors can please themselves if they want to put in an Interval or play it straight through Performance time is about an hour and half. Scripts are available from [email protected] |
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