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Memorial Day - a new play by Welsh author W.A.Drew
VIVAMUS - A NEW PLAY ABOUT THE POETS GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS AND ROBERT BRIDGES
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- What I do:
- I am a writer, producer and director who has worked for both the BBC and in independant production. I am now working with a range of organisations and am Founder of The Cokesford Company based in Greenwich South East London. The company stages regular theatrical performances aimed at discovering and promoting new talent and giving additional support to established creatives seeking to showcase their work before audiences of industry professionals.
- A little more about me:
- WAYNE DRIAN DREW
Wayne is a writer, producer, director and former actor – who has been acknowledge for his work in the media industries .
Together with Lord Attenborough, Sir David Frost, Bob Geldof KBE, Sir Ridley Scott, Kevin Spacey, and a group of other distinguished figures, he has received an International Fellowship at the House of Lords for his work in promoting media culture.
As well as his achievements in the Arts, Wayne developed such Award schemes as The British Film Institure Awards and The IVCA Awards and is the Founder of The Clarions and AMI Awards for corporate social responsibility and social inclusion.
He is a long standing member of The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and is a Life Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts (RSA).
Wayne has written over 30 plays which have been performed to capacity audiences on London's fringe, Off Broadway and even Buenos Aires!
He was born in the Garw Valley in Pontycymmer, moved to Bridgend, was educated in Ogmore Vale and then at Swansea University and has a family home in Moriston.
- Location:
- South East London, Norfolk and Wales.
- Projects I’m working on:
- I am presently casting seeking producers for:
"Uneasy Dreamers" a four hander (2m 2f) set in 1920 at a villa in the South of France where four famous writers spend a troubled evening together. Also for "Autumn of Blood" a "thriller of ideas" and precursor to the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888.
Recent showcases that played to capacity audiences and 5 star reviews include "You Bring Me Joy" a reworking of classical Greek tragedy in a modern setting, "The Blaze of Noon" about Dante & Milton", "Supper on Li Galli"about Nureyev & Fonteyne, "Time Out of Mind" a about Marlowe and Shakespeare, and "Edith & Jessie" a "high comedy of low intent". All are presently in development for both film and theatre. My new play Vivamus is set for produionx in the autumn of 2022.
Thirty of my plays have already been published plus "Shadows on the Fens" a collection of short, and eleven novels including six Mrs Alexander Murder Mysteries, The Armageddon Stone a Sci-fi thriller, and Button Box, a homage to the novels of Daphne du Maurier, the novelisation of my play Icicles in the Tees, and Name-Dropping - A nonentity meets the famous - an autobiographical series of reminiscences.
I am looking looking for Welsh based companies to take forward some of these theatrical productions as well as "Icicles in the Trees" my four hander about a century in a Welsh mining valley which previewed to five star reviews at its London showcase. It was original due to premiere in Cardiff but fate stepped in and the performance never happened.
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Memorial Day - a new play by Welsh author W.A.Drew
On the evening of Memorial Day 2010, four women who have lost their husbands in various American wars meet for supper at the New England costal home of Martha Lockwood a poet in her 80s. Sarah 68, Mary 45 and Audre a young woman of colour in her early 20's, face up to some unpalatable facts that might change their live forever. For further information pleas contact bedfords.books@aol.com Or the author directly at wayneadrew@btinternet.com…
ContinuePosted on May 1, 2022 at 4:45
VIVAMUS - A NEW PLAY ABOUT THE POETS GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS AND ROBERT BRIDGES
Though very dissimilar, the poets Robert Bridges and Gerard Manley Hopkins were friends for over a quarter of a century. One became Poet Laureate while the other died in obscurity. Yet, in the years that followed, things were to change in ways neither man would ever expect.
Wayne Adrian Drew’s poignant new 3 person play examines their relationship and differing attitudes towards poetry, faith – then finally, to love itself.
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ContinuePosted on November 7, 2021 at 8:34
Christmas showcase for a new play about Robert Louis Stevenson.
Posted on September 20, 2019 at 4:17
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I would like to purchase a copy of "Edith and Jessie" How can I do that?
I run a small community theater in an expat community in Panama. I ahve seen reviews of your play, "Edith and Jessie" and believe ti would be an ideal fit for our actors as well as our audience. How can I obtain a copy of the script and learn about performance fees?
Thank you!