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Mark Wheeller has written a collection of plays which are both interesting and compelling. Mark Wheeller's plays are ideal for amateur use in One Act Play Festivals. Many are toured professionally throughout the UK and abroad. His well reviewed musicals are ideal vehicles for amateur theatre performances, most having their own fully orchestrated backing CD.
"Mark's plays deal with sensitive subjects in a very tatesful way ... they are superbly written with much sensitivity and humour" Amateur Stage, January 2000
"The remarkable Mark Wheeller's play Legal Weapon has had no less than 1897 performances since it was first staged in 1996. This puts into perspective the vital contribution to our education system and the value of his exceptional writing in confronting the vast range of social issues that make up his invaluable portfolio.
It is important that we pay due cognisance of the invaluable role that Mark plays as a socially conscious dramatist, and for me it has been exhilarating to see his work extend beyond the early commissions to write for Theatre in Education companies and within the last decade to become one of the most performed playwrights in a wide range of professional and community venues as well as in educational establishments that face so many of the social problems that are addressed in his work." Charles Vance Editor of Amateur Stage. August 2005
Wheellerplays Chart (updated quarterly ... last updated March 2008)
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Wheellerplays chart - March 2008 This chart gives Wheellerplay
readers an opportunity to see the relative popularity of the plays/Musicals
that Mark Wheeller has written. The "chart" is compiled on a
points system taking into account number of performances/script sales,
success in festivals, Amazon Chart. The age of each of the plays is also
taken into account in determining the final chart position. The chart is
updated on a quarterly basis. |
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(Plays
in black/musicals in violet, forthcoming
plays in red) |
Points
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1/ |
Too Much Punch For Judy (IAS 1988/ dbda 2000) - details
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1951 |
| 2/ | Arson About (Nelson Thornes 2004) - details | 1440 |
| 3/ | Chicken (dbda 1992) - details
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1271 |
| 4/ | Legal Weapon (dbda 1995) - details
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995 |
| 5/ | Missing Dan Nolan(dbda 2003) - details | 966 |
| 6/ | The Gate Escape (dbda 2004) - details | 903 |
| 7/ | Kill Jill (dbda 2007) | 890 |
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Sequinned Suits and Platform Boots (Maverick 2006) - details |
743 |
| 9/ | Hard To Swallow (CUP1991/dbda 2000) - details
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734 |
| 10/ | Wacky Soap (dbda 1999) - details | 423 |
| 11/ | Graham - World's Fastest Blindman! (dbda 2001) - details
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283 |
| 12/ | Jamie In The Land Of Dinnersphere (dbda 2007) - details
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270 |
| 13/ | Chunnel Of Love (ZZ 2005) - details |
265 |
| 14/ | Blackout (SP 1991) - details | 171 |
| 15/ | Driven To Distraction (MW 2008)
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135 |
| 16/ | The Most Absurd Xmas Musical In The World… Ever! (SP 1998) - details
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81 |
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Sweet FA (SP 2000) - details |
76 |
| 18/
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No
Place For A Girl (SP
1991) - details
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39 |
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King Arthur - All Shook Up. (SP 2002) - details |
38 |
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Mark Wheeller has been writing plays
since his schooldays at Marlwood Comprehensive School, Bristol. As a
teenager his dream was to be the next David Bowie and so he spent much of
his time writing songs and Rock Operas ... aping his hero. No band
would play his songs and no-one shared his belief in "Eed Sud and The
Luminous Earwigs" although had they been formed, Mark is convinced
they would have undoubtedly taken the world by storm! His 2005 play Sequinned Suits and Platform Boots draws on these experiences to create an upbeat nostalgic comedy. "Quirkily, original funky, and funny. Mark Wheeller's latest offering looks at teenage dreams with an excellent portrayal of the animated characters. Set to a soundtrack from the glam rock era the show is interesting for any music fan, glam rock or not… but be warned, it will have you coming away cringing at your own memories of singing into a hairbrush whilst staring at your reflection in the mirror." "The play demands little in the way of settings and props. It provides 45 minutes of exceptional theatre and staging challenges for all groups. It is harrowing ... heart rendering and poignant ... there is no doubt that its theme is bound to take hold of audiences everywhere." Amateur Stage February 2000 (after it was re-published in a revised edition.) Five of his plays (Punch, Gate Escape, Chicken, Legal Weapon and Arson) tour regularly into schools. Since 2003 his plays have been in the top 3 most popular texts for the Edexcel GCSE Drama examinations in Great Britain. Those of you over 35 may be interested to know that Mark, together with his wife Rachel, wrote many of the Tufty stories (Tufty's Adventures and 12 issues of Tufty Tales comic) when RoSPA relaunched them in the mid-nineties. They live in Southampton, have three children (Ollie, Charlie and Daisy) and a dog called Buzz. Rachel works as an inclusion support teacher for the Treatment Foster Care Project in Southampton. Mark is a part-time Drama Teacher at Oaklands Community School (Southampton) where he has worked since 1987. Mark, an original Glamrock fan, had an article published in the Mott The Hoople fanzine Two Miles from Heaven (Issue 2) and is an occasional contributor to the Bowienet message boards!!! |
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Mark is always keen to be considered for commissions for Acts, Plays or Musicals from both amateur and professional theatre companies. He can either be contacted directly or via his literary agent.Mark welcomes interest from any amateur or professional theatre company. You can contact him by email at wheellerplays@googlemail.com |
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