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DAVID FRANKSON

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Personal Details

 Theatrical Experience/Training

Studied drama at Toynbee Hall, London in 1960s.

1974 - Started my own Repertory Company based in Crawley, Sussex.

1983 - The Rep was relocated to Exmouth, Devon.

Established my own Murder Mystery Company in 1991.

1988 - worked with the film director John Sichel for Yorkshire TV. Mr. Sichel’s credits include directing Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright in The Merchant of Venice. Also Robert Bogue, a big-screen actor (Stewart Granger’s stand-in), director, producer and author.

1990 - worked with author and scriptwriter Sally Warboys in Suffolk.

1991-1994 written, directed and produced numerous promotional sketches for the Devon Tourist Board,

1993 – 1995 worked with producers David Rogers and Daniel James of Future Films at Shepperton Film Studios on a number of advertising shorts.

1992 - 2003 worked with film producer Mark A. Todd at Big Cat Productions based in Muswell Hill

John Hargreaves, Managing Director, Completion Bond Service Co. Ltd. at Pinewood Studios has given me much advice and guidance over many years.

1974 - became a member of ‘The Society of Authors’.

One-Act plays
1978 - Jimmy (Thriller) Bicton Theatre, Exmouth
1983 - The Birth Day (Comedy) Finalist Drama Festival SW
1984 - Timeshare (Comedy) Pub theatre, Exmouth
1984 - For the Love of Money (Black comedy) Finalist Drama Festival SW
1985 - The Star is Born (Nativity play) Finalist Drama Festival SW
1986 - The Good Old Days (Musical drama) Winner Drama Festival SW

Television
1968 - The Demonstration Man (Thriller) 30 Minute Yorkshire TV
1970 - Maintenance – What’s that?(Comedy) 30 Minute Pilot Yorkshire TV
1993 - Against the Tide (Drama-WW2) Script still ongoing

Full length plays
1973 - Got to Get Away (Comedy) Capitol Theatre, Horsham
1974 - Murder by Mistake (Thriller) adeline Genee, E.Grinstead
1977 - Whatever Happened to Cariculas? (Farce) York
1984 - Got to Get Together (Comedy) the Pavilion, Exmouth
1985 - Snowflakes and Bloodstains (Thriller) Manor Theatre, Sidmouth
1987 - Got to Get Married (Comedy) The Pavilion, Exmouth
1990 - While the Wife’s away(Farce) The Pavilion, Exmouth
1991 - The Other Side of the Water (Drama) - York

Pantomines
1988 - Puss In Boots - The Pavilion, Exmouth
2001 - Kassim – Son of Ali Baba - Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
2002 - The Fangs of Dracula - Princess Theatre, Torquay

 

Plays
Published at NTP
 
Good Old Days, The 1A  Comedy  5m 3f +2