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In April 2012, her one-act musical ''Before the Law'', co-written with [[Gwyneth Herbert]], was awarded second place in the inaugural Sidney Brown Memorial Award for Most Promising New Work<ref name="Brown">{{cite web | url=http://mercurymusicals.com/shows/view/37/2012-06-14 | title=Sidney Brown Memorial Award 2012 – winners | publisher=[[Mercury Musical Developments]] | date=June 2012 | accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="Shenton">{{cite news | url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/shenton/2012/10/mercury-musical-developments-cabare/ | title=The changing face of the British musical, and another new cabaret space | work=[[The Stage]] | date=17 October 2012 | accessdate=28 September 2014 | author=Shenton, Mark}}</ref> which is run by [[Mercury Musical Developments]] (MMD), the organisation which supports new musical theatre writing.<ref name="Brown"/> ''Before the Law'' was adapted from ''A Hand Witch of the Second Stage'' by [[Peter Barnes (playwright)|Peter Barnes]].<ref name="Denniston">{{cite web | url= http://www.history-of-tango.com/musicals.html | title=Book by Denniston | accessdate=1 July 2014 | author=Denniston, Christine }}</ref><ref name="S&S">{{cite web | url=http://sidneybrownmemorialaward.com/content/law | title=Before the Law | publisher=Sidney Brown Memorial Award | work=The S&S Award | accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref> It is the companion piece to ''After Lydia'', a one-act musical based on [[Terence Rattigan]]’s play of the same name, which was commissioned by Sounds of England and was also a collaboration with Gwyneth Herbert.<ref name="Watermill"/> ''After Lydia'' was given a 45-minute reading at [[Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club]] in London on Monday 14 March 2011, starring [[Rebecca Caine]], Andrew C. Wadsworth, Simon Green and Daniel Fraser, with Stefan Bednarczyk as musical director.<ref name="BWW">{{cite news | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Caine-Wadsworth-Et-Al-Star-In-AFTER-LYDIA-Mar-14-20010101 | title=Caine, Wadsworth Et Al Star In AFTER LYDIA, Mar 14, 1pm | work=Broadway World | date=2011 | accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Lydia">{{cite web| url= http://www.history-of-tango.com/lydia.html | title=After Lydia | publisher=www.history-of-tango.com | date=2011 | accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref> Directed by [[Maria Friedman]], it also had a staged reading at the [[Watermill Theatre]], [[Newbury, Berkshire]] in August 2012.<ref name="Sidney Brown">{{cite web | url=http://www.sidneybrownmemorialaward.com/content/gwyneth-herbert | title= Gwyneth Herbert | publisher=Sidney Brown Memorial Award | year=2012 | accessdate=11 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="Watermill">{{cite web | url=http://www.watermill.org.uk/sounds_of_england_free_tickets.html | title=Sounds of England | publisher=[[Watermill Theatre]] | date=August 2012 | accessdate=11 November 2012}}</ref> |
In April 2012, her one-act musical ''Before the Law'', co-written with [[Gwyneth Herbert]], was awarded second place in the inaugural Sidney Brown Memorial Award for Most Promising New Work<ref name="Brown">{{cite web | url=http://mercurymusicals.com/shows/view/37/2012-06-14 | title=Sidney Brown Memorial Award 2012 – winners | publisher=[[Mercury Musical Developments]] | date=June 2012 | accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="Shenton">{{cite news | url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/shenton/2012/10/mercury-musical-developments-cabare/ | title=The changing face of the British musical, and another new cabaret space | work=[[The Stage]] | date=17 October 2012 | accessdate=28 September 2014 | author=Shenton, Mark}}</ref> which is run by [[Mercury Musical Developments]] (MMD), the organisation which supports new musical theatre writing.<ref name="Brown"/> ''Before the Law'' was adapted from ''A Hand Witch of the Second Stage'' by [[Peter Barnes (playwright)|Peter Barnes]].<ref name="Denniston">{{cite web | url= http://www.history-of-tango.com/musicals.html | title=Book by Denniston | accessdate=1 July 2014 | author=Denniston, Christine }}</ref><ref name="S&S">{{cite web | url=http://sidneybrownmemorialaward.com/content/law | title=Before the Law | publisher=Sidney Brown Memorial Award | work=The S&S Award | accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref> It is the companion piece to ''After Lydia'', a one-act musical based on [[Terence Rattigan]]’s play of the same name, which was commissioned by Sounds of England and was also a collaboration with Gwyneth Herbert.<ref name="Watermill"/> ''After Lydia'' was given a 45-minute reading at [[Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club]] in London on Monday 14 March 2011, starring [[Rebecca Caine]], Andrew C. Wadsworth, Simon Green and Daniel Fraser, with Stefan Bednarczyk as musical director.<ref name="BWW">{{cite news | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Caine-Wadsworth-Et-Al-Star-In-AFTER-LYDIA-Mar-14-20010101 | title=Caine, Wadsworth Et Al Star In AFTER LYDIA, Mar 14, 1pm | work=Broadway World | date=2011 | accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Lydia">{{cite web| url= http://www.history-of-tango.com/lydia.html | title=After Lydia | publisher=www.history-of-tango.com | date=2011 | accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref> Directed by [[Maria Friedman]], it also had a staged reading at the [[Watermill Theatre]], [[Newbury, Berkshire]] in August 2012.<ref name="Sidney Brown">{{cite web | url=http://www.sidneybrownmemorialaward.com/content/gwyneth-herbert | title= Gwyneth Herbert | publisher=Sidney Brown Memorial Award | year=2012 | accessdate=11 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="Watermill">{{cite web | url=http://www.watermill.org.uk/sounds_of_england_free_tickets.html | title=Sounds of England | publisher=[[Watermill Theatre]] | date=August 2012 | accessdate=11 November 2012}}</ref> |
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==Musical theatre== |
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* ''Before the Law'' by Herbert & Denniston, adapted from ''A Hand Witch of the Second Stage'' by Peter Barnes |
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Music and lyrics by Gwyneth Herbert • Book by Christine Denniston • Sidney Brown Memorial Award workshop and showcase at the [[Theatre Royal Drury Lane]], directed by Matt Ryan, musical director Peter White |
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* ''After Lydia'' by Herbert & Denniston, adapted from a play by Terence Rattigan |
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Music and lyrics by Gwyneth Herbert • Book by Christine Denniston • Workshop and staged readings at The Watermill, Newbury, directed by Maria Freidman, musical director Stefan Bednarczyk • Selected for the [[New York Musical Theatre Festival]] |
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* ''Cake'' by Saward & Denniston |
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Music by Tim Saward • Lyrics and book by Christine Denniston • Selected for the LOST Theatre 5min Festival |
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*''Beyond the Moon'' by Bruce & Denniston |
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Music and lyrics by Michael Bruce • Book by Christine Denniston • Workshop and staged reading at [[The Drill Hall]], [[Bloomsbury]], London, produced by Spekulation Entertainment<ref name="Musicals">{{cite web | url=http://www.history-of-tango.com/musicals.html | title=Recent shows | publisher=Christine Denniston | work=Book by Denniston | accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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Revision as of 09:17, 28 September 2014
Christine Denniston is a playwright, author and dance teacher and one of Britain's leading exponents of the tango.[1] She is a graduate in theoretical physics.[1]
In April 2012, her one-act musical Before the Law, co-written with Gwyneth Herbert, was awarded second place in the inaugural Sidney Brown Memorial Award for Most Promising New Work[2][3] which is run by Mercury Musical Developments (MMD), the organisation which supports new musical theatre writing.[2] Before the Law was adapted from A Hand Witch of the Second Stage by Peter Barnes.[4][5] It is the companion piece to After Lydia, a one-act musical based on Terence Rattigan’s play of the same name, which was commissioned by Sounds of England and was also a collaboration with Gwyneth Herbert.[6] After Lydia was given a 45-minute reading at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London on Monday 14 March 2011, starring Rebecca Caine, Andrew C. Wadsworth, Simon Green and Daniel Fraser, with Stefan Bednarczyk as musical director.[7][8] Directed by Maria Friedman, it also had a staged reading at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, Berkshire in August 2012.[9][6]
Musical theatre
- Before the Law by Herbert & Denniston, adapted from A Hand Witch of the Second Stage by Peter Barnes
Music and lyrics by Gwyneth Herbert • Book by Christine Denniston • Sidney Brown Memorial Award workshop and showcase at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, directed by Matt Ryan, musical director Peter White
- After Lydia by Herbert & Denniston, adapted from a play by Terence Rattigan
Music and lyrics by Gwyneth Herbert • Book by Christine Denniston • Workshop and staged readings at The Watermill, Newbury, directed by Maria Freidman, musical director Stefan Bednarczyk • Selected for the New York Musical Theatre Festival
- Cake by Saward & Denniston
Music by Tim Saward • Lyrics and book by Christine Denniston • Selected for the LOST Theatre 5min Festival
- Beyond the Moon by Bruce & Denniston
Music and lyrics by Michael Bruce • Book by Christine Denniston • Workshop and staged reading at The Drill Hall, Bloomsbury, London, produced by Spekulation Entertainment[10]
Publications
- Christine Denniston: The Meaning of Tango: The Story of the Argentinian Dance, Anova Books, 2007. ISBN 1906032165, 9781906032166, 206 pp.
References
- ^ a b Mackrell, Judith (17 February 2000). "Body talk". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Sidney Brown Memorial Award 2012 – winners". Mercury Musical Developments. June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ Shenton, Mark (17 October 2012). "The changing face of the British musical, and another new cabaret space". The Stage. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ Denniston, Christine. "Book by Denniston". Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Before the Law". The S&S Award. Sidney Brown Memorial Award. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Sounds of England". Watermill Theatre. August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Caine, Wadsworth Et Al Star In AFTER LYDIA, Mar 14, 1pm". Broadway World. 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "After Lydia". www.history-of-tango.com. 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Gwyneth Herbert". Sidney Brown Memorial Award. 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Recent shows". Book by Denniston. Christine Denniston. Retrieved 28 September 2014.