Chris Lee

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Film, TV & Theatre

Film, TV & Theatre

Plays include HUMMINGBIRD at The Old Red Lion (1996), THE OPTIMIST'S DAUGHTERS at The Finborough (1997), EAT THE ENEMY at The Old Red Lion (1999) and in the US, at TheaterLab, Houston, Texas, THE ELECTROCUTION OF CHILDREN at the Peacock, Dublin (1998) for which he won the Stewart Parker New Playwright Award and THE MAP MAKER'S SORROW that was mounted in Autumn 1999 also at the Peacock.

In 1999 he was appointed Writer-in-Association with the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.   In 2000 he was awarded a Pearson New Playwright's Bursary for an attachment to the Finborough. His fifth play ON LINE & PARANOID IN THE SENTIMENTAL CITY opened at the Finborough in September 2000. COLD VINTAGE was given a rehearsed reading by the Theatre Royal, Plymouth in October 2002. VERMILION DREAM (directed by Nina Raine) opened at Salisbury Playhouse in October 2004. THE ASH BOY (directed by Gene David Kirk) had a sell-out run at Theatre 503 in April 2006, THE WATER HARVEST played at the Theatre 503 (directed by Elizabeth Freestone) in June 2007 and PRAYERS FOR AN ANGRY GOD has had a rehearsed reading at the Tristan Bates Theatre.

SAXOPHONE had a rehearsed reading at the Tristan Bates Theatre in 2008/   THE MAP MAKER'S SORROW was performed in Danish at the Eklektist Theatre in Copenhagen in 2009.  REGOLITH was produced at the Finborough in 2010.   THE FOUNDATION OF TRUST won the Rondo Theatre Bath play competition in 2011 and was produced there the same year.  ZOZO, a play about Voltaire. was incorporated into the study programme, translated and performed at Stendhal University in Grenoble in France in 2011.    In 2012 SHALLOW SLUMBER had a sell-out rum at the Soho Theatre and was later produced at the New Institute for Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Australia.  In 2014 DREAM ON HILDA was performed, in repertoire, in Swedish, at the Staatstheater Stockholm.

A new play, THE KNIFE, had a rehearsed reading at the Rosemary Branch in February 2016.

THE MAP MAKER'S SORROW is published by Faber & Faber and THE ASH BOY and SHALLLOW SLUMBER are published by Methuen Drama.

Chris’ most recent play A Small House at the Edge of the World played at The Tabard Theatre in Chiswick in September 2018 and at The Museum of Comedy in January 2019.

 A new production of THE WATER HARVEST  is on at the South London Theatre, The Old Fire Station, West Norwood, from 27-31 July 2021.

Chris has started a weekly podcast: Soft Tales for the Hard Apocalypse:

 

 

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THE PARALLAX OF JAN VAN EYCK

1996

RTE

Theatre

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A SMALL HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

2018

Tabard Theatre Chiswick

Directed by Ken McClymont

DREAM ON HILDA

2014

Staatstheater Stockholm

SHALLOW SLUMBER

2011

Supporting Wall / Soho Theatre Upstairs

Directed by Mary Nighy
Published by Methuen

AND NOW FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

2011

The Horse, London

15 minute play as part of April Showers

ZOZO

2011

Stendhal University, Grenbole, France

THE FOUNDATION OF TRUST

2011

The Rondo Theatre, Bath

* Winner of The Rondo Theatre playwrighting competition 2011

THE WATER HARVEST

2007

Theatre 503

Directed by Elizabeth Freestone

THE ASH BOY

2006

Theatre 503

Directed by Gene David Kirk

VERMILION DREAM

2004

Salisbury Playhouse

Directed by Nina Raine

ONLINE AND PARANOID IN THE SENTIMENTAL CITY

2000

Finborough Theatre

THE MAP MAKER'S SORROW

1999

Peacock Theatre, Dublin

THE ELECTROCUTION OF CHILDREN

1998

Peacock Theatre, Dublin

Stewart Parker New Playwright's Award

THE OPTIMIST'S DAUGHTER

1997

Finborough Theatre

HUMMINGBIRD

1996

Old Red Lion Theatre