Deborah McAndrew
Writer
Photograph: Deborah McAndrew c. Andrew Billington
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Deborah’s performed and published plays include original work and adaptations of classic novels and foreign language plays for various theatres and companies. Her moving WW1 drama An August Bank Holiday Lark (for Northern Broadsides and New Vic Theatre) won both the UK Theatre Award and Manchester Theatre Award for Best New Play 2014.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE GREAT GATSBY 2023 | Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre, Chester | |
ROBIN HOOD AND THE MAJOR OAK 2023 | Derby Theatre |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE CARD 2022 - 2023 | Claybody Theatre, remounted for New Vic Theatre | Dir. Conrad Nelson (at Claybody Theatre) |
PRIDE AND PREDJUDICE 2021 | Storyhouse | At Grosvenor Park, Chester |
THE D ROAD 2019 | Claybody Theatre | Dir. Conrad Nelson |
PETER PAN 2019 | Hull Truck | Dir. Mark Babych |
HOT LANE 2018 | Claybody Theatre | Dir. Conrad Nelson |
OLIVER TWIST 2018 | Hull Truck | Dir. Mark Babych |
A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2018 | Hull Truck Theatre / West Yorkshire Playhouse | Dir. Amy Leach |
HARD TIMES 2018 | Northern Broadsides | |
THEY DON'T PAY, WE WON'T PAY 2018 | Northern Broadsides | Dir. Conrad Nelson |
THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL 2017 | Bolton Octagon | Adapted from the novel by Anne Bronte |
CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS 2017 | Dir. Peter Leslie Wild | |
ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS 2017 | New Vic, Stoke | Dir. Conrad Nelson |
DIRTY LAUNDRY 2017 | Claybody Theatre | Dir. Conrad Nelson |
CYRANO DE BERGERAC 2017 | Northern Broadsides / New Vic Theatre | Dir. Conrad Nelson |
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST 2014 | Oldham Coliseum | Revival of the version of the play by Dario Fo |
UGLY DUCK 2014 | Claybody Theatre / New Vic Theatre | Original site specific performance at Burslem School of Art, Stoke-on-Trent 2013, remounted for the New Vic Theatre in 2014 |
AN AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY LARK 2014 | Northern Broadsides | Dir. Barrie Rutter |
THE GRAND GESTURE 2013 | Northern Broadsides | Dir. Conrad Nelson |
A GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR 2012 | Northern Broadsides / Tour | Dir. Conrad Nelson |
LOSING THE PLOT 2012 | Mikron Theatre Company | |
DAVID COPPERFIELD 2010 | Octagon Theatre, Bolton | Adapted from the Charles Dickens novel |
OLIVER TWIST 2009 | Octagon Theatre, Bolton | Adapted from the Charles Dickens novel |
KING MACBETH | Reveal Theatre | Arts Council commission |
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST 2008 | Northern Broadsides UK Tour | A new adaptation of the play by Dario Fo |
FLAMINGOLAND 2008 | New Vic Theatre | Dir. Gwenda Hughes |
VACUUM 2006 | Northern Broadsides Theatre | Dir. Conrad Nelson |
THE BELLS 2004 | Northern Broadsides Theatre | Adapted from the original by Leopold Lewis |