MERCURY MUSICALS ASSOCIATE WRITER

BOOKWRITER / LYRICIST / DIRECTOR

Address:
The Old Hall,
Thorney,
Nr.Newark,
Notts.
NG237BS

Tel: 01522703138
Mobile:07957712465

Email: jenwhit@aol.com

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Studied Drama at Neville's Cross College, Durham University.
Secondary school teacher: 22 years
Drama, Performing Arts, Music and English up to A level
Head of Sixth Form / post 16 co-ordinator
Left teaching in 2001 to concentrate on writing career.

John Spark's Dramaturgy/ Script Evaluator course

WRITER
Collaborations with Ian Chappell (MMD Associate):
" 'THE SILK HANDKERCHIEF'
" 'BILLY!' ( working title ): a rock musical due to be performed by 3 schools in 2004
" 'WAITING' : a symphonic poem
" 'THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES': a pantomime
" 'ALLOTMENT'
" Commissioned by Scott Anson ('Chris': "Miss Saigon", Drury Lane) to write a one man show.
" Shakespeare review

INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
" Novel: 'THE SILK HANDKERCHIEF'
" Novel: (working title) "Is It Me, or Is It Hot in Here?"
" numerous reviews, satires, songs, poems
" working with Chris Turner (Associate MMD writer): book for 'Tiebreak'.

DIRECTOR/ PERFORMER

Numerous concerts, reviews, pantomimes and charity performances at Theatres in and around Durham, Nottinghamshire and Lincoln, including, most recently: The Palace Theatre, Newark; The Majestic Theatre, Retford.
Productions include: 'Much Ado About Nothing'; 'Macbeth'; 'The Crucible'; a musical version of 'Lysistrata'(Aristophanes); The Maids (Jean Genet)
'Lady T and the Vampires' by Mike Hume and Carlo Vilas for the North Westminster Studios, Paddington.