Chris Woodley
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Writer: In 2013 Chris Co-Founded Hyphen Theatre Company with Esmé Patey-Ford. They have produced two plays including Next Lesson and The Soft Subject (A Love Story). In 2015 Next Lesson had a sold out run at The Pleasance Theatre. In Summer 2017 The Soft Subject (A Love Story) had a critically accailmed run at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show went on to tour at VAULTS Festival, Brighton Fringe and had a sold out run at Theatre Royal Stratford East. Since then Chris has been commissioned to write for a number of theatre projects including The Old Vic. In 2020 he wrote Ophelia Spice which screened on BBC Performance: Culture in Quarantine. Chris has written articles for Gay Times, attitude and Teach Drama.
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Performer: Chris trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He has performed at The Criterion, The Lyric, The Yard, New Diorama, The Pleasance, Above The Stag and Greenwich Theatre. In 2017 he was nominated for The Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence for his performance in his autobiographical solo show The Soft Subject.
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Educator: In 2003 Chris worked for CragRats Theatre Company before gaining a PGCE at Goldsmiths University in 2006. He has taught in a number of schools across the UK including the prestigious BRIT School. For Drama School audition prep, please get in touch via his contact page.
Hyphen Theatre Company
Supported by:
The Old Vic Lab
Shoreditch Town Hall
Artsdepot
Greewich Theatre
Above The Stag
Lost Watch Theatre Company
PLAYS
NEXT LESSON
The Pleasance Theatre, London 2015
Above The Stag, London 2018
New Theatre, Sydney 2018
The House of Commons, London 2018
Press:
★★★★★ Gay Times
★★★★ DIVA
★★★★ BOYZ
★★★★ attitude
★★★★ British Theatre
★★★★ West End Wilma
Shortlisted for The Polari First Book Prize 2019
BEDTIME STORY
Theatre Royal Stratford East, London 2016
WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT CHRISTMAS
The BRIT School, London 2017
THE SOFT SUBJECT (A LOVE STORY)
Assembly Hall, Edinburgh 2017
VAULTS Festival, London 2018
Brighton Fringe, Brighton 2018
Theatre Royal Stratford East, London 2018
The House of Commons, London 2018
Press:
"A lovely personal testament to family" Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
★★★★★ The Reviews Hub
★★★★★ ScotsGay
★★★★★ The Curtain Up Show
★★★★ The Stage
★★★★ British Theatre
★★★★ The Wee Review
★★★★ Fringe Biscuit
Critics Pick The Stage
Nominated for The Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence
EAT SLEEP EXAM REPEAT
The Old Vic, London 2019
TOMMY ON TOP
Offie Nominated comedy at Above The Stag, London 2021
★★★★★ London Living Large
★★★★ The Stage
★★★★ West End Wilma
★★★★ North West End
★★★★ Everything Theatre
★★★★ UK TW
HOMEWORK
Longlisted for The Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award 2021.