Fireflies
(A Love Story waiting to Happen)
New play written by Kevin Fegan, staged at The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays 16 – 31st October 2009
A Lowry Production in association with Lion Eyes TV,Directed by Noreen Kershaw,
starred Paul Simpson & Naomi Radcliffe
"Fegan’s drama, commissioned by The Lowry, is an inner-city romance between two lost souls longing for a second chance in life... Noreen Kershaw’s production skilfully integrates the digital elements, created by Manchester production company Lion Eyes TV, into a seamless montage of live and filmed action. But it’s the core components of good writing and fine acting that determine the show’s success…It’s raw, uncompromising stuff, but ultimately Fireflies leaves you with a warm glow.” - The Guardian **** 4-stars
The Selkie Boy
Kevin Fegan and Barrow Senior Youth Theatre, new stage play for young people commissioned by The Ashton Group
Staged at The Forum Theatre, Barrow-in-Furness, February 2010
Commission by The Ashton Group to write a new stage play for young people, with music by Arun Ghosh
Staged at Forum 28 in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, February 16th & 17th 2009
The Forest
Staged at The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays
Wednesday 9th – Friday 11th April 2008
Press Kit pdf . Background Info doc
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Originally the 4th of 4 commissions by The Palace Theatre Mansfield
New studio play, professional cast at Old Library Studio Mansfield 12-15th March 2008.
When Frankenstein Came to Matlock
3rd of 4 commissions by The Palace Theatre Mansfield
New play for main stage for their Senior Youth Theatre 7-8th Feb 2008
In Denial
'Friday Play' commission, Drama documentary, first Broadcast, 9pm Friday 13h April 2007
BBC Radio 4 Friday Play about miscarriage of justice case, Paul Blackburn
Iron in the Blood
Book launched 31st March 2007 in Ironville
Co-written with Roy Bainton, a sequel to my book, 'A Will Of Iron', about the village of Ironville in Derbyshire
Published by Amber Valley Borough Council
Delores De L’Arge
A Chapter 4 youth theatre production, staged 22-23 March 2007 at Mansfield Palace Theatre
The second of 4 stage play commissions by The Palace Theatre, from April 2006-March 2008
Amphitheatre
Sculptor David Annand commissioned Kevin to create a poem for his public artwork, entitled Amphitheatre, situated on Church St, in Mansfield town centre, Kevin's home town
The poem is sandblasted into the stainless steel structure
Kevin read his poem at the official unveiling of the sculpture on Wednesday 7th February 2007
A Site For Sore Eyes
Staged at The Palace Theatre Mansfield, 28th-30th Sept 2006
The second of 4 stage play commissions by The Palace Theatre, from April 2006-March 2008
Oh Wot A lovely War!
Writer/Deviser of a brand new version of “Oh Wot A lovely
War”
Staged at The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 2006
The
Ghosts Of Crime Lake
A specially commissioned new play for the main stage at Oldham Coliseum Theatre in 2005
Performed by young people from across the various communities of Oldham
Love on the Dole
Dramatisation of Walter Greenwood’s famous novel
Staged at The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 2004
Captured Live
Staged at Leicester Haymarket Theatre
Mixed-media site specific show in Leicester as part of Leicester Expo 2004
The Transit of Venus
Astley Hall, Chorley, Lancs. Outdoor show in the grounds of the Hall.
Staged in 2004
White Trash
Writer / Deviser for Quarantine Theatre; a
"Dirty Ballet of Reality"
Performed at Contact Theatre in 2004
Read the incredible professional feedback from 'White Trash'
Eat Eat
Writer/deviser of a show with refugees at Leicester Guildhall
A co-production between Quarantine Theatre and Leicester Haymarket, staged in 2003
Get Real
Blackpool Grand Theatre
Stage play commission, main stage performance 2003
Blast
Stage version @ The Contact Theatre
Commissioned by and staged for Manchester Poetry Festival 2002
52 Degrees South
A BIG Theatre production at the Imperial War Museum North as part
of the Commonwealth Games Cultureshock programme for July 2002
Funded by Regional Arts Lottery Programme
Written with Andy Farrell
52 Degrees South was the winner of The Manchester Evening News 'Best New Play Award' 2002
Racer
A dramatic poem about motorbike racing for the Afternoon Play
slot. Performed by Paul McGann, directed by Nadia Molinari
Broadcast in 2002
The Tuner
The Friday Play
Broadcast in 2002 and 2003
Whine Gums on BBC 3
Appeared on BBC3 TV in a new poetry series for television
called 'Whine Gums'
Produced by Baby Cow Productions (Henry Normal & Steve Coogan)
The series featured work from 20 leading contemporary poets, and the first broadcast was June 15th 2003
Private Times - 2002
10mins short film/trailer for
a feature film. A comedy drama set in prison. Shot on 35mm with prisoners
and actors, entirely on location in Grendon Prison
A Lonesome Trail Pictures production
North West Vision film award for post-production
Shown @ Cannes 2002
Other Previous Work
A Visit to Sarajevo
Kevin was granted a travel award by the European Cultural Foundation to visit Sarajevo from 24th Oct - 2nd Nov 2008 to develop theatre projects.
Strange Attractors" -
A collaboration between Contact Theatre, Manchester & Granada Television.
The first repertory theatre play about virtual reality, using computer
graphics, pre-recorded and live video in the theatre. Arts Council
of Great Britain Be Bold Award. 1994. (Best New Play in the Regions
- Plays International)
Excess XS
Contact Theatre Manchester. First repertory theatre play about the
rave scene. Written in verse and using a D.J. mixing live. 1992. (Best
New Play in the Regions - Plays International).
Private Times
The Library Theatre Manchester. Comedy about privatisation of prison.
Staged at the same time as the Strangeways Riot. 1990. (Nominated Best
New Play, Manchester Evening News).
Staged again in 1999 at H.M.Prison Grendon, performed by prisoners.
Rule 43
Cracked Actors Co toured Britain twice, including 25 British
prisons. Play about the effects of long-term jail. 1989 & 90. (Nominated
Best New Play, M.E.News)
Seven Tenths
Performed on board Walk the Plank theatre ship. British tours by
sea, 1995 & 96. Epic tale of love and the sea. (Nominated Best
New Play M.E.News)
Lord Dynamite
Welfare State International. Co-written with John Fox, originally
as a community opera in Barrow and re-written three times for a site-specific national tour, including LIFT 91. Enormous outdoor show
based on the life of Alfred Nobel. 1990&91.
Matey Boy
Welfare State International. One-man show in verse, written &
performed by myself - a young welder trapped in aTrident submarine. Published
by Iron Press. National tours in 1990 & 91.
The Clayman
Site specific outdoor show which I wrote and co-produced under El
Inocente Productions. Performed at Woolaton Park, Nottingham as an East
Midlands Arts/ NewArtsWork Award production and in Upper Campfield
Market, Manchester as a City of Drama festival production. 1994.
Liars, Fakers & People
Being Honest
Devised comedy about lies for Talking Pictures. 6 months tour of
Britain. 1993.
A
Leicester Haymarket studio. Play about anarchism. 1989.
McAlpine’s Fusilier
Contact Theatre Manchester. Verse play about the Irish in Britain.
1988. (Nominated Best New Play, M.E.News)
Fever
Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester. A one-act play about the seventies.
1997
Totally Wired
BIG Theatre production at Contact
Theatre in Oct.2000 – originally commissioned by West Yorkshire Playhouse.
White Van Man
One-act stage play for Ashton Contemporary Theatre Group at
Forum Theatre, Barrow-in-Furness, December 2000 as part of the Barramundi
cycle of plays.
Major Community Plays
SHIPYARD TALES
1989-90. I was Resident Dramatist with Welfare State International
for 18 months working with a team of artists in Barrow-in-Furness" on
a festival of new work. We produced 13 original shows, 2 of which I wrote
– a community opera "Lord Dynamite" (with John Fox) and "Matey Boy" which
I performed myself. I worked as dramaturg on the rest of the shows, some
of which were devised and some original scripts by local writers. I also
established a writers group which ran a venue and published work. As Welfare
State we also took over and ran a nightclub, producing original material
with local people every week for 3 months.
DECKCHAIR TALES
1991-92. I was Playwright working for Opera North in my home town
of Mansfield, again working with a team of artists. I worked with local
writers over 18 months producing a community opera. The show was written
entirely by local people under my guidance.
GAME CHALLENGE LEVEL 7
1993. Produced by Contact Theatre and the N.I.A.Centre and performed
by the people of Moss Side & Hulme. I wrote a play in 3 parts – 1st
part in Contact Theatre, the 2nd part en route to the N.I.A. Centre in
Moss Side and the 3rd part in the N.I.A. A play about rites of passage
as a computer game, written at a time when the area was
known to the media as "Gunchester".
CATCH AS CATCH CAN
July 2000. Working over 18 months to write and produce a community
play for Haslingden in Rossendale, Lancs. with local regeneration body
& Mid-Pennine Arts.
Poetry books:
- A Will of Iron - an epic tale of the village of Ironville in Derbyshire, commissioned by Amber Valley Borough Council Arts & Health.
- Blast - available from Five Leaves Publications
- Racer - available from Five Leaves Publications
- Let Your Left Hand Sing - available from Five Leaves Publications
Poetry Readings:
"Let Your Left Hand Sing" @ Nottingham Playhouse 17th September 2009www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
"Let Your Left Hand Sing" @ Manchester Literature Festival: 25th Oct 2009 at The Lowry. This performance will follow a workshop by Kevin in Writing Verse for the Theatre. www.thelowry.com
Theatre
Youth Theatre Plays
Game On
A new stage play commission for Arts-in-Regeneration,
Liverpool, at Unity Theatre for July 2002. Youth theatre production
by New Heys Community School.
WAN2TLK?
Everyman Theatre, Liverpool July 2001 – specially commissioned
stage play by Arts-in-Regeneration,
Liverpool, performed by approx forty 12-16 year olds from New Heys School.
GET-UP-AND-GO
Feb 2000. Warrington Borough Council Millenium Dome project. Stage play
for 40 young people performed in the Millenium Dome, London.
EVERY ONE A WINNER
1988 Notts. County Council Youth Theatre @ Edinburgh Fringe &
county tour .
Television
Shangrila, Lancs
1996 - original comedy drama, pilot episode for B.B.C.1. - centres
around ‘Woody’ and her mobile kitchen. Co-written with Henry Normal (scriptwriter
for Steve Coogan & Caroline Aherne). Executive Producer: Susan Belbin
("One Foot in the Grave"). Not broadcast.
Coronation Street
1998 - Storyline Writer, taking responsibility for storylining full
episodes and editing scripts.
Film
Dancing in the Ruins
1997 - a 20 mins. film funded by a Lottery Film Award, a North West
Arts Film Award and Granada Television. Shot on super16mm, mixing computer
graphics & film - 2 young ravers on a strange night out. I wrote the
film and co-produced it with Pomegranate (now Tiger Lily). Premiered at
Kino Film Festival and screened for one week at the I.C.A.
Radio
BBC
Radio 4
Racer
2002 - A dramatic poem about motorbike racing for the Afternoon Play
slot. Performed by Paul McGann, directed by Nadia Molinari
The Furys
2001 - Woman’s Hour drama serial every day for 3 weeks 15x15mins.
dramatisation of 5 novels by James Hanley.
Starring Oscar-winning actress Brenda
Fricker.
The Tuner
Friday Play. Broadcast in 2002 and 2003.
Blast
2001 - 45mins. dramatic poem about Yorkshire steelworkers
for afternoon play slot. Nominated for a Sony Award 2002.
In a Grove
classic serial 2000 - dramatisation of short story by Japanese writer
Akutagawa. With Hollywood stars Natascha McElhone, Jack Davenport and
Gerard Murphy.
A Dark Corner of Our Democracy
1993 - A Monday Play drama documentary about my involvement with prisoner
Anthony Alexandrowicz. Not broadcast.
Upon St.George’s Hill
1989 Monday Play - Comedy about a modern-day Diggers group.
The Joke Shop
1985 - Afternoon Play but broadcast late at night. Comedy about government
schemes for the young unemployed.
Books
& Publications
A Will of Iron - poetry collection. An epic poem of the village of Ironville in Derbyshire, commissioned by Amber Valley Borough Council Arts & Health.
Blast - Poetry collection. Epic poem commissioned by BBC Radio 4, available from Five Leaves Publications
Racer - Poetry collection. Epic poem commissioned by BBC Radio 4, available from Five Leaves Publications
Let Your Left Hand Sing - Poetry collection. Epic poem commissioned by Long Journey Home Festival, available from Five Leaves Publications
Totally Wired– script published by Plays International January 2001.
Seven-Tenths – script published by Plays International in 1995.
The Sympathy Card - a play for schools published by John Murray in 1990.
Matey Boy - a dramatic poem published by Iron Press in 1991.
The Space Between Us - collection of poems published by A Twist in the Tale 1991.
The Blue Balloon - collection of poems arising from my work as a writer in prisons, published by The Amazing Colossal Press in 1988 and reprinted in 1990.
Some Straights Are All Right – cassette of performance poetry in the 80’s.
Editor of 8 different anthologies of poetry, both regional and national.