Working in the Following Genres:
Pantomime
Stage Shows for Schools and Youth Theatre
Full-Length Plays
One-Act Plays
Sketches, Skits or Very Short Plays
Collections of Scripts
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lou Treleaven is a children's author and playwright, best known for her Letter to Pluto book series and The Snowflake Mistake picture book which was read on CBeebies Bedtime by Suranne Jones.
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FULL LENGTH PLAYS
Never Mind the Butler is a comedy inspired by Downton Abbey and Gosford Park, and features life upstairs and downstairs in a country manor house - plus a brutal murder of course!
Never Mind the Bonnets is a parody of Jane Austen and Bridgerton tropes and follows the Bonnet sisters as they relocate to the countryside and attempt to find love under the wing of Lady Meddlesome and her glamorous cousins Martha and Arthur Dashing.
Treasure Island (version 5) is a panto version of the popular story by RL Stevenson which plays with gender roles and has a few plot twists to keep audiences on their toes. Expect sword fights with spades and lots of clothes swapping under the galley table! |
SHORT PLAYS FOR ADULTS
Warm, Hot, Getting Hotter was a winner at Wimbledon Bookfest's Playfest 2014 and was performed at the festival by Attic Theatre (see photos). Since then it has been performed by South West Hassra, winning Best Performance at their annual drama competition, and Banbury Cross Players who performed it in three different locations including a retirement home and a restaurant. "They absolutely loved it. I really liked the script, it worked on several levels (as a morality tale even), it was funny and had a happy ending!" John McCormick, Banbury Cross Players
Potted Austen is a series of 6 plays which retell Jane Austen's 6 novels in under 15 minutes each can be performed separately, or put them together for a full evening of Regency romping. |
SHORT PLAYS FOR CHILDREN
Absolutely Aesop is a one act comedy play based around Aesop's fables. When Aesop is invited on to the Absolutely Ancient chat show, he is surprised to find some of his creations turning up, and things don't go smoothly! Lou's most popular script has had performances around the world including the US, Australia and Tasmania.
Meet the Solar System is a short performance ideal for school assemblies or classes, introducing the solar system as characters with songs based on nursery rhyme tunes.
The Snowflake Mistake and Not Yet a Yeti are dramatised version of two of Lou's popular picture books.
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