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Alex Johnston

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Alex Johnston is a playwright and actor. His plays include: 'What the Dead Want' performed by The Gaiety School of Acting, 'Royal Supreme' (Theatre Royal Plymouth) and 'Melonfarmer' (Peacock). His play 'Entertainment' was nominated for an Irish Times Theatre Award for best new play in 2004, while his work 'Melonfarmer' won him a Stewart Parker Award in 1998. As an actor, he has appeared in many Bedrock productions including The 'Life of Stuff' and 'The Skriker'. Johnston has also performed with Loose Canon, Corn Exchange and The National Theatre. Alex Johnston has a long association with Bedrock Theatre Company, having worked for them as a writer, performer, producer and dramaturg. He was also appointed acting Artistic Director of the company from 2007-2008.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Deep Space Alex Johnston
Entertainment Alex Johnston
Melonfarmer Alex Johnston
Quay West Alex Johnston David Fancy Joseph Long
Royal Supreme Alex Johnston
This is Not a Life Alex Johnston

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
At Swim-Two-Birds Alex Johnston Flann O'Brien
The Massacre at Paris Alex Johnston Christopher Marlowe

Actor

Play Title Playwright
Deep Space Alex Johnston
Entertainment Alex Johnston
The Massacre at Paris Alex Johnston Christopher Marlowe
Wuthering Heights Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy Emily Brontë

Director

Play Title Playwright
Car Show Various authors.

Text by

Play Title Playwright
Pale Angel Devised by Jimmy Fay. Text by Alex Johnston.

Co-Producer

Play Title Playwright
You Are Here Ioanna Anderson