About me

Playwright and filmmaker based in Hampshire, supported by Bristol Old Vic (Open Sessions), Nuffield Theatre Southampton, and Mayflower Studios Southampton

www.trudieshutler.com

My Plays

Proof?


Synopsis:

Pearl is your average teenager who discovers that a simple DNA test tells her the very day she will die - and its soon. She has a decision to make and time is running out.

Written especially for a local youth theatre and performed over 5 nights in July 2024


Number of Characters: 8


Minimum Number of Actors Required: 8


Length (in Pages): 55


Location: Home, school, park


Key Words: Teen, youth theatre


Has the Play Been Produced? Yes


Are the Rights Available? Yes


Has the Play Been Published? Yes


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Ripe


Synopsis:

A middle aged woman begins an unlikely relationship with the teenage boy she meets at her husbands funeral.

Mandy is stuck in rural isolation with a fixer-upper that is beyond fixing up and only a family of chickens for company. Until her life collides with Charlie, the charming teenage loner she meets at her husband’s funeral. But who is he? And why does she so badly need to know? Their unlikely alliance is challenged by the arrival of an old friend who claims a financial interest in the decaying house and a romantic interest in Mandy. But two’s company and three’s a crowd. Which one of them will mend Mandy’s broken heart and which one will break it all over again. A story about grief, moving on, and a love affair with food.

 


Number of Characters: 3


Minimum Number of Actors Required: 3


Length (in Pages): 75


Location: Isle of Wight/rural


Key Words: Drama, Grief, relationships


Has the Play Been Produced? Yes


Are the Rights Available? Yes


Has the Play Been Published? No


Award nominations/wins: Shortlisted - Womens Prize for Playwriting


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Welcome


Synopsis:

A teenage girl implodes on the lives of her estranged father and his new politically correct family, causing mayhem and even starting a disastrous relationship with her younger stepbrother.
She may be family, but is she welcome?


Number of Characters: 7


Minimum Number of Actors Required: 7


Length (in Pages): 73


Location: House undergoing renovations


Key Words: Refugees, drama, family, relationships


Has the Play Been Produced? No


Are the Rights Available? Yes


Has the Play Been Published? No


Award nominations/wins: Shortlisted Verity Bargate Award


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