Hi,

I HAVE been a journalist all my life. I started in the UK in Nottingham as a general reporter but soon got a feeling for showbiz.

I began to write theatre and movie reviews and meet many of the stars of the time. People like Tom Jones, The Beatles, Muhammad Ali, Peter O'Toole and many, many more movie stars.

I worked for TV Times magazine in the UK and moved to Melbourne in 1970. There I worked on TV Times and TV Week magazines. The Logies was always a big three days of mixing with superstars like John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Gina Lollobrigida, Charlton Heston, Bette Midler. The list goes on.

But finally, the days of canapes and vodka took its, toll.

My health began to suffer.

I moved to Brisbane in 1982 to “get away from showbiz”. It lasted until 1985 when went on stage for the first time and began writing in earnest. I began to do theatre crits for the Catholic Leader Newspaper and later for the Westender and Suzie G’s Web page.

Now of course I do a weekly spot on Spectrum on Radio 4EB FM98.1 and run my own website.

I am what you might call a late starter in play writing, although my first novel was published in 1976. That was a adult book called The Soundmixers.

I didn’t complete my first play until 1985, and that was a stage adaptation of The Soundmixers, which I called Just a Ten Percenter. Since then I have had eleven one-act plays for teenagers published in two volumes by Pearson Education, Take Five and Five More, which are standard fare in most high schools around the country.

These plays are now available individually for sale from my web site.

Maverick Musicals published my other one-act youth play, Windsong.

During this time, as well as the play series I also had published a teenage novel called Time Trek and a Storybridge book for UQP called The Great Fairytale Robbery, which is also a stage musical.

Since then I have written many more plays, adult comedies and dramas and children’s musical plays.

Almost everything I have written has been produced, most in amateur theatre but some as profit share ventures. And every one has seen the companies make a healthy profit after playing to good houses

Writing is my passion.

I am highly involved with theatre as an actor, director and professional critic, with many theatre companies as well movie acting, to which I returned last year.

I have several unpublished novels too, which I will be setting up for sale on the Web before too long.

Thanks for dropping in,

ERIC SCOTT Telephone (07) 3272 4979 0403 314 952

ACTING AND WRITING CVs

Equity No: 21969

Agent: JBM 07 3369 8033

Acting CV as at 29/08/07

I have been involved in more than 50 productions as either actor or director since 1987

ACTING

Feature films:

Punishment (Glover productions) in support role of Arthur

The Shadow featured role in feature film Nausea. Premiered on December 14, 2006. Dolphin Dance Films

Short films:

Featured role of Peter , For Your Eyes, QUT production November 2007

Lead Role of Ned in Home Sweet Gnome. QPIX production June 2007

Lead role of Grandfather in Tiny Tiago Once Upon a Time Film Services June 2007. Winner of the Courier Mail Fast Film Competition for BIFF 2007

Lead role of Alcoholic Father in Terribilis Lavatorium independent production 2007

The Undertaker in What You Need 2007. Tomorrow the World productions.

Title role of Dick in short film Old Man Dick. 2006. College of Art Final year production

Role of George in short film The Final Choice 2006 (three hander). Independent.

Accountant Ralph in two-hander House of Johnni V 2006. Independent

Mobster in Ahead of Time a Tropfest entry December 2005. Independent Ollywood Films

Mr Kettle in Egg, an absurdist ensemble piece with three actors, October 2005. College of Art second year production

The Kidnapper in Random. October 2005. College of Art second year production

Sully (featured role) in Watermarked Griffith Nathan Campus final year production June, 2005. (This was a finalist in the Liqidlens short film festival).

Old man (Lead) in Tea with Two Sugars. student production. March 2004

The Umpire in Stumped. Qpix. July 2004

Television:

Re-enactment sequences in Australia Story, August 2007.

Plus many roles in Crawford Productions show and ABCTV shows from 1972-76.

TV Commercials

Gardener in Energex TVC April 2007

Grandfather in Ford family TV commercial January 2006

Two sets of Conflict Resolution gigs

THEATRE

SEPTEMBER 2007 CRECHE AND BURN (director) Centenary Theatre

Group.

JULY 2005 ALADDIN AND HIS REALLY COOL LAMP (My own play. Role of the King. Directed by Deanne Scott. Stagedoor Dinner Theatre, Bowen Hills.

JULY 2002 MY THREE MOTHERS-IN-LAW (my Own play Feature role of Antonio . self directed , Centenary Theatre Co, Chelmer.

MAY 2001 MURDER IN COMPANY, STG, Lead role Director Chris Guyler

NOVEMBER, 2000 THE FIRST SUNDAY IN DECEMBER, (my own play) lead role of TC and director. Act 1 theatre, Strathpine.

FEBRUARY, 1999 GHOST TRAIN, John Sterling, feature role. SELF DIRECTED

API Theatre

APRIL, 1998 DO NOT DISTURB, Jay Spencer, male lead. DIRECTOR, Heidi Hockey. Beenleigh Theatre Group.

February, 1997 INSUFFICIENT DATA , seven roles. DIRECTOR Deanne Allen. THE GLENCOMRIE DRAGON, self directed. Nash Theatre.

June, 1996 WAIT UNTIL DARK Roat, featured role. DIRECTOR Brenda White, Sunnybank Theatre Group.

October, 1995 IT’S NOT YOUR DAY IS IT? (my own play) Gerry, featured role.

DIRECTOR Deanne Allen. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

August, 1995 DUET FOR TWO HANDS Edward Sarclet, male lead.

DIRECTOR Brenda White. API Theatre.

March, 1995 MY FAT FRIEND Tom, minor role.

DIRECTOR Gail Payne. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

January, 1995 LIFE CENTRE 14 (My own play) Matt, male lead.

DIRECTOR Len Granato. City Productions, Metro Arts Theatre. Profit share. .

November, 1994 BRILLIANT LIES Brian.

DIRECTOR Eric Scott. Centenary Theatre Company, Chelmer,

August, 1994 DAYLIGHT SAVING Tom Finn, Male Lead.

DIRECTOR Len Granato. Centenary Theatre Company, Chelmer.

May, 1994 WHAT IF THE SKY FALLS IN? (my own play) Jim, male lead. DIRECTOR Len Granato. Festivals, Arts Theatre, Sandgate.

February, 1994 RUN FOR YOUR WIFE Stanley, second lead.

DIRECTOR Pam Murdoch. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

December, 1993 HUMPTY DUMPTY Grimm , the villain.

DIRECTOR Pam Murdoch, Sunnybank Theatre group.

September, 1993 WHAT IF THE SKY FALLS IN? (My own play) Jim, male lead. DIRECTOR Len Granato. Brisbane Arts Theatre drama festival. Won Best Actress Award)

July, 1993 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Steve.

DIRECTOR Len Granato. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

February, 1993 THERE GOES THE BRIDE Dr Grimmond.

DIRECTOR Pam Murdoch. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

July, 1992 CARAVAN Male lead.

DIRECTOR Val Hood. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

February, 1992 NOT NOW, DARLING Mr Bodley, male lead.

DIRECTOR Pam Murdoch . Sunnybank Theatre Group .

August, 1991 KEY FOR TWO Alex, joint male lead.

DIRECTOR Pam Murdoch. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

July, 1991 THE PRIME OF JEAN BRODY Gordon Lowther.

DIRECTOR Sandra Hines. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

February, 1991 CAREFUL RAPTURE Ted Desmond, male lead.

DIRECTOR Coral Hartley. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

September, 1990 I DON’T DO AUDITIONS! (My own play) Belvedere Thornton.

DIRECTOR Catherine Black. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

June, 1990 END GAME Hamm.

DIRECTOR Catherine Black. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

April, 1990 MACBETH Doorkeeper and others.

DIRECTOR Tim Gaffney. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

September, 1989 DEATHTRAP Porter Milgrom.

DIRECTOR Jason Savage. The Fringe Theatre Co, Metro Arts Theatre. Profit share.

November, 1988 THE NERD Warnock Waldgrave.

DIRECTOR Bernice Davies. Fringe Theatre Co, Metro Arts Theatre. Profit share.

June, 1988 THE NERD Warnock Waldgrave.

DIRECTOR Bernice Davies. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

February, 1988 MOVE OVER MRS MARKHAM Henry Lodge, lead.

DIRECTOR Pam Murdoch. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

July, 1987 HAY FEVER David Bliss.

DIRECTOR Ted Smith. Sunnybank Theatre Group.

DIRECTING:

Festival circuit: All my own plays

NOT YOUR DAY IS IT? Ipwich.Winner Best Production of an Australian Script; Best Actress; best support actress; Third Prize. 1992

THE FANCY DRESS PHANTOM: Brisbane Arts Theatre. Adjudicator’s award. 1993

THE GLENCOMRIE DRAGON, Ipswich. 1993

WINDSONG, Brisbane Arts Theatre. 1994

WINDSONG (Senior version), Brisbane Arts Theatre, 1997. Winner Best Actress and John Donovan Memorial Award.

WINDSONG (Senior version) Brisbane Arts Theatre, 1998. Highly commended in Best Actress award.

THEATRES: My own plays

HI, MY NAME’S SERAFINA, Sunnybank Theatre Group. 1991

IT’S NOT YOUR DAY IS IT? THE GLENCOMRIE DRAGON, Nash Theatre, February 1997.

FULL-LENGTH:

JUST A TEN PERCENTER, (my own play) Shoestring Theatre Company, November 1993

THE GREAT FAIRYTALE ROBBERY, (my own play) Centenary Theatre Company, May 1994

BRILLIANT LIES, Centenary Theatre Company, November, 1994.

CHASE ME COMRADE, Sunnybank Theatre Group, October, 1995.

ANYONE FOR BREAKFAST? Sunnybank Theatre Group, April, 1996

THE FIRST SUNDAY IN DECEMBER (my own play) Nash Theatre, October, 1996

THE GREAT FAIRYTALE ROBBERY, (my own play) Brisbane Arts Theatre, July 1997

WIND IN THE WILLOWS, New Farm Nash Theatre, November, 1997

DAVID THE FRIENDLY DRAGON, (my own play) Brisbane Arts Theatre, September 1998

GHOST TRAIN, API, February 1999

DAVID THE FRIENDLY DRAGON (my own play) Brisbane Arts Theatre. July 1999

GETTING EVEN WITH STEVEN, (my own play) Act 1 Theatre, Strathpine. September 1999

ALADDIN (My own version), director, Brisbane Arts Theatre. January 2000

GASPING, Centenary Theatre Company, Chelmer August 2000

THE FIRST SUNDAY IN DECEMBER,(my own play) Act 1 theatre, Strathpine. November 2000

MY THREE MOTHERS-IN-LAW (My own) Centenary Theatre, Chelmer, July 2002

SANTA.COM (My own children’s musical), Beenleigh Theatre Co, November 2002

IT’S MY PARTY AND I’ll DIE IF I WANT TO. Stagedoor dinner theatre. July 2003.

THE GREAT FAIRYTALE ROBBERY, StageDoor Dinner Theatre, January 2004.

ALADDIN, StageDoor Dinner

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WRITING CV AS AT 13/3/04

FILM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.MELISSA is currently in post-production after being filmed as the pilot for a possible series of children’s TV dramas based on my plays.

BOOKS:

THE SOUND MIXERS. An adult novel about the rock industry. Published by Widescope International in 1977. Company went bust and the book went quickly out of print. It has been revised under the title of Just a Ten Percenter .

TAKE FIVE, an anthology of one-act plays for teenagers, published by Longman Australia in 1992.

FIVE MORE, a second anthology of plays for teenagers, published by Longman Australia in 1994. Both books are still selling.

THE GREAT FAIRYTALE ROBBERY, a novel for primary school children, published by University of Queensland Press for Storybridge series in 1994.

TIME TREK, a teenage Sci-fi novel published by Longman Australia in 1994, in Clipper series.

WINDSONG, one-act play for teens published by Maverick Musicals in September, 1998

WINDSONG, now a 50,000 word novel for teenagers and a two-act play.

PLAYS ADULT:

INSUFFICIENT DATA. A one-act comedy, first performed in 1989 at Sunnybank Theatre and subsequently in Ipswich play festival where it took a Best Actor prize for lead character.

IT’S NOT YOUR DAY IS IT? One-act comedy, first performed 1992 at Sunnybank Theatre and then it took Best Australian Script in Ipswich Drama festival, plus best actress and two minor prizes. Performed several times since then, the last in November, 1995.

THE GLENCOMRIE DRAGON, one-act send up of monster movies. First performed in Ipswich Festival 1993.

WHAT IF THE SKY FALLS IN? aAone act historical drama, performed at Arts Theatre and Sandgate Drama Festivals. Won Best Actress at Brisbane Arts Theatre festival in 1997.

JUST A TEN PERCENTER. Two-act drama based on SOUND MIXERS novel. Workshopped by Melbourne Theatre Company in 1980 and first performed in 1989 at Sunnybank Theatre. Subsequent profit share professional production by Shoestring Theatre Company in 1993.

I DON’T DO AUDITIONS! two-act black comedy, first performed in 1990 at Sunnybank Theatre and a subsequent professional production at Metro Arts Theatre, Brisbane in 1994. Rewritten, 1997.

LIFE CENTRE 14, a two-act post apocalypse drama, professional production, Metro Arts Theatre, Brisbane 1995.

THE FIRST SUNDAY IN DECEMBER, a two-act comedy. Produced by the Nash Theatre, Brisbane, September, 1996. Revised 1997 and performed at Act 1 theatre Strathpine, November, 2000 and at Stagedoor Dinne Theatre in January 2004.

GETTING EVEN WITH STEVEN a two act comedy newly completed and successfully performed at Act 1 Theatre, Strathpine in September, 1999.

I LOVE YOU, MR TAYLOR a two-act drama complete in 2000. Was short-listed for the Landen Dann Awards in Brisbane in 2000. Not yet performed

MY THREE MOTHERS-IN-LAW A two act comedy first produced in July 2002 at Centenary Theatre, and subsequently produced at Stagedoor diner theatre, in 2003.

A MAN WANTED FOR QUESTIONING two act crime thriller not yet produced

DEAR ALL. Drama involving wartime action and modern day action. Originally with teen and adult cast, now with full adult cast.

QUITTING. Comedy about five women who are giving up smoking. Scheduled for production in September 2005.

FLOODBOUND. This is my latest play which is a musical murder mystery romp about five people, a widowed piano teacher, a fading female pop star, a Queen’s Counselor, a dodgy showbiz agent and a tabloid newspaper reporter who are stranded in an old Queenslander when the creek floods. Awaiting aodcution

PLAYS YOUTH:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MELISSA, LITTLE ANGELS, AFTER THE BEAUTIKILL, WHICH PRETTY LITTLE GIRL IS GOING TO BE NEXT? THE PARTY SPIRIT.

A QUESTION OF ORIGIN, HI! MY NAME’S SERAFINA, THE FANCY DRESS PHANTOM, ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY, THEY’RE MY FRIENDS, SEE? All one-act plays produced regularly around the country from the books TAKE FIVE and FIVE MORE.

PUBLISHED BY LONGMAN CHESHIRE

WINDSONG

DRAMA: Drama for teenagers, first produced at Brisbane Arts Theatre play festival in 1994. Rewritten for young adults, August, 1997, Performed at Brisbane Arts Theatre Festival. Won Best Actress for Courtney Taylor, and John Donovan Memorial Award for the actor with best potential for Josh Hewitt.

PUBLISHED BY MAVERICK MUSICALS

CAST: Three females and one male.

RUNNING TIME: 35 mins.

SYNOPSIS: Kirsty’s sister Karen died after falling from a cliff top while chasing a Frisbee. Kirsty, who threw the Frisbee blamed herself for Karen’s death and, after suffering a nervous breakdown and attempting suicide she is visiting Karen’s ghost at the point of her death. Josh is a student in town and his girlfriend Erika visits him. She is a psychic and while visiting the cliff top she makes contact with Karen. She becomes involved in the drama. Kirsty is told that her parents are taking her away from town and she threatens to kill herself, but eventually Kirsty talks her out of it.

WINDSONG 2:

DRAMA: A two-act extension of the one act play.

CAST: Four females, three males.

RUNNING TIME: 1hour 50 mins.

SYNOPSIS: The plot follows the same line, but there is the further involvement with Kirsty’s former boyfriend, Scott, and test tube twins Ben and Jenny Crosswell. The story involves dramatic clashes and is a powerful drama which is enjoyed by adults and children alike. Copyright owned by author.

THE GREAT FAIRYTALE ROBBERY

MUSICAL: a children musical with original score. Lyrics by Eric Scott, music by John E Regan. First performed in 1993 at Brisbane Arts Theatre to sell-out audiences. Performed each year since. A very successful play. The children’s book of the same tittle, published by University of Queensland Press, was based on the play.

CAST: Mixed cast of all ages. 18 speaking and several singing roles. There is room for as large a chorus of toys as wanted.

RUNNING TIME: Two hours.

SYNOPSIS: A pair of sisters discover that the fairytale characters are disappearing from their books. They see them on TV and dissolve through the screen to join them. They discover that the manager of a TV station is stealing familiar objects from the fairytale people, objects that spoil their story and threaten their existence. With the aid of a scarecrow with a brain, the children help to save the lives of people like Cinderella, Puss in Boots, Aladdin etc.

DAVID THE FRIENDLY DRAGON

MUSICAL: A children’s musical with original score. Lyrics by Eric Scott, music by John E Regan.

This play won $1000 first prize in a national playwriting competition under a pseudonym in 1993. Performed at Brisbane Arts Theatre in 1994.

CAST: Mixed cast of all ages. 14 speaking and several singing roles. Room for chorus of dolls.

RUNNING TIME: Two hours.

SYNOPSIS: Kellie and her friend Gregory have their favourite toys stolen a quartet of rap-singing trolls. David, a Dragon made from a painted branch from a tree comes to life and lead the pair on an adventure the Island of Lost Dolls, a magical place with all lost toys live. On the island Serina, a doll turned bad had made life miserable for the inhabitants by enslaving them and making her servants “find toys before they are lost”. Withe aid of the mysterious Nirvana and her two helpers, a clown doll and a nurse doll, Kellie and Gregory rescue the imprisoned dolls and make Serina see the error of her ways.

santa.com

MUSICAL: Children’s musical with original score, lyrics by Eric Scott and music by Deanne Scott, was first produced in October-December, 1997 at the Brisbane Arts Theatre. The final nine performances, with an extra performance, were sold out.

CAST: Mixed cast of all ages. 12 speaking roles and several singing roles. Room for chorus of elves.

RUNNING TIME: Two hours.

SYNOPSIS: Natalie is extremely upset when her brother Jake threatens to expose Santa as a myth over the internet on Christmas Eve. He also has evidence to debunk the myths of the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy too. Oberon Moody, a Halloween mask maker encourages him so that the festivals will be ruined, leaving only Halloween left on the gift giving calendar. With the help of Santa, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny, Natalie foils his plot and saves Christmas.

ALADDIN AND HIS REALLY COOL LAMP

MUSICAL: A children’s musical, commissioned by the Brisbane Arts Theatre for production in January 2000. Original score, lyrics by Eric Scott, music by Deanne Scott.

CAST: Mixed cast of all ages. 15 speaking roles and several singing roles. Room for chorus of Arabian market stall holders.

RUNNING TIME: Two hours.

SYNOPSIS: The plot sticks basically to the traditional story, with Aladdin as a street kid who falls in love with the princess. The King’s prime minister tricks Aladdin into fetching the magic lamp from underground, but leaves him with the ring. After all his adventures Aladdin gains his riches and the princess and foils the bad guys. The characters are modern, zany, cool kids and speak modern teen speak, which contrast well with traditional costumes.