Award Winning British Playwright Deborah McAndrew
Deborah is a British playwright with original work and classic adaptions for various theatres and companies around the country. She is also co-founder and Creative Director of the Stoke-on-Trent-based Claybody Theatre Company.
The Great Gatsby
Directed by Conrad Nelson
Grosvenor Park Theatre, Chester
21 July – 27 August 2023
Deborah’s new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s mighty novel of love, betrayal and impossible dreams, set against the glamour and excess of 1920s New York Society.
ROBIN HOOD AND THE MAJOR OAK
Directed by Sarah Brigham
Derby Theatre
25 March - 8 April 2023
For Easter 2023, join Robin, Tuck, Marian, Little John and their Sherwood Forest friends (and foes) for a thrilling new adventure: Robin Hood and The Major Oak, a merry new adaptation by Deborah McAndrew based on the classic, much-loved story.
When the Sheriff of Nottingham hears an ancient prophecy, he is sure he can defeat Robin Hood once and for all. Now the merry band must defend their leader, the legend, and the forest itself!
The Card
Claybody Theatre’s sell-out summer show THE CARD will be produced in May 2023 at the NEW VIC THEATRE
20 May - 10 June 2023
Arnold Bennett’s much loved classic tale, adapted by Deborah McAndrew, will be re-directed by Conrad Nelson for the theatre-in-the-round. Gareth Cassidy will reprise his hilarious performance as the loveable chancer, Denry Machin. Other members of the original cast have also been confirmed.