Jefny Ashcroft: Drama Specialist

Drama (in order of performance)

Teeth: (short farce): Professionally directed, pro/am cast. Performed at St. Peter’s School, Wolverhampton, June 2002, then the Arena Theatre, University of Wolverhampton, October 2002.

Sausages: (40 minute, comedy-drama): St. Peter’s School Theatre, Wolverhampton, June 2003.

The Magpie: (short story for Halloween) Performed by writer for a promenade audience at Bantock House, 31st October 2006.

Pupil Teacher: (60 mins, one-act, Victorian comedy-drama,): professional production, Bantock House, two evenings, November 2006.

King Kong: (15 minute, site-specific comedy) Specially created for Wolverhampton Art Gallery, for their Pop-Art wing opening, March/April 2007. Two 16 year-olds react to the Gallery’s King Kong statue.

Stonehenge Or Bust: (short comedy) Script-in-hand piece with professionals, The Tractor Shed, Bantock House, June 2007.

Civic Pride: (55 minute, one-act drama).  Site-specific, promenade piece. Professional production. 1st, 2nd, 3rd November 2007 at Bantock House. Arts Council funded.

The Man from the Works: (30 minute, comedy drama, for 10 to 13 years olds) Site-specific, half-hour, professional production, followed by one hour workshops with cast in costume/character. Arts Council funded. 7th to 15th November 2007. Bantock House.

Children’s  version of The Man from the Works: 15 mins. specially adapted piece, for 9 to 10 year olds to perform script-in-hand. Piloted  February 2008. Subsequent performances throughout school year. Bantock House.

The donkey and the unicorn performed by the author at the Newhampton Arts Centre on 14th August 2008, and at St Michael's RC Primary School on August 15th.

Have read extracts from (unpublished) comic novel Naturally Ambitious at various venues in Wolverhampton.

Founder member of Wolverhampton’s New City Playwrights group.