Leon Parris

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Occupation Writer Role Writer Name Leon Parris		Period 1999–present Nationality British Plays Monte Cristo

Born 1 February 1981 (age 43) Bedford, England ( 1981-02-01 ) Genre Musical theatre, film, and TV Notable works Wolfboy, Monte Cristo, and Scary Musical

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Leon Parris (born 1 February 1981) is a British writer, composer, musician, and actor.

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Biography

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Leon Parris was brought up in Bedford, England, and was educated at Bedford Modern School.

He lives in Barcelona, Spain, with his wife and son.

Musical theatre

Scary Musical – (standIN'OVATION, Belfast) (2009)

Scary Musical – (standIN'OVATION, Waterfront Hall, Belfast) (2010)

Epic Musical – (standIN' OVATION, Belfast) (2010)

The Famous Five – (Tabard Theatre in Chiswick) (directed by Russell Labey) (2009)

Wolfboy – (adaptation of Brad Fraser play) (directed by Russell Labey) (previews at Tabard Theatre and run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival @George Square) (2009)

Wolfboy (off-West End staging at Trafalgar Studios London) (2010)

Stig of the Dump (directed by Russell Labey) (2008)

Monte Cristo (with Jon Smith) (Birmingham Hippodrome 2005)

The Fallen (Bedford Modern School) 1999

In development

Going Once

Naughty Pour Homme (with Jon Smith) (in development for The Park Theatre)

Bananaman

Awards, bursaries, and nominations

2000 Winner – The Vivian Ellis Award for Best Musical: Going Once (2000)

2000 Winner – The Really Useful Group Award for Most Promising Young Writer: Going Once (2000)

2000 Winner – The Warner Chappell Award

2000 Winner – The Mercury Workshops Award

2001 Recipient – £10,000 Cameron Mackintosh Bursary

References

Leon Parris Wikipedia

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