Janet Mooney
In 2018, Janet gained a first class degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, followed in 2021 by an MA in Creative Writing, both from the University of Hertfordshire.
RECENT CREDITS INCLUDE:
Script assistant for the 2024 UK Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, for Crossroads Live, directed by Thom Southerland.
Dramaturgy with additional script writing for Abrasion, a new one-woman play by Meg-Rose Dixon, for Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024.
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Associate for a new play with music, based on The Pianist, a memoir of Wlayslaw Szpilman, for MAST, Southampton.
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OTHER CREDITS:
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Book writer and dramaturg for If This Be Sin, a bio musical of Blues singer and LGBTQ+ pioneer, Gladys Bentley (currently in development).
Narrative development and script preparation for Marnie & the Kaleidoscope, a new musical for children. (2020-23)
Contextual research, script development and workshop casting for The Navigator, (now called Spitfire Girl) a musical set in the context of WWII .
Script consultant for Their Finest Hour, a play with music adapted from letters, anecdotes and personal accounts from WWII .
Freelance writer for Thom Southerland (Artistic Director at MAST theatre, Southampton). Projects included scriptwriting, contextual research and pitch development, with successful pitches for the following new works:
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Pitch proposal and script development for the initial draft of the book for She Loves You, a new musical, featuring the music of Lennon & McCartney, produced in Denmark 2022.
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Script development, contextual research and pitch proposal for Production #6, a new musical based on the Charlie Chaplin film, The Great Dictator, for Umeda Arts Theatre, Osaka.
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Pitch proposal for The Pianist, a new musical, based on the novel by Wladislaw Szpilman, for Umeda Arts Theatre, Osaka.
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Key skills include contextual research and analysis, project development, pitch presentations, preparation of documents.
Janet is proficient in Final Draft, Scrivener, Word and Excel.
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