Derek Masterson
Writer
Biography
Derek is an Award-Winning Irish Playwright, Screenwriter, Author and Poet who has fourteen stage credits to his name, including, critically acclaimed “Bound”, “Angel”, “A Nice Bed to Die In”, “A Mother’s Love”, “Queens of Pimlico”, and the much lauded "Exhibition". His plays “My Second Self” and “Two Sides of a Coin” were selected to be in the 2013 and 2014 International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival ; had short pieces staged in London and New York City as part of The Break Away Project’s “Creating Connectivity” ; been selected for The New Theatre’s New Writing Week in 2013 and 2015, and commissioned by and acted as a script doctor for other theatre and film companies. In 2013 he was selected for Dublin Theatre Festivals “Play On” initiative.
His film credits include Clap 'n Load Studios’ funded short documentary “Visionaries”, which played in The 23rd Chicago Irish Film Festival, Irish Film London: St. Patrick’s Festival and Fastnet Film Festival 2022, and short narrative "The Black Keys".
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EXHIBITION - Whale Theatre - Oct, 2023
EXHIBITION - DLR Lexicon Studio - Sept, 2023
MY SECOND SELF - Civic Theatre - May, 2015
QUEENS OF PIMLICO - Civic Theatre - Nov, 2014
TWO SIDES OF A COIN - Outhouse - May 2014
QUEENS OF PIMLICO - Civic Theatre - May, 2014
LUSMOR - Centre for Creative Practices - Mar, 2014
ANGEL - Theatre Upstairs - Mar, 2014
QUEENS OF PIMLICO - Civic Theatre - Nov, 2013
THE HIDDEN - Tour - Sep, 2013
A NICE BED TO DIE IN - The New Theatre - Aug, 2013
MY SECOND SELF - Trinity Players - May, 2013
A NICE BED TO DIE IN - Civic Theatre - Feb, 2013
BOUND - Tour - Sept - Oct, 2012
BOUND - The New Theatre - Mar, 2012
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS - The Exchange - Oct, 2011
FIVE MINUTE FLIGHT - Back Loft Theatre - Mar, 2010
TELLER - UCD - Dec, 2008
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The Black Keys (Drama)| Director / Producer
A pianist on the cusp of great fame loses his sight suddenly. Finding an escape in music, he learns that a loss of sight is not a loss of vision.
The Black Keys (short) has recently begun it's festival circuit, and is aimed for development into a feature film
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Exhibition:
Best in Theatre (Winner)
Issued by New York Screenplay Competition · Aug 2024Scriptwriting & Co. / Posterity Entertainment Award (Stage)(Winner)
Issued by Scriptwriting & Co. (Bath, U.K.) · Apr 2022THE DLI/ADCI PLAYWRITING AWARD 2021 (Runner Up)
Issued by Drama League of Ireland / ADCI · Dec 2021
Beastings:
Suspense Screenplay Competition (Finalist)
Issued by Emerging Screenwriters · Aug 2024Drama Screenplay Awards (Finalist)
Issued by Filmatic · Jul 2024Feature Screenplay (Finalist)
Issued by Screenplay Showcase Awards · Jan 2024Best Unproduced Feature Script (Finalist)
Issued by Montreal Independent Film Festival · May 2023