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Joan Aiken

JOAN AIKEN  (1924 - 2004)

 Nationality:    British
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below is a list of Joan Aiken's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Moon Mill         Mooncusser's Daughter, The         Street         Winterthing

Moon Mill

Synopsis:
Divorced couple battling over custody of their son arrive at a mill at the crossing point of two ley lines where an important cosmic event is due to take place which the Devil is anxious to prevent

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1st Produced:
Unicorn theatre    1982

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Mooncusser's Daughter, The

Synopsis:
a gangster is after Prospero's Book of Power, guarded by Caliban and a lighthouse keeper

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1st Produced:
Unicorn theatre    1973

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1st Published:
Jonathan Cape, London, 1973   -

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Street

Synopsis:
Two sides of a village street are at deadly feud, divided by non-stop traffic, solved by a Romeo/Juliet couple who return a stolen Druid's ring to its original owners.

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1st Produced:
Unicorn theatre    1973

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1st Published:
Vicking Press, New York, 1978   -

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Winterthing

Synopsis:
Four children and their mad old aunt come to live on an island said to vanish every six years

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1st Published:
Jonathan Cape, London, 1973   -

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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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