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Dhanil Ali

DHANIL ALI

  
Nationality:    British
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Dhanil Ali's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Dhanil Ali's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Alan         Liz & Dick Show, The         Love, Light & Adrian Henri         Peas

Alan

Synopsis:
Imagine if you will, Leeds' most famous son, playwright Alan Bennett, invites you to tea. Better still, he asks you to read his new work Neville and Barbara before Dame Judi, Richard Griffiths or Patricia Routledge get wind of it. Things are going smoothly until new neighbour Colin, a last minute stand in, throws a truckload of spanners into the literary works.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
the Carriageworks, Leeds    08 Feb 2008

Organisations:
the Lad Himself Productions.

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Liz & Dick Show, The

Synopsis:
the battling Burtons, referred to as 'the Liz & Dick Show' by their friends, put each other to the test on the film set of Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf. As the characters of George and Martha come to life, Richard and Elizabeth snipe and tease each other, reflecting their respective film roles. This new one-act play from writer Dhanil Ali explores the love and the passion between the two most dynamic screen actors of their generation.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Cheshire Actors Studio

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
one act play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Love, Light & Adrian Henri

Synopsis:
an event. a happening. an imagining. a new play with live music from Dhanil ali. a sideways and abstract look at the work of poet and artist adrian Henri. the year is 1966 and adrian is preparing to give a performance at Liverpools Hope Hall but in the time honoured tradition, things are not quite as they seem, nor do they go to plan. Proceedings are interrupted by visitations from his friends - Yoko Ono, George Melly, John Lennon and members of the Scaffold - Mike McCartney, Roger McGough and John Gorman. adrian and friends perform songs and poetry including Tonight at Noon, the Woo Woo and Love Is

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Vauxy Theatre production

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play with music

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Peas

Synopsis:
Somewhere in the north of england there is a young man, a very special young man. His name is Bunny Kemp. When things get too much for Bunny he retreats into the world inside of his head, a private world filled with the voices of Doctor Who, Stephen Hawking and Alan Bennett. Knowing that Bunny is different, his mother will do everything within her power to keep her son in a place where he will come to no harm, by her side. enter Wallace and Petula, an opportunist Father and daughter looking to exploit the innocent in order to feather their own nests, leaving Bunny confused and his mother heartbroken. This dark comedy is a new piece from Dhanil ali, writer of the highly acclaimed Hancock - the Lost Half Hours, a Play In the Life Of Alan Bennett and the Hylda Baker Show.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
the Lad Himself Productions.

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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