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NYRA BENTLEY
Nationality: New Zealander
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Nyra Bentley's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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below is a list of Nyra Bentley's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Skin DeepSkin Deep
Synopsis:
cleverly shows up the hypocrisy of four ordinary white New Zealanders by first revealing their complacent moral superiority over a Dutch couple who are horrified that the District Nurse is a Maori, only to have the foreign couple relentlessly expose the limitations of their own tolerance. the cup of tea which smooths all over at the end is meant to leave a bitter taste.
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1st Produced:
British Drama League Festival (NZ) 1964
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Three Plays By New Zealanders" published by Price Milburn, New Zealand 1964 -
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