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Laurence Boswell

LAURENCE BOSWELL

  (1959 - )
Nationality:    British
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Laurence Boswell began his career as an assistANT Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and until recently was artistic Director of the Gate Theatre in London.

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

         Beauty And the Beast         Damned For Despair         Don Gil Of the Green Breeches         Double, The         Fuente Ovejuna         Inconceivable         Lovers         Painter of Dishonour         Phoenix Of Madrid, The         Punishment Without Revenge         Surprise of Love, The

Beauty And the Beast

Beauty And the Beast
This theatrically thrilling new version of the classic myth was first produced for the Young Vic in 1996. Rather than presenting kids with gaudy, gobsmacking spectacle, this enchanting Beauty and the Beast stimulates the mind. Laurence Boswell's adaptation of the fairy story is at once beguiling and disconcertingly strange. . . his beautifully written script is so evocative that we seem to see wonders that are not actually there . . . It is hard to imagine a more hauntingly beautiful children's show Daily Telegraph. This enchanting play can be performed straight or with music - drawn from traditional French folk melodies - composed by Mick Sands for the Young Vic production. the score is available separately from the text.

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music by Mick Sands. Re-written for RSC's 2003 Christmas show

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Childrens Youth audience

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Damned For Despair

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Original Playwright - Tirso de Molina

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Absolute Classic, 1992   -

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Translation

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Don Gil Of the Green Breeches

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Original Playwright - Tirso de Molina

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Absolute Classic, 1992   -

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Translation

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Double, The

Synopsis:
Imagine waking up one morning and finding that another person - an exact replica of you - has hijacked your body, and, posing as you, infiltrates your friendships, gatecrashes parties, humiliates waiters, behaves disgracefully and generally wreaks havoc! everyone believes this imposter is you and yet in every aspect of his personality he is the sort of person you would abhor. This is the horror that faces Mr Goliadkin, a mild-mannered government clerk, when he awakes one morning in St Petersburg and realises that his world has been turned upside down.

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based on book by Fydor Dostoevsky (1846)

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Genre:
adaptation

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Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  with doubling

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Fuente Ovejuna

Fuente Ovejuna
A masterpiece by one of the greatest writers of the Spanish Golden Age. When the people of the town of Fuente Ovejuna revolt against their tyrannical overlord and murder him, the authorities attempt to find out who is responsible, leading to one of the most memorable acts of resistance in world Drama.

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Original Playwright - Lope de Vega

1st Produced:
Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford, Ontario    19 Jun 2008

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Inconceivable

Synopsis:
Lucy desperately wants a baby. Sam is determined to write a hit movie. The problem is that both their efforts seem to be unfruitful and, given that the average IVF cycle has about a one in five chance of going into full production, Lucy's chances of getting what she wants are considerably better than Sam's. What Sam and Lucy are about to go through is absolutely inconceivable. The question is, can their love survive?

Notes:
From book by Ben elton

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TR, Plymouth

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Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Lovers

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translation

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Painter of Dishonour

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Original Playwright - Pedro Calderon De La Barca. Translated by by David Johnston and Laurence Boswell

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Organisations:
Royal Shakespeare Company

1st Published:
Absolute Classic 1995   -

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Phoenix Of Madrid, The

Phoenix Of Madrid, The
Don Pedro has it all - high position, wealth, a beautiful family - and enjoys the good life in the heart of the Spanish capital. But now he faces a challenge that would test the patience of a saint. It is time to marry off his daughters. It's bad enough that his eldest Beatriz is both obsessed by the latest fashions and talks like a university professor, but his youngest Leonor is already enjoying illicit midnight trysts with her lover and is in no mood to accept an arranged marriage. Throw into this explosive mix the extravagant young man about town, Don alonso, who thinks all women, like all plays, are excellent on the first night and boring on the second, and you have the recipe for an hilarious comedy that reaches out effortlessly across the centuries.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Pedro Calderon De La Barca

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1st Published:
Oberon Books (2011) >>>    978-1849431347

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Genre:
translation

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Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Punishment Without Revenge

Synopsis:
Punishment without Revenge is a dark and thrilling drama, an audacious blend of unbearable tension and delicious comedy, which both terrifies and delights. The Duke of Ferrara has lived a wild and unconventional life. An infamous womaniser, his only son, Federico, is a bastard whom he dreams will one day succeed him. When his subjects demand that he marry and provide them with the stability of a legitimate heir, the proud and beautiful Cassandra, Duchess of Mantua, is sent to be his bride. But everything does not fall happily into place. A passionate love develops - but not between the Duke and his Duchess - and, in a culture where honour is the highest virtue, there can be only one outcome...

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Original Playwright - Lope de Vega

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Surprise of Love, The

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1st Produced:
Ustinov Studio - Bath    2012

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translation

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