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IAN BUCKLEY
(1945 - )Nationality: English
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Ian won an exhibition to Christ's College, Cambridge where he gained an Honours degree in English Literature and then proceeded to gain an Ma from Kent University on Sean O'Casey, a playwright he loves and admires. Whilst teaching in the post-16 sector, Ian directed his students in contemporary and classical plays from Shakespeare to Wertenbaker, Cregan, antrobus and Willy Russell. He began to write and present his own works with his students - his early play 'Best Friends' being highly commended by the National Student Drama Festival assessor. He followed this up with a number of fringe productions of his own at the Kings Head (Keeping Faith); the Duke's Head (First Timers); the Room, the Orange Tree (Suits and Blouses); a community touring play with the Theatre Royal, Stratford East (Down the River) and a radio play for BBC Radio Four (Changing Gear). Ian has been short-listed for the Verity Bargate award (once) and forwarded to the second round (once). He has been awarded an Arts Council Writers bursary to complete work on his play Lenin in London (now finished). His play, Keeping Faith, was short-listed in the Maddermarket full-length play competition, and Isabel and the Matador was runner-up in the National Festival of Community Drama competiton. Ian has recently presented two showcase evenings of his plays at the Old Red Lion (Picasso's artful Occupation and Tainted Love) and has had presentation showcases of Phillip Glin (Soho Theatre) and Tainted Love (Yvonne Arnaud). He currently writes and directs for actors and Writers, London and attends a new writers group run by the Palace Theatre Watford.
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Africa Story Artful Occupation Best Friends Changing Gear Colleagues And Friends Down the River Dr Richter And Pero England's Pleasant Land Enigmas First Timers Hot Seat, The Isabel And the Matador James Bonney Mp Janet Keeping Faith Keeping Faith Moment We Met, The Phillip Glin & the Teaching Bug Picasso's Artful Occupation Platform Souls RealifeTV Rescue Me Return, The Revolutionary, The Say You Do Spelling It Out Suits & Blouses Tailors' Last Stand, The Tainted Love Tainted Love (Dualogue Version) Tainted Love: Monologues United We Stand Ups And Downs With Friends Like YouAfrica Story
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an english girl falls in love with an African while holidaying in Gambia. Getting married and settling in england prove to be no simple matter
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100 min Play/Drama
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Top of PageArtful Occupation
Synopsis:
1940 - the German army gains control of France. all valuables in Paris banks are to be inventoried. Picasso hurries to have his works listed. We witness a battle of wits between him and the two German officers detailed to catalogue his works. Who will come out victorious?
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This play was first given A rehearsed reading At Actors And Writers of London in October 2004. It subsequently transferred to the Old Red Lion with the following cast: Jeremy Wilkin (Picasso); Clive Ward (Frisch); Joshua Le Touzel (Hebbel). It was directed by Harold Saks
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Bucko Theatre Group
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90 min Naturalistic Drama Play/Drama
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Male: 3 Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageBest Friends
Synopsis:
white and Asian adolescents love and battle in a London School.
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entered National Student Drama Festival, Dacorum College student Drama group - writing commended (Stephen Jeffries). the play was directed by Damien Stanfield. the cast was As follows: Andy Bullock; Hanif Khan; Jackie Archer; Paul Merrick; Kasia Stanfield; Steve Dadd; Peter Kumiski
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Dacorum College Theatre Workshop
1981
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80 min Play/Drama
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Male: 5 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageChanging Gear
Synopsis:
a husband teaches his wife to drive with unforeseen results.
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the play was broadcast in the Just Before Midnight series. It was directed by Martin Jenkins. the cast was As follows: Susanne - Rosalind Ayres; Stephen - Martin Jarvis.
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Bbc Radio 4
1979
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BBC
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Radio Drama Play/Drama
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Male: - Female: 11 Other: -
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Top of PageColleagues And Friends
Synopsis:
a college lecturer's brushes with authority and entanglements with his colleagues.
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Naturalistic Drama Play/Drama
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Male: 4 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageDown the River
Synopsis:
Dockers' livelihoods come under threat from technological advance, and with it their friendships
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This play was A commissioned touring play by theatre Royal, Stratford east. It toured educational, youth And work-Venues in the east end of London. the play was directed by Jules Wright And designed by Sarah Pauley. the cast was As follows: Alan Bob Critchley; Dave Patrick Dickson; Mick Mervyn Stutter; Jean Primula Cotton
1st Produced:
Scruttons Maltby, Dockers Social Club, Victoria And Albert Docks, East London
1978
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Theatre Royal, Stratford east
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Genre:
Community touring play, 105 min Show
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Male: 4 Female: 4 Other: -
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Top of PageDr Richter And Pero
Synopsis:
Lenin, his wife Krupskaya and Trotsky meet in London in 1902 for the first time
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- Awarded Arts COUNCIL writer's bursary to undertake this project
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105 min Play/Drama
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Male: 4 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageEngland's Pleasant Land
Synopsis:
Hazel is caught between a Prime Minister and a Chancellor who hate each other and a colleague who can't decide between her and his wife. She needs to beware the cross-currents don't carry her into political oblivion and personal unhappiness.
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directed for Actors And Writers London by Alan McCormack
1st Produced:
The Polish Centre, Kings Road, Hammersmith, London
08 Mar 2010
Organisations:
actors and Writers London
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Genre:
Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageEnigmas
Synopsis:
a successful emigre businessman is accused of war-crimes. True or false and how does his family react to the man they know as father?
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2nd round Verity Bargate Award
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Genre:
105 min Play/Drama
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Male: 5 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageFirst Timers
Synopsis:
a desperate young man seeks sexual release. a young girl is forced into prostitution. For both it's a first
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This play was developed through the Soho theatre's Writer-Director scheme. It was subsequently taken up And directed by Dave Gillies At the Dukes Head. the cast was As follows: Claire - Kelda Homes; edward - Terry Sue Patt; Simon - Jason Rush. Set Design was by Carl Root
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Dukes Head, London
1992
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Dukes Head Theatre Co.
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Genre:
80 min Naturalistic Drama Play/Drama
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Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageHot Seat, The
Synopsis:
Personal and professional rivalries surface when three "friends" try for the same promotion
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50 min One act
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Male: 1 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageIsabel And the Matador
Synopsis:
a fanatic of the bull-fight decides if he can't practise with a bull a substitute will do.
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runner-up National Festival of Community Drama. the play was directed by Michael Arditti. the cast was As follows: Harold Clive Flint; John edmund Kente; Isobel Patricia Leach.
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Little Theatre, London
1975
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the Little Theatre Company
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Genre:
Surreal comedy, 45 min Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageJames Bonney Mp
Synopsis:
the life and loves of a sitting Labour M.P. as he comes under attack from a young militant
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short-listed, Verity Bargate Award, 1987
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Rehearsed Public Reading Soho Theatre
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105 min Play/Drama
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Top of PageJanet
Synopsis:
a young mother is forced into a new environment on the birth of her child. She tries to cope, with a little help from her friends.
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1979
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Radio
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Top of PageKeeping Faith
Synopsis:
Nicki's Father is a traditionalist when it comes to marriage. Jake, Nicki's partner, has very different ideas about the importance of monogamy. according to him its days are numbered. Prepare for a battle royal
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short-listed Maddermarket theatre full-length play competition
1st Produced:
Main Hall, Dacorum College, Hemel Hempstead, Herts
1981
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Dacorum College Theatre Workshop
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Genre:
Naturalistic Drama full length Play/Drama
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Male: 4 Female: 4 Other: -
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Top of PageKeeping Faith
Synopsis:
Jake thinks monogamy's dead until Micki takes him at his word
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this was A three-character version of A longer play, written for the lunch-time slot At the Kings Head theatre in Upper Street, London. the play was directed by Nicki Rensten. the cast was As follows: Pat Lynne Brackley; Michelle Rena Jugati; Jake Mark Knight.
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elephant Theatre Co
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Contained in: "Three Plays On A Domestic Theme" published by Playwrights Press 1986 978-0948553004
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Naturalistic Drama One act
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Male: 1 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageMoment We Met, The
Synopsis:
Liz and Alan know there's something between them the moment they meet. Is it love? Will it endure and grow? Will they find happiness at last? all the signs say yes. their affection deepens over time. Alan loves Liz. Liz loves alan. the future looks inviting and wonderful and happy. Until one day an incident, a silly nothing sort of incident, begins to sow the seeds of doubt. . .
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The play was produced by RedNeedle Productions at Barons Court in March 2015. Ian Buckley directed & produced. Publicity - Jane Thurlow; The cast were as follows: LIZ - Mary Drake; ALAN - Daniel Lillie. Set Design - Cleo Harris-Seaton; Lighting & Stage Management - Leo Bacica Phoebe Salter; Drama Consultant - Harry Landis
1st Produced:
The Polish Centre, Kings Road, Hammersmith, London
09 Feb 2009
Organisations:
actors and Writers London
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Playdead Press (2016) 978-1-910067-32-1
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Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PagePhillip Glin & the Teaching Bug
Synopsis:
Maths lecturer Phillip's sex life is a mystery - to himself and others. Is his friendship for Matthew purely platonic? It's affecting his professional as well as his personal life so he needs to sort it out
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Reading Hammersmith Writers And Actors Group, 5th February 2001
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In Showcase At Soho Theatre, London
2000
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40 min One act
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Male: 1 Female: - Other: -
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Top of PagePicasso's Artful Occupation
Synopsis:
1940 - the German army gains control of France. all valuables in Paris banks are to be inventoried. Picasso hurries to have his works listed. We witness a battle of wits between him and the two German officers detailed to catalogue his works. Who will come out victorious?
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aka "Artful Occupation". Production Details: Cast: Picasso Gary Heron. Willi Frisch Roberto Landi. Franz Hebbel David O'Connor. Directed by Kenneth Michaels. Set Design Cleo Harris-Seaton. Producer Ian Buckley. Stage Manager/Lighting Leo Bacica
1st Produced:
Barons Court Theatre, The Curtains Up, 28A Comeragh Road, London W14 9Hr
11 Mar 2014
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RedNeedle Productions
1st Published:
Playdead Press, www.playdeadpress.com, 11 Mar 2014 978-1-910067-08-6
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Drama
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Top of PagePlatform Souls
Synopsis:
Kal, Richie and Jan home in on commuters as they pass through Kings Cross station. they need to make money and are not too fussed how they do it.
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completed July 2000 - submitted Verity Bargate Award
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105 min Play/Drama
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Male: 5 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageRealifeTV
Synopsis:
a young tv documentarist for a 'human interest' slot, begins to get involved in the lives she is documenting. Is she there simply to 'observe' or should she jazz up the action a bit? Is she to blame for the explosive conclusion to her Drama?
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The play was produced by REDNEEDLE PRODUCTIONS. It was directed by Anthony Shrubsall. The producer was Ian Buckley. The cast were as follows: ANGELA - Roseanna Frascona; JASON - Alexander Jonas; CARL - Fed Zanni; HELEN - Katrina Cooke. Set Design - Fiona McKeon; Lighting design - Janet Smith Cantrill; Lighting & Sound Operator - Oliver Bush
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110 min Naturalistic Drama
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageRescue Me
Synopsis:
a young man, recently out of nick, tries to keep to the straight and narrow, but temptations grow
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100 min Play/Drama
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageReturn, The
Synopsis:
Youngest son Ben has served his sentence. For one brief afternoon he and his family can meet outside the walls of a prison in a 'safe house' before he disappears, perhaps for good, under a new name, to live a new life. His Mum and Dad are determined to make this a wonderful day but how safe is it for Ben to stay? How is his wife Laura feeling about what her new life holds for her and will the day turn out to be as happy as his parents Barry and eleanor want?
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the play was directed for Actors And Writers London by Mark Solomon. This play reached the 2nd round of the Verity Bargate Award 2007 And the long shortlist of the Bruntwood/Manchester Royal exchange playwriting competition, 2008.
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The Polish Centre, Kings Road, Hammersmith, London
21 Jan 2008
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actors and Writers London
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Play/Drama
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Male: 4 Female: 4 Other: -
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Top of PageRevolutionary, The
Synopsis:
a used car-salesman is a fanatical supporter of world revolution. every car he sells, he donates to the good cause. Sometimes an awkward customer egts in the way. . .
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This was broadcast on Hessischer Rundfunk And re-broadcast some years later on the same channel.
1st Produced:
Hessischer Rundfunk, Germany
1989
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Hessischer Rundfunk, Germany
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radio Drama Play/Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageSay You Do
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domestic relationships on day after wedding-day of young couple
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100 min Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageSpelling It Out
Synopsis:
an internationally renowned star of 'serious' films agrees to be interviewed for a biog-doc. the process takes an unexpected turn when questions of his sexuality arise during filming
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Public Reading 'the Play's The Thing Festival', Riverside Studios, Hammersmith.
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100 min Play/Drama
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Top of PageSuits & Blouses
Synopsis:
Sarah, a spirited sixth-former, is fighting changes aimed at taking her school up-market. When her relationship with a member of staff is uncovered, those in charge have a lever against her
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New second Act Added since production. the cast for this show was As follows: Marion Kaye Quinley; Sarah Sophie Rickman; Peter ewan Thompson; Jez Ian Warwick. It was directed by Richard Cullen And designed by Steve Dennis
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Orange Tree Theatre Co.
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Genre:
95 min Naturalistic Drama Play/Drama
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageTailors' Last Stand, The
Synopsis:
Four Lovable Rogues, One Political Ideal, Infinite Comic Mayhem. It's the last meeting for this intrepid band of London Tailors. A time to remember, to swap stories of what was and what might have been, to take stock and to look into the future. But not for one moment is this going to be a tranquil wake. Fireworks can still fly. and scores can still be settled when our comrades get together. In one evening, a whole era finds its spirit. As Max, Barney, George and Tom perform the last rites over their beloved Union Branch and consign it to history, they are bidding farewell to a time of struggle, of belief in a finer society. these four tailors, despite all they've suffered and seen, still firmly believe in their paradise on earth, their socialist utopia where life will be better, sweeter, more perfect and more precious. they have lived and will die, cherishing this ideal. Sadness and nostalgia are woven into the evening as two of the four remember the beautiful young woman they loved and lost in their youth.
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Cast: Max - Edmund Dehn. Barney - Tony Parkin. Tom - Richard Ward. George - Terry Jermyn. Directed by - Harry Saks. Set Design - Cleo Harris-Seaton. Producer - Ian Buckley. Stage manager/Lighting - Phoebe Salter
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Organisations:
RedNeedle Productions
1st Published:
Playdead Press, www.playdeadpress.com, 2013 978-0-9575266-4-8
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Genre:
drama
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Male: 4 Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageTainted Love
Synopsis:
Isobel - wife to Gil and mother to Mitchell - died unexepectedly 20 years before the play opens. Intrigued by a remark his grandfather (Harvey) lets slip, Mitchell decided - for the first time in his life - that he'd like to know exactly how it happened. Gradually he is drawn into a disturbing world of half truths and vague memories. Lisanne his sister wishes he'd leave the past alone but Mitchell is driven to chase the elusive truth. Struturally the play mixes monologues with naturalistic scenes.
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This play was produced at The Young Actors Theatre, London in March 2008. It was directed by Ricky Dukes. It starred Sebastian Hurtado and Anna Passey
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Downstage Write
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105 min Naturalistic Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageTainted Love (Dualogue Version)
Synopsis:
Mitchell and Lisanne, half-brother and sister deal with past family secrets. Structurally a mix of monologue and naturalistic scenes.
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1st Produced:
Public 'Page To Stage' Workshop By Stop-Gap Theatre Co
2001
Organisations:
In association with Yvonne arnaud Theatre
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Genre:
65 min Play/Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageTainted Love: Monologues
Synopsis:
Tainted Love seen through the eyes of the four main characters.
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Genre:
Monologues, 90 min
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageUnited We Stand
Synopsis:
about family whose house is put under a compulsory purchase order
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Domestic Comedy
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Top of PageUps And Downs
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90 min Comedy
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Top of PageWith Friends Like You
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Two couples on a camping week-end find all is not as it seems.
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40 min One act
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