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Ann Marie Di Mambro

ANN MARIE DI MAMBRO

  (1950 - )
Nationality:    Scottish
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Literary Agent:    MacFarlane Chard Ass  

Ann Marie Di Mambro has written several stage plays including Tally's Blood, Brothers of Thunder and The Letterbox. She also wrote Ae Fond Kiss and co-created Westenders for Oran Mor. She has written for numerous TV series including Eastenders, Casualty, Inspector Lynley, Holby City and River City. She was recently appointed Professor by Glasgow Caledonian University where she teaches on the prestigious MA in Television Fiction Writing.

Research:    http://www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/playwrights/ann-marie-di-mambro.aspx

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below is a list of Ann Marie Di Mambro's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Ae Fond Kiss         Brothers Of Thunder         Dixon's Has Blasted         Hocus Pocus         Joe         Letter Box, The         Long Story Short         Only the Lonely         Scotland Matters         Sheila         Tally's Blood         Visible Differnces

Ae Fond Kiss

Synopsis:
Zed's 18th birthday treat is a session with Lola, mid-forties and down on her luck.

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Oran More! at assembly - the Best From a Play, a Pie and a Pint

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Genre:
Comedy

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Brothers Of Thunder

Brothers Of Thunder
a young man who is HIV positive takes refuge with a Catholic priest.the play explores the relationship between James, a Catholic priest and John, a young man to whom he gives shelter. John is dying from aids related illnesses. James is clinging to his vocation by his fingernails. John has rejected his religion and is in a very dark place. they could be the answer to each other's prayers - except John doesn't believe in anything any more and James has lost his ability to pray. But somehow they connct and all is well - until John's former lover Simon shows up.

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in "Scotland Plays" Nick Hern Books, London, 1998   978-0854593832

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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - AIDS, full length

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - acc.11865/9

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Dixon's Has Blasted

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1st Produced:
Glasgow Mayfest    1987

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Genre:
Community Play

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Hocus Pocus

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1st Produced:
Annxe Theatre Company    1986

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Joe

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Letter Box, The

Letter Box, The
focuses on a mother thrown out of her flat

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part of Long Short Storey

1st Produced:
Sabbal Mor Ostaig, Isle Of Skye    1989

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1st Published:
in "Scot-Free", Hern, London, 1990   978-1854590176

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Play/Drama

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Long Story Short

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Written by Donald Campbell, James Graham, Tom Leonard, Aonghas Macneacoil, Ann-Marie Di Mambro, Gureet Mattu, Rona Munro, Ricky Ross And Ann Samuel.

1st Produced:
-    1989

Organisations:
7:84 Theatre Company

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Only the Lonely

Synopsis:
Diane, fiftyish, is down on her luck after yet another disastrous relationship. Her dad, Tony is there to pick up the pieces as he always does. But shes anything but grateful. Jim is Dianes age and hes quite happy living with his elderly mother, Sadie, and would wrap her in cotton wool if he could. But shes feeling smothered and would rather lead her own life. When Jim finds Tony wandering in the street he steps in to help. This chance encounter forces everyone not only to change their plans for the day but ultimately changes how they spend the rest of their lives.

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Play A Pie & A Pint

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Genre:
short play

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Scotland Matters

Synopsis:
an exploration of life in Scotland; class and culture, war and love, sex, politics and football.

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written by John Binnie, Iain Heggie, Liz Lochead, Ann-Marie Di Mambro, Gurmeet Mattu, Rona Munro And Jimmy Reid

1st Produced:
-    1992

Organisations:
7:84 Theatre Company

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Sheila

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Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - acc.9454/14

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Tally's Blood

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - acc.10365/54

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Visible Differnces

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1st Produced:
Toured To Schools By Theatre Around Glasgow    1988

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Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - acc.11524/57

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