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Lita Doolan

LITA DOOLAN

  
Nationality:    Welsh/Irish
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Lita Doolan is a writer of Irish and Welsh descent.

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

         Ben, The         Churchill's Children         Dad Sold Our House On EBay         Darcy Bruce         Divine Prostitutes         Dynwen's Last Symphony         Hi Energy         Idiot, The         Looking For Lineker's         Marie Antoinette Bares All To Board The National Distress         Mary Blandy's Gallows Tree         She Liked Pretty Things         Storm

Ben, The

Synopsis:
young love triumphs over inclement weather, heavy gear and an over zealous Outdoor Pursuit leader when a summit is reached against the odds

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    18 Sep 2004

Organisations:
Oxford Playhouse Learning Department

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Churchill's Children

Synopsis:
One act play Dramatizing Brighton's biggest bomb blitz of World War 2 drawn from historical research and word of mouth anecdotes. In fifteen minutes 30 German planes leave over 300 Brightonians homeless, several dead and many more injured. Marooned in the last house standing on Brighton's Steine are two girls who have avoided evacuation. they now decide whether to risk being caught in a second attack and run for it or cling to the home that has given them shelter. as they decide a sinister figure appears in the hallway to change their lives forever. the action is based on real events of Brighton12:25 p.m. on 25 May 1943, the moment of the Nazi tip and run air attack.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Upstairs At Three And Ten, Brichton    11 May 2012

Organisations:
Lita Doolan

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
one act play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Dad Sold Our House On EBay

Synopsis:
As the last batch of pig iron leaves ebbw Vale Steel Works, bricks, mortar and each other are all one family have in their battle against the world. It's Friday night and the cooling towers at foundry are detonated as the nearby mining village of Cwm wait for their railway. Longing for their Welsh identity and a bit of "heireith", relationships suddenly feel like the best investment. If you can't buy your house better prepare for demolition. With everything disintegrating, can family ties that are as obstinate as the pensioner living in the loft adapt to a new economy?

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Sell A Door

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama/Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Darcy Bruce

Synopsis:
a fictional account of the Fulham revenge shooting in June 2009, set around the rubbish bins of Fulham Court estate

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  2 BM 1BF

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Divine Prostitutes

Synopsis:
Fictional Dramatization of the Ipswich Serial Murders of Winter 2006. Through the eyes of sex workers Cherie and Maz the fear under which a handful of girls continue to work with the ripper at large is told. This is a story of two friends' desperate need for money and survival against the odds. With the camera crews evading their privacy they experience a false sense of security. the play also addresses why punters continue to kerb crawl the area whilst the spotlight of the world's media is focussed on the Portman Road where the girls work.

Notes:
part of ScriptSlam - January

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Dynwen's Last Symphony

Synopsis:
When a journalist uncovers secrets about a blasphemous sculpture, Saint Dynwen's powerful appearance stops reprisals.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Lost Theatre Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Hi Energy

Synopsis:
Four ladies on the verge of emotional collapse drag their lives back into shape by joining a local aerobics class. With the sense of belonging and dedication this engenders the women gain a clearer perspective on their domestic troubles. as the audience is invited to participate in the class, it transpires the only person in the room who lacks control is the bossy aerobics instructor who reveals a surprising set of personal demons that drives her.

Notes:
One person show comprising of four interwoven monologues

1st Produced:
Hill St Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival    -

Organisations:
Flip Flop Fit

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
theatre/Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Idiot, The

Synopsis:
Brighton provides rich pickings for scallywag recruitment by the Home Guard during World War 2. the British Resistance movement is Dramatized during a black out that shows no signs of stopping. Two girls play hide and seek as they wait for the return of their school chum when a gun is fired off the pier. Russian roulette has gone wrong or the home guard has a fresh assassin. Killing collaborators carries a huge social burden and the safety that the girls have enjoyed up until now is suddenly threatened. Will Brighton bust these bathing belles?

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Story Studio

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Looking For Lineker's

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Hampstead Theatre, London (Peformed Script In Hand)    08 Jun 2009

Organisations:
Hampstead Theatre (Start Night)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
20 min theatre/Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Marie Antoinette Bares All To Board The National Distress

Synopsis:
The only people left in an off West End Theatre due to be closed as a result of Council cuts are a disabled female seamstress, Marie, an ex jail bird actress and a transgender burlesque dancer now a caretaker. . .

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Fairfield Halls, Croydon, London    17 May 2014

Organisations:
Warehouse Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Tragicomedy / Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  1 (male or female)

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Mary Blandy's Gallows Tree

Synopsis:
Oxford Jail, 1752. Join Mary in her final hour before being hanged for her father's murder. Tricked into the poisoning by her deceitful lover, Recruiting Officer Cranstoun, she now hopes for absolution and awaits her fate.

Notes:
Show previewed At Oxford Playhouse Burton Taylor Studio July 18-19th 2011

1st Produced:
Sweet Grassmarket, Edinburgh Fringe Festival    04 Aug 2011

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama/Monologue 40 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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She Liked Pretty Things

Synopsis:
After a disaster in a torn apart coastal town, a soul is saved after a lost shoe is blessed in an old empty church.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Lost Theatre, London    10 Dec 2013

Organisations:
LOST Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama 5 min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Storm

Synopsis:
Flight air France 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris Charles de Gaulle goes missing. the flight plunges into the ocean 1st June 2009 killing all crew and passengers. With no black box four strangers waiting on the plane struggle to make sense of the situation as the torture of waiting for bodies to be found mounts. the play examines what might have happened in the cockpit based on the facts that have emerged. Our blind faith in the safety of technology is Dramatized along with the relationships that are fractured in the plane crash. the plane is lost shortly after take off but what is the role of the Storm?

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Oxford Playhouse Learning Department

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama/Monologue 40 min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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