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Ben Hales

BEN HALES

  (1974 - )
Nationality:    British
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Ben Hales's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         (in parenthesis)         Adam and Eve: the Musical         Arturo Ui         Good Woman Of Szechuan, The         Medea         Poundtown         There's A Leak!         Trial, The

(in parenthesis)

Synopsis:
tells the story of three rock climbers who have fallen off a mountain and are suspended mid-air on their climbing ropes. the comedy explores how people cope with boredom when all other excitement in their lives has past. the Churchill Chief executive, Derek Nicholls said, "the play was chosen because of the striking theatricality of its setting and the brilliantly clever and witty way in which the plot uses a climbing accident as the starting-point for an internal journey in the hearts and minds of its characters."

Notes:
joint winner of Bromley Metamorphosis 08

1st Produced:
Churchill Theatre, Bromley    18 Jun 2008

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Adam and Eve: the Musical

Synopsis:
It is the morning after the fall of man. Adam and Eve awaken in a part of Eden they don't recognise. Where are they? What did they do last night? And what's going on underneath Adam's fig leaf? Adam and Eve: the Musical is a hilarious new musical comedy. What if the bible story was true? How does the world's first couple come to terms with a brand new life of hunger, pain, hunting and sex? With starring roles for Lucifer, a bureaucratic archangel and a talking tree, this is a saucy lunchtime treat.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh Festival Fringe    Aug 2013

Organisations:
Splendid Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy, new writing 1 hour

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Arturo Ui

Synopsis:
Conniving cauliflower sellers and dancing gangsters

Notes:
Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Splendid Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Good Woman Of Szechuan, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Splendid Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Medea

Medea
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Notes:
Original Playwright - euripides

1st Produced:
U K tour    2011

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Splendid Productions 2012   -

Music:
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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Poundtown

Synopsis:
there are towns in Britain that people come from, but never ever go to. Like the little finger nestled in the country's deepest pocket, they're the smallest and furthest away from the beating heart and bursting brain of the nation. Sleepy, poor places where everyone knows everyone, no one has anything, and nothing ever happens. . . This is the story of a town like this. A gruesome story of poverty, opportunity and revenge. A rich, rich man returns to his long-abandoned hometown with promises of lasting change and opportunity for everyone. But his offer comes at a price: a moment of horror for a lifetime of wealth. How long before the temptation becomes too great. . .?

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Kidbrooke Theatre Company at Corelli College

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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There's A Leak!

There's A Leak!
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Nelson Thornes 2013   978-1408519769

Music:
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Genre:
Youth play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Trial, The

Synopsis:
Josef K has been arrested

Notes:
Based on the novel "The Trial" by Franz Kafka

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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