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Steven Hopley

STEVEN HOPLEY  

 Nationality:    Australian
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below is a list of Steven Hopley's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Aussie Pride Barbecue, The         Committee, The         Fear         Great Race, The         Last Biscuit, The         Loneliness         Manor Comedy         Moment, The         Paradise         Spots         Tell-Tale Heart, The

Aussie Pride Barbecue, The

Synopsis:
a political satire about nationalism and mateship - inspired by the Cronulla riots of 2006

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Short and Sweet Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Committee, The

Synopsis:
Not all is as it seems at this committee meeting for the Petersham 2nd Neo-Nazi Party!

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Short and Sweet Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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-

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Fear

Synopsis:
a politically charged drama, dealing with the anti-terrorism legislation which was passed by the Australian federal government in 2005. It is based around a character named Russell Cavanaugh, who fears terrorism and is vocally in favour of the legislation changes, but he begins to question his views when a chance comment sees him arrested and held without charge.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Crypt Theatre, Sydney    2006

Organisations:
Hullabaloo Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5-8            Female:  2-3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Great Race, The

Synopsis:
an American soldier walks into an aussie bar and, pretty soon, the talk is all about whose country is the great

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Wollongong    2005

Organisations:
Unhinged Short Play Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Last Biscuit, The

Synopsis:
Robert and Carol are fighting over the last biscuit. . . only neither of them will say a word to the other!

Notes:
part of Short + Sweet Festival, Sydney 2010

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Central Coast Shakespeare

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Loneliness

Synopsis:
Jeff Nelson is a teenager whose only crime is to love too much. at the birthday party of a friend, he retreats to the balcony for air. . .and possibly a little sympathy

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Lion's Theatre, Wyoming    2002

Organisations:
The Central Coast Shakespeare Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Manor Comedy

Synopsis:
The valley is flooded and all the guests are trapped in the manor overnight - with a mysterious stranger from the moors as their guest. . .

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Lighthouse Theatre, Sydney    2002

Organisations:
Dramac

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  7-12 male or female

Further Reference:
-

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Moment, The

Synopsis:
This play is about a brief moment in time when art and reality clash.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Peninsula Theatre, Woy Woy    2007

Organisations:
The Cultural Laboratory

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
5 min

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  2 m/f

Further Reference:
-

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Paradise

Synopsis:
What's the significance of one apple? When paradise has perimeters what choice remains? all is revealed as the first couple debate the finer points of life and relationships, with history as their jury.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Seymour Centre, Sydney    2005

Organisations:
Short and Sweet Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Spots

Synopsis:
Five characters in spotlights are being taken away, one by one. . .

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Short and Sweet Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  5 m or f

Further Reference:
-

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Tell-Tale Heart, The

Synopsis:
The mad thrall of murder. The sweet thrill of survival. The daunting fear of discovery. and a heart that won't stop beating. . .

Notes:
Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe

1st Produced:
Newtown Theatre, Sydney    2010

Organisations:
Theatre of Blood

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
horror

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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