KAY MACAULIFE   (1909 - 1995)


Kay Macaulife
   Nationality:
British
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Plays by Kay Macaulife

KAY MACAULIFE
Accidents Will Happen
1st Produced:
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Company:
-
1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane (in Five More Mimes for Women) (1973)
ISBN/ASIN
9780715502495
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Genre:
Mime, comic
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Parts:
Male
-
Female
4
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
Many accidents befall four women in a livingroom, trying to put up a `Safety in the Home' poster
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KAY MACAULIFE
According To Plan
1st Produced:
1961
Company:
The Bassett Players
1st Published:
in "Three Modern Plays For Women" Ian Henry Publications (1978)
ISBN/ASIN
9780860258315
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
-
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
single vol, 1961, by Ian Henry
Synopsis:
A widow is to marry her childhood sweetheart; on her wedding morning she has second thoughts, and her change of heart throws her family into confusion.
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KAY MACAULIFE
All Sir Garnet
1st Produced:
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Company:
-
1st Published:
Kenyon House Press (after The Little Heir), 1958
ISBN/ASIN
071550035X
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
All Sir Garnet
Lucy, an old servant, tells the new inhabitants of an old cottage about two previous inhabitants, shown in flashback; a mystery is solved and a discovery made.
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KAY MACAULIFE
At The Black Eagle Inn
1st Produced:
Wimbledon, London
1959
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
Lady Nelson and Horatia, Lady Mailton's daughter, meet at an inn in Merton
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KAY MACAULIFE
Be My Guest
1st Produced:
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Company:
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1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane, 1981
ISBN/ASIN
9780715503638
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
-
Female
6
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
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Be My Guest
A comedy of misunderstandings when Mary's friends confuse the identities of her mother-in-law and a women's organisation's visiting speaker.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Behind The Curtain
1st Produced:
Arun Drama Festival, Bognor Regis
1978
Company:
Plymouth and West Devon Federation of Townswomen's Guilds
1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane, 1983
ISBN/ASIN
715503782
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
-
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
aka Beginners Please
Synopsis:
During a play rehearsal, the mystery of the death of the actress formerly playing the lead is solved. Includes dialogue between actresses playing Mary Tudor and her sister Elizabeth.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Bowled Over
1st Produced:
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Company:
-
1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane, 1984
ISBN/ASIN
715503820
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Genre:
comedy
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Bowled Over
Chaotic events precede the women's Bowls competition., with misunderstandings and high tempers.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Buying a Baby
1st Produced:
Felpham
1947
Company:
The Kay Club
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
4
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
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KAY MACAULIFE
Christmas Carol, A
1st Produced:
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Company:
-
1st Published:
in Double Bill, Kenyon-Deane (1964)
ISBN/ASIN
715502433
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Genre:
Mime with commentary
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Parts:
Male
7
Female
5
Parts Other:
doubling possible
Notes:
A Double Bill with Cinderella
Christmas Carol, A
Adapted as a mime with narration from Charles Dickens' story. Only one speaking part, the Commere. Ideal for Christmas parties and Old Folks' Clubs.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Cinderella,
1st Produced:
Merton Park
1960
Company:
Merton Park Townswomen's Guild
1st Published:
in Double Bill, Kenyon-Deane (1964)
ISBN/ASIN
715502433
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Genre:
verse pantomime
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Parts:
Male
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Female
11
Parts Other:
pianist
Notes:
A Christmas Carol; Cinderella
Cinderella,
A potted pantomime in verse with theme of smokeless fuel.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Cuckoo For Christmas, A
1st Produced:
Felpham, Sussex
1969
Company:
Felpham Women's Institutes
1st Published:
New Playwrights' Network / Cressrelles Publishing Co
ISBN/ASIN
863190685
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
4
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
aka Sing Little Birdie
Cuckoo For Christmas, A
Beryl's desire for a truly peaceful Christmas is frustrated as her guest, Alice, has a phobia about birds, and birds of all sorts seem to converge in her house.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Family Reunion
1st Produced:
1963
Company:
The Bassett Players
1st Published:
Evans 1973/ Samuel French
ISBN/ASIN
237749971
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Genre:
comedy
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
7
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Family Reunion
The 80th birthday of a former suffragette now in an old people's home, with visits from relations providing surprises.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Full Steam Ahead
1st Produced:
East Sussex Federation of Women's Institutes County Drama Festival
1970
Company:
Newick Green W. I.
1st Published:
Evans 1966/ Samuel French
ISBN/ASIN
237493764
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Genre:
Comedy
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
7
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Full Steam Ahead
During a women's organisation meeting, a melodramatic play is read - or misread.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Happy Birthday!
1st Produced:
Wimbledon, London
1959
Company:
The Stage Guild of Wimbledon
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
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Synopsis:
A 90th birthday party in an Old Folk's Home
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KAY MACAULIFE
I Shall Not Cease: The Story Of Blenheim Palace
1st Produced:
Wimbledon, London
1962
Company:
Wimbledon Repertory Players
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
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One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
The play is based on Sarah Churchill's published volume of Letters to a Granddaughter.
Synopsis:
A about the first Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, and her fight to build Blenheim Palace. Set in 1735.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Little Foundling, The
1st Produced:
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Company:
-
1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane, 1978
ISBN/ASIN
071550343X
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
-
Female
6
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
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Little Foundling, The
A `rehearsal' employing the devices of Victorian melodrama interspersed with `out-of-character' comments, with faux-pas and assorted disasters.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Little Heir, The
1st Produced:
Merton Park
1961
Company:
Merton Park Townswomen's Guild
1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane, 1958
ISBN/ASIN
HB01
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Genre:
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Comedy
Parts:
Male
-
Female
6
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
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Little Heir, The
The producer of an amateur drama group has written a play. She is delighted when they offer to give it a reading for her - until they start!
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KAY MACAULIFE
Looking For Romance
1st Produced:
Notting Hill Gate, London
1955
Company:
The Langley Radio Theatre
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
Radio play
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Parts:
Male
4
Female
7
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
Action begins in a cafe. Includes a cockney woman and a foreigner.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Many Happy Returns!
1st Produced:
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Company:
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1st Published:
ISBN/ASIN
9780955250385
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Genre:
A charade for women in three scenes
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Parts:
Male
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Female
5
Parts Other:
1 optional male. The Detective in scene 2 could be played by a man or woman.
Notes:
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Many Happy Returns!
A charade in three scenes, each running for 20 minutes; the first two scenes can be performed separately. In the first, Happy Birthday! Mother is celebrating her eightieth birthday, and her future plans provide a surprise ending and leave her three daughters gasping. In A Piece of Cake Annie's quiet birthday celebration is disturbed by two suspicious visitors. In Welcome to the W.I.! chaotic events during a birthday meeting of the Women's Institute or Guild appall a prospective new member.
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KAY MACAULIFE
My Hat
1st Produced:
Felpham, Sussex
1947
Company:
The Kay Club (offshoot of Felpham and Middleton Women's Institute)
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
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One Act
Parts:
Male
2
Female
9
Parts Other:
Folk dancers, children, and a magician
Notes:
out-of-doors
Synopsis:
A play within a play, set out-doors, suitable for fetes etc., with folk dancing and a magician
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KAY MACAULIFE
Nelson's Ladies
1st Produced:
Wimbledon, London
1959
Company:
Wimbledon Repertory Players
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
Lady Nelson and Horatia, Lady Mailton's daughter, meet at an inn in Merton
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KAY MACAULIFE
Now And Then
1st Produced:
Felpham
1947
Company:
The Kay Club
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
3 scenes
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
5
Parts Other:
1 child - girl
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
Scenes set in 1747, 1847 and 1947, with successive Lady Meadows
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KAY MACAULIFE
One Touch Of Nature
1st Produced:
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Company:
-
1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane (in Five More Mimes for Women) (1973)
ISBN/ASIN
9780715502495
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Genre:
Mime, comic
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Parts:
Male
-
Female
4
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
A class preparing to receive a distinguished visitor is thrown into chaos when their leader develops hiccups, and they try several ways to cure her.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Price Of Pride, The
1st Produced:
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Company:
-
1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane (in Last-Minute Sketches), 1968
ISBN/ASIN
9780715502068
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
A proud mother, who despises failures, is brought to realise, by her daughter-in-law, that she has failed her own son.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Red Letter Day
1st Produced:
Wimbledon, London
1967
Company:
Wimbledon Repertory Players
1st Published:
Evans 1968 / Samuel French
ISBN/ASIN
023774922X
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
-
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
1970 East Sussex Federation of Women's Institutes County Drama Festival, performed by Herstmonceaux W. I.
Red Letter Day
On the day of her driving test, Sybil adds many further mishaps to those she has already incurred in her driving lessons and practice.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Show Business
1st Produced:
Felpham, Sussex
1973
Company:
Felpham Women's Institutes
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
Myra is running the village fete, and asks her famous actress sister to open it. The sister gets a better offer, and plans to let down the village, but is persuaded to stay.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Something To Celebrate
1st Produced:
Bothenhampton
1985
Company:
The Baunton Players
1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane, 1978
ISBN/ASIN
715503413
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Genre:
Drama, 3 acts
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Parts:
Male
-
Female
10
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Something To Celebrate
In the home of the Chairman of the local Townswomen's Guild, the day before their Open Day a colourful assortment of ladies gather together in preparation, and all discover they have something to celebrate.
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KAY MACAULIFE
Time Will Tell
1st Produced:
Felpham
1947
Company:
The Kay Club
1st Published:
ISBN/ASIN
9780955250378
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Genre:
murder play
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Time Will Tell
Old Mrs Beams drives her daughter-in-law to desperate, grim measures, hoping to inherit her house
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KAY MACAULIFE
Would You Believe It?
1st Produced:
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Company:
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1st Published:
ISBN/ASIN
9780955250392
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Genre:
comedy
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
6
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Would You Believe It?
Marion, an avid reader of thrillers, finds herself involved in a real-life mystery. Her reactions provide plenty of comedy in a play that keeps the audience guessing to the end.
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KAY MACAULIFE
You Can't Be Too Careful
1st Produced:
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Company:
-
1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane (in Last-Minute Sketches), 1972
ISBN/ASIN
9780715502068
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Genre:
Comic monologue
Comedy
Parts:
Male
-
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
Mother-in-law visiting daughter-in-law supine in hospital recounts a series of disasters that have befallen her husband and home.
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